Request a brochure Civil War Encyclopedia Blue and Gray Trail Civil War in Georgia On the Blue and Gray Trail Civil War by state Today in the Civil War Battles Images Places Feature Stories Links Search Who we are	The Civil War in Texas Convention of Seceding States John Bell Hood Albert Sidney Johnston Texas Ordinance of Secession December 29, 1845 Texas is admitted to the United States as a slave state. It is the 28th state and the margin of slave to free states in the Senate after admittance is 15-13. Texas   Mexican American War March 11, 1846 U. S. troops move into disputed land between Nueces and Rio Grande Rivers Texas   Mexican American War March 28, 1846 U. S. troops reach the Rio Grande Texas April 25, 1846 United States troops, sent to the disputed portion of the Texas border to provoke an incident, are attacked by Mexican troops, precipitating the Mexican-American War Texas   Mexican American War   William Hardee May 11, 1846 James Polk informs Congress about Mexican agression in territory claimed by both the United States and Mexico Texas   James Polk   Mexican American War April 17, 1850 Committee of Thirteen agree on the the border of Texas as part of the Compromise of 1850. It will later be revised Texas   Compromise of 1850 June 3, 1850 June 12, 1850 Nashville Convention - 9 slave states hold a convention to determine their best course of action if the Compromise of 1850 passes. Louisiana Arkansas North Carolina Florida Texas South Carolina Mississippi Georgia Alabama   Compromise of 1850   Nashville Convention of 1850 [Resolutions]   Nashville Convention of 1850   Robert Barnwell Rhett August 5, 1850 James Pearce Plan for the Compromise of 1850 is proposed. Under this plan Texas retains more land and receives $10 million for the land it gives up. It is this plan that is finally adopted in the Compromise Texas   Compromise of 1850 February 1, 1861 Texas secessionist convention votes 166 to 7 to secede, calling for a ratification election by the people Texas   Confederate Order of Secession   Texas Ordinance of Secession February 15, 1861 Delegates from Texas arrive at the Convention of Seceding States Texas February 23, 1861 Texas citizens ratify the actions of the seccesionist convention, voting to secede, 34,794 to 11,235 Texas March 1, 1861 Texas accepted as a state by the provisional government of the Confederate States of America Texas March 2, 1861 Texas Secessionist Convention reconvenes Texas March 5, 1861 Texas secessionist convention accepts Confederate statehood Texas March 31, 1861 General John Bankhead Magruder reassigned from Arkansas to Texas. Texas Arkansas April 17, 1861 Star of the West is taken by militia aboard the Confederate Army steamer General Rusk off the coast of Texas. Texas   Star of the West September 24, 1862 September 25, 1862 While blocking the Texas coast, the U. S. Navy encounters a Rebel regiment at Sabine Pass. After a Union shelling Rebels withdraw. Texas November 29, 1862 John Magruder assumes command of Confederate forces in Texas Texas   John Magruder January 1, 1863 Battle of Galveston General John B. Magruder [CS] captures the city after a 4 hour battle. Confederate troops seize a federal ship and blow up another, but most of the ships escape. Texas   John Magruder January 14, 1863 CSS Alabama sinks the USS Hatteras off Galveston Texas May 12, 1865 May 13, 1865 The last significant fighting of the Civil War takes place at the Palmito Ranch along the Rio Grande between Col. Theodore Barrett and John S. "RIP" Ford Texas June 19, 1865 General Robert S. Granger declares Emancipation Day in Texas, the date when all Negroes are officially set free. Now celebrated as Juneteenth Texas March 15, 1866 Texas repeals the actions of the Secessionist Convention Texas August 20, 1866 A proclaimation of peace with Texas is issued by United States President Andrew Johnson Texas October 27, 1866 Texas rejects the 14th Amendment Texas   14th Amendment April 10, 1869 The U. S. Congress passes An Act authorizing the Submission of the Constitutions of Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas to a Vote of the People, and authorizing the Election of State Officers, provided by the said Constitutions, and Members of Congress. Mississippi Texas Virginia April 10, 1869 Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and Virginia are required to ratify the 15th amendment Virginia Texas Mississippi Georgia July 15, 1869 President Grant issues Presidential Proclamation Submitting the Texas Constitution to the Voters Texas   Ulysses S. Grant February 18, 1870 Texas ratifies the 14th Amendment Texas   14th Amendment March 30, 1870 President Grant approves Texas congressional representation once the decree has been announced Texas   Ulysses S. Grant April 16, 1870 Military governor Joseph Jones ("JJ") Reynolds announces the act to readmit Texas to Congressional representation. It is his final action as military governor of Texas Texas
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