many Texans become Soldiers
What did the Confederate army need more of for the civil war ?
Soliders
What number of the Texans were against leaving the U.S. ?
one-fourth
a person who supports the north?
unionist
Name one of the Goal of the confederate armies ?
Who blocked the port of galveston from receiving goods and supplies the confederates needed ?
Union
What year did the Confederate forces sail up the sabine river to attack fort griffin at sabine pass
1863
Union Forces wanted to capture the city of brownsville which would cut off an overload cotton and supply route for confederates into what city
Mexico
the south
Forced enrollment into the Military ?
Conscription
Who became the Texas Governor in 1886 as a Democrat ?
James Throckmorton
How many Texans joined the Union Army ?
2,000
An Attack to prevent a possible Future attack ?
preventive strike
Which forces captured galveston in october 1862
union
the confederate forces were led by who and the who defeated the union forces and kept control of sabine pass
dowling davis guards
who recaptured Brownsville from the union in November of 1863?
John s ''RIP'' Ford
which two famous texas units were known for their bravery and courage during the war ?
Hood brigade and the Texas rangers
What age of soldiers were forced to fight ?
17-50
How Many Texans eventually joined the Confederate army ?
60,000
African American Texan won the medal of Honor for his bravery and fighting in the civil war
Milton Holland
How Many men were held as prisoners of war in San Antonio ?
600
which confederate general planned to recapture Galveston ?
Mcgruder
Who was the union officer in command during the battle of Sabine Pass ?
William Franklin
Mexico traders shipped cotton out of Matamoros on what ?
Foreign ships
How many union soldiers moved up the red river ?
25,000
what was the date of the Conscription act ?
April 16 1862
Who was from Texas was the second highest ranking Confederate officer and was killed in the battle of Shiloh ?
Albert Johnston
What type of Immigrants supported the Union and were killed ?
Germans
Who led the Mexico campaign?
Henry Sibley
Which Battle Ships led the way ?
neptune bayou city
How Many soldiers were on the union transport vessels
4,000
What was the date when the union took the city of Brownsville ?
November 1863
Which confederate commander was the son of former U.S. President Zachary Taylor ?
Richard Taylor
Other than fighting what else killed the soldiers in the wa
disease and infections
one third of the armies fought east of ?
Mississippi river
A person who takes the law into their own hands ?
Vigilante
what date was the federal post in San Antonio taken by the south.
February 1861
How many confederate Soldiers crossed the railroad bridge to attack the union soldiers
500
How many union soliders were captured during the battle of sabine pass
350
What was the date that the south recaptured brownsville ?
July 1864
How Many men from the union was captured during the fight near Mansfield Louisiana ?
2,000