Texas in the Civil War

Civil War Battles

in Texas

Multiple Choice

Many of the southern slave states seceded and created a new country called _________________________________.

• The Southern Republic

• Confederate States of America

• The Republic of the Southern States

• The Southern Confederacy

Multiple Choice

Texas was the _______ state to secede from the Confederate States of America.

• Third

• Seventh

• Tenth

Multiple Choice

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

• Anson Jones

• Sam Houston

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

Sumter

When: April 12th, 1861
Where: Charleston, South Carolina
Who: Union: Major Anderson

Confederate: General Beauregard

Significance: 1st battle of the Civil War
Who won: Confederate

Multiple Choice

What was the first battle of the Civil War?

• Fort Sumter

• Battle of Galveston

• Battle of Sabine Pass

Texas’ Role in the Civil War

★ Texas was considered the frontier because

most of its land was not settled yet.

★ Texas’ role in the Civil War will be split:

1. Texans will leave and fight in other

states.

2. Texas defended the coastline and the

border separating the Union and the
Confederacy.

Multiple Choice

Why was Texas considered the frontier?

• Most of its land was not settled yet.

• Texas refused to urbanize and wanted to stay a rural state.

Battle of Galveston

Where: Galveston, Texas
Who: Confederate: Major John B. Magruder
Significance: Galveston remained in
Confederate hands for the remainder of the
war. Cannons were used in naval battle.
Who won: Confederate

Multiple Choice

What advancements in technological warfare was used at Galveston?

• Cannons were used in naval battles

• Small steamers were used to fight Union troops.

• Flagships were used to mount rescue missions.

• Bows and arrows were used to fight Union troops.

Battle of Sabine Pass

Where: Sabine, Texas
Who: Union - General Franklin

Confederate - Richard Dowling

Significance: Confederates defeated a Union
force trying to occupy parts of Texas.
Who won: Confederate

Battle of Palmito Ranch

Where: Palmito Ranch, Texas
Who: Union: Commander Barrett

Confederate: John S “Rip” Ford

Significance: Last battle of the war, took
place after the end of the war due to slow
communication.
Who won: Confederate

Battle of Palmito Ranch

★ Texas continued to fight after General

Robert E. Lee surrendered because it took
a long time for news to reach Texas.

★ Lee surrendered in April of 1865.
★ Smith and Magruder finally surrendered in

Texas in June of 1865.

★ The Civil War took place from 1861 - 1865.

Multiple Choice

What was the last battle of the American Civil War?

• Fort Sumter

• Battle of Galveston

• Battle of Sabine Pass

• Battle of Palmitto Ranch

Multiple Choice

Why did the Battle of Palmitto Ranch occur after Robert E. Lee surrendered and the Civil War ended?

• Texans did not want to stop fighting

• It took a while for communication to reach Texas

• The Union soldiers refused to leave Texas, so Texas soldiers took up arms.

Multiple Choice

What is the significant date of 1861?

• Texas became the 28th state of the United States

• The Emancipation Proclomation

• The Civil War began

Multiple Choice

What year did the Civil War end?

• 1863

• 1865

• 1866

• 1875