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Mysterious Fires
July 8, 1860. That day, a series of mysterious fires broke out in North Texas. -
Talks about seceding
On January 21, 1861, the legislature met in Austin and was addressed by Houston to discuss seccesion -
Texas secedes
texas secedes from, the union -
Ordiance approved
This ordinance was approved by the voters of the state, on February 23 -
Lincoln is inaugurated
Lincoln is inaugurated president of the United States on March 4, 1861 -
Confederates fire on fort
April 12, 1861, Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter -
The war is on!
on April 15 President Lincoln issued a call for volunteers to "preserve the Union" by force of arms. -
News reaches Austin
News of the firing on Fort Sumter was received at Austin on April 17, 1861 -
Federals attack Galveston
On October 4, 1862, the Federals who had been maintaining the blockade of the gulf coast made an attack on Galveston. -
General M arives do take a direct approach
On December 29, 1862, General Magruder arrived at Virginia Point to direct the expedition against the federals at Galveston -
recaptures Galveston
John B. Magruder recaptured Galveston on January 1, 1863 -
Lands to attack galveston
A force of 7,000 Union troops landed at Brazos Santiago near the mouth of the Rio Grande and stormed inland to seize Brownsville -
Attacks Galveston again!
on September 6, 1863, three or four of the Federal vessels entered the harbor and commenced bombarding the fort in Galveston which was manned by Dowling’s little garrison -
Battle of Sabine Pass
September 8, 1863. At the Battle of Sabine Pass, a small garrison of 46 Confederates from the 1st Texas Heavy Artillery, defeated a much larger Union invasion force -
Attack on fort griffin
September 8, 1863, the four Union gunboats entered the channel and opened fire on Fort Griffin. -
Federals attack brownsville
In November 5, 1863, an army of six thousand Federals, under General Banks, took possession of Brownsville, the small force of Confederates there retiring without resistance. -
Pendelton Murrah is elected governor
Pendelton Murrahcame into office at a time when the fortunes of war had begun to go against the Confederacy -
U.S Grant made commander of the Union
March 12, 1864, Gen. U. S. Grant was made commander in chief of the Union forces. -
Tax Levied
June 1864 the town levied a tax on each bale to pay for road and bridge construction and to remove the abandoned corpses of overworked draft animals from the streets. -
Confederates surrendered
April 9, 1865, Gen. R. E. Lee, the Confederate commander, surrendered at Appomattox. -
Lincoln assainated
President Lincoln is assassinated on April 14, 1865 -
Battle after the war is over
May 11, 1865, tFederals attack Rebel outposts and camps at palmito Ranch -
Deserted!
May 27,1865 half of the original Confederate forces in Texas had deserted or been disbanded, and formal order had disappeared into lawlessness in many areas of Texas. -
Restores Federal Order
Federal troops arrive in Texas to restore order on June 19, 1865,
