TX Civil War Battles

Battle of Palmito Ranch

● Those remaining, resolved to continue the

fight in Texas.

● Union troops thought that southerners were

preparing to evacuate Brownsville.

● Therefore, on May 11, 1865 the Union army

moved inland to occupy Brownsville.

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 Texas battle was fought on "cottonclad" ships and temporarily disrupted the blockade of the coast?

• Sabine Pass

• Palmito Ranch

• Gettysburg

• Galveston

Multiple Choice

Which Texas battle was won by the Confederacy because the Confederate soldiers were able to practice shooting and setting an ambush?

• Galveston

• Sabine Pass

• Palmito Ranch

• Vicksburg

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 was the last battle of the American Civil War?

• Fort Sumter

• Battle of Galveston

• Battle of Sabine Pass

• Battle of Palmitto Ranch

Multiple Choice

What year did the Civil War end?

• 1863

• 1865

• 1866

• 1875

Multiple Choice

Battle of Sabine Pass
Battle of Galveston
Battle of Palmito Ranch
These things are all... 

• Battles of the Mexican Revolution. 
• Civil War battles in Texas. 
• Turning points for the Civil War. 
• Part of the Texas Revolution.