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Abraham Lincoln's election
After Lincoln won the election, the southern states called conventions to leave the union. Abraham Lincoln won the election because of the splitting of the democrats between the north and the south -
Texas secedes from the Union
Texas was the seventh state to secede from the Union on Feb. 23, 1861. The vote was 166 to 8 having Texas officialy secede fromt the union -
Houston kicked out of office
Houston was thrown out of office as governor because he refused to state the pledge to the Confederate States of America.
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Battle of Fort Sumter
General P.G.T, Commander of the Confederacy opened fire on the Union. On April 13, 2:30 Major Robertson, garrison commander surrendered to the confederacy. The confederacy won -
Battle of Galveston
The battle was a six to two ship battle.(confederacy 2),(Union 6).
The neptune sank but the Bayou captured the boat called USS Harriet Lane. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The battle of gettysburg included the most deaths out of all the battles in the civil war. The battle of Gettysburg was also known as the turning point of the Civil war. Having a victory for the north -
Battle of Sabine Pass
The Battle of Sabine Pass was the battle for Fort Griffin and lasted 2 years. Confederate troops zcurrently occupied this fort but the Union wanted it to keep rescources from coming in and out of Texas. The confederacy won this battle. -
Red River Campaign
There was 30000 Union troops that fought this approximately 2 week battle and there was 6000-15000 confederate troops. This battle was won by the Union -
End of Civil war
The last battle to decide the civil war was the Red River campaign. Robert E. Lee surrenders on April 9, 1865. The winner of the civil war is the Union -
Battle of Palmito Ranch
The union and confederacy have been observing an unofficial truce when Union colonel Theodore H. Barrett ordered an attack on an enemy camp. The attack was repulsed the next day by confederate John Salmon Ford. This battle was considered a confederate victory -
Juneteenth
Slaves often escaped to the Union lines for protection. Even when slaves gained freedom, this was a difficult era. Contraband camps were crowded and with poor sanitation. -
Reconstruction Ends
The reconstruction era has 2 senses: the first covers history from 1875 to 1877. The other focuses on the transformation of the southern states from 1863 to 1877
