Row 1
Unusually low water levels on the Red River hindered Union gunboats, which narrowly avoided destruction while retreating. The Union army heading south from Arkansas fared no better, and on April 18, Confederate forces beat Union soldiers at which location?
Poison Springs, Arkansas
What event helped restore southern confidence?
Battle of Sabine Pass
Confederate forces intercepted General Banks on April 8, 1864, at Sabine Crossroads near Mansfield, Louisiana. Who led the Confederate forces?
Richard Taylor
Union troops captured Brownsville, and General Banks divided his men, with one group moving north up the coast to occupy what location?
Indianola
Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender?
Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
Who led three Texas battalions to take the Southwest—from New Mexico to California—for the Confederacy?
Henry H. Sibley
What was the final land battle of the Civil War?
Battle at Palmito Ranch
What is the term used to describe the military service requirement?
draft
Who was tasked with leading the other Union column that captured Rio Grande City?
Edmund J. Davis
In 1864, who did President Lincoln appoint to oversee the eastern theater?
Ulysses S. Grant
Who led troops in many successful attacks against General Banks during the Battles of Pleasant Hill and Mansfield?
Tom Green
During the Battle of Galveston, men led by Colonel Tom Green boarded a vessels to attack Union ships in the harbor. What was the name of the vessels?
The Neptune and the Bayou City
Who was elected Texas Governor in 1863?
Pendleton Murrah
Who led wagon trains loaded with cotton across the border to Matamoros?
Sarah “Sally” Scull
Which document claimed that slaves were free in the areas that rebelled against the United States?
Emancipation Proclamation
What date did the Battle of Glorieta Pass begin?
March 28, 1862
How many men were captured during the Battle of Palmito Ranch?
100
Regarding the military service criterion, you were picked if you were a white man between the ages of a specific number of years; nevertheless, the age limitations were later expanded to what?
17 and 50
The Confederate States of America's armed land force during the American Civil War was known by what name?
Confederate Army
How many Texans served in the Civil War?
90,000 Texans
In March 1864, General Banks and 27,000 soldiers began their journey up the river, accompanied by an ironclad fleet. Banks wanted to hook up with a smaller Union army of 15,000 troops heading south from which state?
Arkansas
Regarding the military service criterion, you were chosen if you were a white guy between the years of what?
18 and 35
On what date did Union troops surround General Lee's army and force him to surrender?
April 9th, 1865
Union troops captured Brownsville, and General Banks divided his men, with one group moving north up the coast to capture what location?
Matagorda Island
Who led an army south from Tennessee toward Atlanta, destroying crops, animals, railroads, and all resources that could benefit the South?
William Tecumseh Sherman
Which event left Henry H. Sibley and his men without supplies, causing his small army to flee to Texas, while Union forces occupied El Paso and maintained control of the Southwest for the remainder of the war?
Battle of Glorieta Pass
Who was the commander of the western Confederate states?
E. Kirby Smith
Union and Confederate armies clashed at Palmito Ranch, near which city/town?
Brownsville
What month and year did Union troops capture Brownsville?
November 1863
A quarter million slaves in Texas did not learn of their liberation until after the war ended, on June 19, 1865. What is this date known as?
Juneteenth
Texas forces marched into New Mexico Territory and claimed it; who commanded them?
John R. Baylor
With 4,000 troops, who intended to attack Texas via Sabine Pass, march overland to Houston, and then seize Galveston?
William B. Franklin
Who was elected Texas Governor in 1861?
Francis R. Lubbock
Who led the Union forces who occupied Brazos Island near the mouth of the Rio Grande?
Nathaniel Banks
How many Americans lost their lives during the Civil War?
620,000
The Union troops had left Brownsville to participate in which occupation?
Red River Campaign
Who commanded Confederate forces in Texas and was determined to retake it?
John B. Magruder
What battle began in the early morning of January 1, 1863?
Battle of Galveston
Who was the highest-ranking Mexican American in the Confederate Army?
Santos Benavides
Who was tasked with stopping General Sherman and his total war strategy?
John Bell Hood
40 alleged Unionists were executed in Gainesville, Cooke County, and this became known as what?
Great Hanging at Gainesville
What is the term used to describe military rule?
martial law
Confederate army apprehended over 150 suspected Unionists and established a court to judge the accused; who headed this?
James G. Bourland
Who moved in and recaptured Brownsville for the Confederacy when Union forces were called away?
John S. Ford
On what day did Confederate troops arrest more than 150 suspected Unionists and set up a court to try the accused?
October 1, 1862