Camp Ford/Civil War Timeline

Camp Ford/Civil War Timeline

1860  The Nation/War Texas Northeast Texas Nov.Abraham Lincoln elected president of United StatesTexas and 10 other southern states vote for John Breckenridge   1861  The Nation/War  Texas  Northeast Texas  Feb.Texas votes to secede from United States95% of Smith County residents vote for secession AprilConfederate forces fire on Fort Sumter, South Carolina; War beginsColonel. Earl Van Dorn assumes command of confederate forces in Texas   JulyFirst battle of Bull Run, Virginia; ends in confederate victory U.S. naval forces begin blockade of port of Galveston   Aug.Confederate forces win first major western battle at Wilson's Creek, MissouriGeneral Paul O. Hebert assumes command of confederate forces in TexasCamp Ford opens as camp of instruction for new Texas recruits in confederate forces 1862 The Nation/War Texas Northeast Texas Jan.Texas Military Board created to buy guns and ammunition for confederate forces in Texas   MarchConfederate General Ben McCulloch, former Texas Ranger captain, killed at battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, won by U.S. forcesConfederate forces defeated at Glorieta, New Mexico, retreat to western Texas    AprilConfederate General Albert Sydney Johnston, former secretary of war of Republic of Texas, killed at Battle of Shiloh, won by U.S. forcesConfederate government creates the Military Dept. of the Trans-Mississipp, including Texas, under command of General Edmund Kirby Smith    U.S. naval and land forces capture New Orleans Martial law declared in Texas  JulyFirst conference of Trans-Mississippi confederate states meets in Marshall to discuss wartime affairs Aug.Second battle of Bull Run, Virginia; ends in confederate victory U.S. Navy bombards Corpus Christi   Sept. Battle of Antietem, Maryland; ends in draw after bloodiest single day of fighting in American history     Oct.U.S. forces turn back attempted invasion of North at Perryville, KentuckyU.S. forces capture Galveston; General John B. Magruder assumes command of confederate forces in Texas   1863 The Nation/War Texas Northeast Texas Jan.President Lincoln issues Emancipation ProclamationConfederate forces regain control of Galveston   JulyConfederate forces defeated at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and Vicksburg, Mississippi     Aug.     Second conference of Trans-Mississippi confederate states at Marshall Sept.U.S. forces defeated at Chickamauga, Georgia Confederates repel invasion by U.S. forces at mouth of Sabine River   Camp Ford/Civil War Timeline   Nov.U.S. armies defeat Confederates outside Chattannoga, Tennessee

U.S. forces gain victories at Brownsville, Aransas Pass, Matagorda IslandConfederates begin using Camp Ford to house large numbers of U.S. troops captured in actions on Texas coast and in Southern Louisiana Dec.Privately-owned manufacturing plant in Tyler purchased by confederate government; Tyler Ordnance Works begins making rifles and ammunition 1864 The Nation/War Texas Northeast Texas March - MayU.S., Confederate armies clash in Virginia woods called "the Wilderness"

U.S. forces defeated near Laredo

Confederate troops gather near Tyler and Marshall to defend against U.S. forces; battles at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, Louisiana result in capture of thousands of U.S. soldiers Prisoner population of Camp Ford swells to more than 4,000 with addition of U.S. soldiers captured in Louisiana and Arkansas Sept.Atlanta, Georgia captured by U.S. troops     Oct.Prisoner population of camp Ford drops as 2,000 transferred or exchanged 1865 The Nation/War Texas Northeast Texas March General Magruder becomes commander of confederate forces in Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico   AprilConfederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia     MayConfederate forces win last battle of war, fought near Brownsville Camp Ford closes JuneConfederate General Edmund Kirby Smith surrenders Trans-Mississippi Department; U.S. General Gordon Granger announces Emancipation Proclamation at Galveston. The event is later celebrated as Juneteenth.