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Timeline for Events in Texas during the Civil War

1861:

February 1-Texas adopts its Ordinance of Secession
February 16-State troops seize the United States arsenal and barracks at San Antonio
February 18-General Twigg surrenders United States military posts in the Department of Texas
February 21-United States property at Brazos Santiago seized
February 21-Abandonment Camp Cooper,
February 26-Abandonment Camp Colorado

March 7-Abandonment of the Ringgold Barracks
March 7-Abandonment of Camp Verde
March 12-Abandonment of Fort Mcintosh,
March 15-Abandonment of Wood Camp
March 17-Abandonment of Camp Hudson
March 19-Abandonment Fort Clark
March 19-Abandonment Fort Inge
March 19-Abandonment of Fort Lancaster
March 20-Abandonment of Fort Brown
March 20-Abandonment of Fort Duncan
March 23-Abandonment of Fort Chadbourne
March 29-Abandonment of Fort Mason
March 31-Abandonment of Fort Bliss

April 5-Abandonment of Fort Quitman
April 13-Abandonment of Fort Davis
April 21-Colonel Van Dorn of the Confederate States Army takes command of forces in Texas
April 23-Company C of the U.S. 8th Infantry captured near San Antonio
April 23- United States Army officers captured at San Antonio and held as prisoners of war
April 25-Surrender of United States troops at Saluria

May 9- Capture of United States troops at San Lucas Spring

June 11-Colonel E. R. S. Canby of the United States Army assumes command of affairs for the Department of New Mexico

August 14-Brigadier General Paul O. Hebert assumes command of Confederate forces in Texas, relieving Colonel Earl Van Dorn

October 11-16 operations against Indians from Fort Inge,

November 1-Skirmish with Indians on the Peosi River
November 8- Schooner Royal Yacht captured in Bolivar Channel

1862:

February 11-13-Operations at Aransas Pass
February 22-Engagement at Aransas Bay

April 5-The Schooner Columbia is destroyed
April 5-Affair at San Luis Pass
April 13-September 20-Expedition of the 'California Column'
April 22-Confederates capture Union launches at Aransas Bay

May 14-25-Union Navy blockades Galveston
May 15-Union Navy demonstrates against Galveston

July 4-Confederate forces attack U.S. vessels near Velasco
July 7-17-Operations in Aransas Bay

August 10-Affair on the Nueces River
August 11-Affair at Velasco
August 12-The schooner Breaker captured in Corpus Christi Bay
August 12-Destruction of the schooner Hannah
August 16-18-Union bombardment of Corpus Christi

September 13-14-Operations at Flour Bluffs
September 24-25-Engagement at Sabine Pass
September 27-Affair at Taylor's Bayou

October 2-Destruction of the railroad depot near Beaumont
October 4-Union fleet captures Galveston
October 29-Affair at Sabine Pass
October 31-Nov. 1-Bombardment of Lavaca

November 20-Affair near Matagorda

December 7-Affair at Padre Island
December 24-Union forces occupy Galveston

1863:

January 1-Confederate forces recapture Galveston
January 1-Confederate forces capture the U.S.S Harriet Lane
January 11-Confederate forces capture and sink the U.S.S Hatteras, U.S.S off Galveston
January 21-Confederate forces attack the Union blockading squadron at Sabine Pass

March 9-30-Union forces launch an expedition from New Orleans to he mouth of Rio Grande

April 18-Affair Sabine Pass

May 3-Affair at Saint Joseph's Island
May 30-Affair at Point Isabel

August 10-13-Mutiny at Galveston

September 4-11-Union forces mount an expedition to Sabine Pass
September 11-Terrell's Texas Cavalry mutinies at Columbus

October 27-December 2-Union expedition and operations on coast of Texas and on the Rio Grande
October 28-Mutiny at Vidal

November 2-Occupation of Brazos Island
November 6-Occupation of Brownsville
November 6-Occupation of Point Isabel
November 17-Union forces capture confederate batteries at Aransas Pass
November 22-30-Union forces mount an expedition against and capture Esperanza, Fort
November 23-Dec. 2-Union expedition to Rio Grande City
November 23-Skirmish at Cedar Bayou

December 3-25-Operations on coast of Texas
December 9-26-Operations on the coast of Texas
December 18-24-Operations in Western Texas
December 29-Skirmish on Matagorda Peninsula

1864:

January 8-9-Union bombardment of Confederate works at the mouth of Caney Bayou
January 21-25-Union reconnaissance on Matagorda Peninsula

February 7-Affair at the mouth of Caney Bayou
February 11-Decent on Lamar
February 22-Affair near Indianola

March 13-Skirmish at Los Patricios
March 13-Accidental sinking of a ferry on McHenry Bayou kills several Union soldiers
March 17-Affair at Corpus Christi
March 19-Attack on Laredo
March 21-Affair at Velasco
March 22-Affair at Corpus Christi

April 7-Skirmish at the foot of Sierra Bonita
April 12-13-Expedition up Matagorda Bay
April 15-Skirmish near Spencer's Ranch

May 22-Capture and recapture of the schooner Stingaree

June 15-Evacuation of Pass Cavallo
June 19-Affair at Eagle Pass
June 25-Skirmish at Rancho Las Rinas

July 30-Reoccupation Brownsville

August 4-15-Union operations in the area Brazos Santiago
August 9-Skirmish at Point Isabel

September 6--Skirmish near Brazos Santiago
September 21-Capture of the steamer Ike Davis

October 15-20-Operations against Indians near Fort Belknap
October 13-Skirmish on Elm Creek
October 14--Skirmish near Boca Chica Pass

November 25 Adobe Fort/engagement with Indians

1865:

January 8-Action at Dove Creek
January 21-Affair near Presidio del Norte, Mexico

May 11-14-Expedition from Brazos Santiago
May 12-Skirmish at Palmetto Ranch
May 13-Skirmish at Palmetto Ranch
May 13-Skirmish at White's Ranch
May 29-November 14-Operations on the Rio Grand

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