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Texas Battles of the Civil War
Introduction
1. What percentage of Texans owned slaves? 5%
Texans Joined the Fight
2. Why was there no fighting when Confederate forces took over military command in
San Antonio? Major General Twiggs was a southerner and let Confederate soldiers
take the supplies
3. What percentage of all U.S. military forces and equipment were centered in Texas?
10%
New Mexico and the Southwest
4. What did the Confederacy hope to gain by controlling the Southwestern U.S.? Ports on
the Pacific Ocean and control of California gold
5. How did the Union forces defeat the Confederate forces in New Mexico? Destroyed
Confederate supply wagons
Coastal Blockade
6. What were 2 goals of the Union blockade of the southern coastline? Stop the export of
cotton to Europe and stop the import of war supplies to the South
Battle of Galveston
7. Even after Union forces were defeated at Galveston, how did they keep control of the
port? Union ships continued to blockade the harbor and stop ship traffic in and out of
the port
8. How did winning the Battle of Galveston help Texas and the Confederacy? Union forces
never occupied Texas and towns, factories, and farms were not destroyed
Battle of Sabine Pass
9. Why did the Union want to capture Beaumont and Houston? They were supply centers
for the Confederacy
Battles of the Rio Grande and the Southern Coast
10. Why was the Mexican border important to Confederate trade during the war? The
Union blockade closed down all shipping along the coasts of the southern states so
routes across the Rio Grande into Mexico were the only routes to get goods to and
from foreign nations
11. How were ships from Bagdad, Mexico able to get past the Union blockade? They flew
Mexican flags or flags from other foreign nations so that they would not be stopped
by Union ships
Red River Campaign and the Battle of Mansfield
12. Name 3 kinds of supplies Texas provided for the Confederacy? Food, uniforms,
weapons, meat, corn, beans, tents, medicine, bandages, saddles
13. Why did General Banks and the Union forces want to capture Jefferson, Texas?
Jefferson was a supply center for the Confederacy
14. How did General Taylor win the Battle of Mansfield? A surprise attack on a Union
campsite
Battle of Palmito Ranch
15. Why did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant? Lee and
Confederate forces were starving and low on supplies
16. How many Americans, North and South, died in the Civil War? Over 600,000