the civil war comes to texas

8/13/2019 The Civil War Comes to Texas

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The Civil War Comes to Texas

A Choice Between Blue and Grey

The BattlesThe Benavides Family


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April 12, 1861 Confederate troopsopen fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston,

South Carolina


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The Confederate States ofAmerica

60,000 Texans join theCSA army

Some who join the CSA

army do so for their loveof Texas not the CSA

Texans join the cavalrynot the infantry or navy

Young Johnny Reb

ready for war.


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The Union Army

Those who join arecalled the TexasUnionist

Mexican Americansand African Americansjoin the Union army

Mexicans tend to joinfor the pay andbecause the Union isagainst slavery


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Objectors to the War?

German immigrants donot fight in the warsome are against

slavery 42 Germans were

hung in October 1862,because CSA

supporters feared theywould support theUnion in Texas Members of a German

shooting club.


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The Battle of Sabine Pass

On Sept 8, 1863 Unionforces attempt to block

another Texas port CSA defeat the Union

forces. It is animportant because its

stops the Union armyfor taking Texas

Union and CSA Naval

gunships engaged in battle.


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The Battle of Brownsville

November 1863, the

Union forces captureBrownsville

The capture ofBrownsville hurts the

CSA because cottonand weapons movethrough the port forthe CSA


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The Battle of Laredo

March 19, 1864, 42 CSAMexican Americans defeat200 Union troopers for

Laredo Colonel Santos Benavides

rallies men to fight

Laredo serves as a way

station for cotton as it isshipped to Mexico


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The Benavides Brothers

Colonel SantosBenavides commands

Texas Cavalry, 33rdRegiment, in an areaknown as "TheBenavides Texas

Confederacy The Benavides

brothers all serve inthe CSA as officers


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The Texas Brigade!


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Terrys Texas Rangers Terrys Texas Rangers

fought in over 200battles

John Bell HoodsBrigade started outwith over 4,000 menwhen war ends there

are only 600 men left

Over 62,000 Texans served

during the Civil War more

than 1/3 were cavalry troopers


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The Civil War Ends

General Robert E. Leesurrenders to GeneralGrant at Appomattoxcourthouse April 9,1865

Last battle of Civil

War is fought atPalmito Ranch nearBrownsville, TexasMay 13, 1865

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