Download The Effects of The Civil War on Texas.

“A House Divided against itself cannot Stand.”
-Abraham Lincoln
“I tried to prevent this war for Twelve Years, but I could not…”
-Jefferson Davis
“The North is determined to preserve the Union.”
-Sam Houston
The Effects of The
Civil War on Texas.
The Civil War Begins
• April 12th 1865
Confederate soldiers
refused to surrender Fort
Sumter in South Carolina
to the Union
Commander, shots were
fired on both sides, and
the North and the South
had declared war on one
another.
Economical effects on Texas
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There were shortages causing inflated prices.
Failure of crops.
Native Americans would steal horses from army men.
Difficult time getting crops to market because of
blockades.
• Cotton could be shipped through Mexico.
Political effect on Texas
• Large numbers of Men went to war, leaving behind
Women and Children to fend for themselves.
• In 1864, Union Army declared Martial Law on
Galveston.
• The Confederacy enacted the Conscription Act, which
required Men to fight.
• “It was every man’s duty to fight.”
• The frontier was unprotected.
Social effect on Texas
• Diseases such as Malaria, and Yellow Fever ran rapid
through the camps.
• Quinine was used to help cure some diseases
• Very little money.
• Women and children were left alone.
Geographical effect on Texas
• Largest Port City for the south was Galveston, Tx.
• Due to the many blockades, few supplies and foods
could be delivered.
• Very few battles actually fought on Texas soil.
Terry’s Texas Rangers
• Organized in Houston
after Texas succession
• Group of volunteer
Confederate Soldiers
• Became the best group of
men that protected the
West during the Civil War.
• Fought in over 250
skirmishes in seven states.
“Hood’s” Texas Brigade
• Infantry Unit for the
Confederates
• Considered by General
Lee as the best of the
best.
• Fought at Gettysburg
and Fredericksburg.
Major Texas Battles
Battle of Sabine Pass
• In 1863 in order to
prevent Mexico from
aiding Texas, Pres.
Lincoln sent Union
troops to invade Texas.
• Although outnumbered
Confederates captured
200 Union soldiers and
won the victory.
Battle for Galveston
• After Union soldiers had setup
blockades on the Island,
Confederate General John B.
Magruder sought to retake the
Island.
• Using two ships sailing from
Houston, Gen. Magruder
surrounded the Union soldiers
and captured 200 of them to
retake the Island.
Palmito Ranch
• Fought on the Banks of the Rio Grande,
Confederate troops captured Union Soldiers, but it
was 1865 and the war was over.
The War Ends
• On April 9th 1865 Gen.
Lee surrendered to
Gen. Grant ending the
American Civil War at
Appomattox Court
House.
• The South was left with
a problem, what do
they do know?
Although there were very few
battles in Texas, the people
would be affected in other
ways.
In the end 750,000est Soldiers
died or went missing in this war
¼ of the entire population!