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The Civil War in Your Backyard
John Bell Hood First Texas Infantry James W. Throckmorton
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Civil War Sites in Texas
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Touring Civil War Sites
Visit battlefield webpage
Begin your tour at the visitor center.
Tour the battlefield.
Visit the battlefield cemetery
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Nueces Massacre – August 1862
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Treue der Union Monument
(loyalty to the Union)
Treue der Union monument,
with flag flying at half mast
Gainesville Hangings – October 1862
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Illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated
Newspaper, February 20, 1864.
Controversy continues to the modern day. A
Gainesville event marking the 150th anniversary
of the Great Hanging in October 2012 had to be
cancelled due to public outcry.
Battle of Galveston I – October 1862
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Monument to Galveston Battles
Lykes Gallery
Rosenberg Library Museum
Battle of Galveston II – January 1863
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Lykes Gallery
Rosenberg Library Museum
Battle of Sabine Pass – September 1863
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Model of Confederate Fortifications
Dick Dowling Monument Davis Guards Medal
Battle of Palmetto Ranch – May 1865
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Battle Diorama at
Texas Military Museum
Palo Alto Battlefield – Mexican War – A
Training Ground for Civil War Officers Markers at Palmetto Ranch
Ashton Villa – Galveston – June 1865
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State Representative Albert
Edwards of Houston helped make
Juneteenth an official state holiday
On June 19, 1865 at Ashton
Villa, General Gordon
Granger issued an order
stating that the 1863
Emancipation Proclamation
was in effect
Confederate Reunion Camp Grounds
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Texas Civil War Museum
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Pearce Museum
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The Pearce Museum at Navarro College consists
of a number of focused collections – namely
documents, artifacts, and photographs related
directly to the American Civil War and works of art
depicting the historic and modern American West.
Detail of letter written by J.B. Polley dated
September 3, 1862
Texas Heritage Museum
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Hill College – Hillsboro, Texas
Battle of Port Jefferson
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Port Jefferson, TX
Battle of Prairie Grove – December 1862
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Battlefield Markers Guide You Through the Battle
Siege of Vicksburg - July 1863
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Illinois Monument African-American Monument USS Cairo
Battle of Mansfield – April 1864
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Battle of Honey Springs – July 1863
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Battle of Pea Ridge – March 1862
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Elk Horn Tavern
Local Events
Civil War Days in Allen
Civil War Days in McKinney
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Resources: http://allenmesch.com/home/classes/the-civil-war-in-your-backyard/
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Questions
Allen at Allen Library
Civil War Sites in Texas
Battles
– Galveston - Galveston - 4.75 hours - Two battles fought over city
– Sabine Pass - 5.5 hours - Thermopylae of the West - Davis Medal - Two battles
– Palmetto Ranch - 8.5 hours - Brownsville - visit Palo Alto (Mexican War)
Museums
– Texas Civil War Museum - Ft. Worth - 1 hour - Civil War & dress collections
– Pearce Museum - Navarro College - Corsicana - 1.25 hours - letters & exhibits
– Texas Heritage Museum – Hill College – Hillsboro – 1.75 hours
Civil Unrest
– Nueces Massacre - Nueces - 6.5 hours
– Gainesville Hangings - Gainesville - 1 hour
Historic Events
– Juneteeth - Ashton Villa - Galveston - 4.75 hours - emancipation of slaves
– Confederate Camp Grounds - Mexia - 2.3 hours
Jefferson, TX Civil War Days - 2.75 hours -reenactments
Neighboring States - Battle of Mansfield, LA - Battle of Prairie Grove, AR
Siege of Vicksburg, MS - Battle of Pea Ridge, AR - Battle of Honey Springs , OK
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