Texas Peeps
Ran freight wagons between towns in Texas and Mexico to evade the Union blockade of Confederate ports.
Sarah "Sally" Scull
One of the most pivotal and consequential battles of the Civil War, cutting the Confederacy in two
Battle of Vicksburg
Name four battles fought in Texas
Sabine Pass, Gaveston, Palmito Ranch, Brownsville, Matagorda Island, Rio Grande City, Laredo
Grant was promoted to this rank on March 10, 1864
Lieutenant General
Leader of the Union Army
Ulysses S. Grant
I refused to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederate States of America, so I was replaced as governor of Texas
Sam Houston
Extended campaign from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia, designed to devastate the morale of the south.
Sherman's March to the Sea
What location was the first shots fired in the Civil War
Fort Sumter
Executive action made all slaves in the south free as of January 1st, 1863.
Emancipation Proclamation
Leader of the Confederate Army
Robert E. Lee
Commander of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi Department, refused to surrender until June 2nd, 1865.
E. Kirby Smith
Location of 2 battles near Manassas, Virginia
Bull Run
Considered one of the most critical battles of the war, a turning point shifting the war in the Unions favor.
Battle of Gettysburg
Name 5 items that were in short supply after the War
Paper, Ink, Medication, Coffee, Tea, Cloth, Salt, Flour, Sugar, Food
His election caused Texas to secede from the Union
Abraham Lincoln
Texan who attempted lead Confederate forces west to capture ports in California, he won some battles, but was stopped when his supply train was destroyed.
Henry H. Sibley
To retake Galveston Harbor the Union attempted to bring boats upriver, but were turned back by Confederate troops
Battle of Sabine Pass
Began as a 6-week siege, in the end, the Union captured the city and the Confederacy was split in two.
Battle of Vicksburg
Holiday celebrated in Texas because it is the day that slaves were freed in Texas
Juneteenth
Who delivered the news in Galveston that slaves were free
General Gordon Granger
Texan Confederate Army leader considered one of the most competent leaders before his death on the battlefield at the Battle of Shiloh in April of 1862.
Albert Sidney Johnston
This battle ended in a near tie, but the Union would claim victory prompting Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
Battle of Antietam
Considered the last battle of the Civil War
Battle of Palmito Ranch
36 Unionists were ambushed trying to escape Texas
Nueces Massacre
President of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis