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Election of Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. And Lincoln was the first Republician to win the election. Abraham Lincoln was against slavery and wanted it to end. And in 1861 Lincoln won the election as president. President Lincoln did not want to fight, but he did not want to be called a coward either. -
TX Secedes From Union
Texas was the seventh state to secede from the Union when a state convention voted 166 to 8. A Republician party made many texans uneasy about continuing in a Union. When Lincoln was elected, all eyes pointed to Sam Houston (the governer) to call a convention or not. Sam predicted an "ignore defeat" from the south. Sam Houston refused to take an oath of allegiance, then resigned and replaced. -
Houston Kicked Out Of Office
Sam Houston first ran for government in 1857, but was defeated. When Lincoln was elected president, Sam was required to call a special session. Sam opposed the session and warned Texas that if this happend the north would win and south would lose. After Texas withdrawed from the union, Sam refused to take the oath of loyalty. And was removed March 16. -
Battle Of Fort Sumter
General P.G.T. Beauregard, the commander of the confederate forces around Charleston Harbor opened fire on the union. At 2:30pm, major Robert Anderson (the commander of Garrison) surrendered the fort. And then was evacuated the next day. -
Battle Of Galveston
The Battle of Galveston was a naval and land battle fought during the Civil War. The battle was on New Years's night when the Confederates opened fire before dawn. The Confederates won the battle. And Galveston lost the battle to the confederats. And the Confederates killed the Union Officer William B. Renshaw. -
Battle Of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle was Union agenst the Confederates forces during the Civil War. The battle was involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war. The battle ended up with the Union winning victory of the battle. -
Battle Of Sabine Pass
The Battle of Sabine Pass was a battle also named the Bombardment of sabine. Was a battle to strengthen the Union naval Blockade. When the union was coming,Crocker (i dont know who he is) ordered the naval ships to bombardment of the enemy positions. This ended up with the Union winning this battle. -
Red River Campaign
The Red River Campaign was not a battle but just a sort of things the people wanted to do. For example they wanted to destroy the Confederate army. Then they wanted to take over east Texas. And they wanted to take a hundred thousand bales of cotton. And finally they wanted to organize pro-Union state governments. -
End Of Civil War
The End Of The Civil War was the conclusion to the Civil War that held important battles, raids, and skirmishes. The Civil WAr ended with the surrender of the confederates. And the battle ended at the McLean house. Where lee surrendered to grant. And thus ending the battle of the Civil War. -
Battle Of Palmito Ranch
The Battle Of Palmito ranch was concidered as the final battle of the civil war. Being the last engagement of any significance of envolving cases. The battle was fought at the banks of the Rio Grande river, east of Brownsvilli, Texas. This ended with the confederate soligers winning the battle. -
Juneteenth
Juneteenth is an Amercian holiday celebrating the freedom of slaves. The eventy is celebrated on june 19 every year. The event was mainly about Afercian-Amercians who were slaves now set free. -
Reconstruction Ends
The Reconstruction was an unwritten event about the 1876 presidental election.the unwritten part of the file was the federal troops in the south and pulled them. And when this happed it ended the Reconstruction Era.
