Civil War Fortifications at Virginia Point

Virginia Point, the site of an important railroad bridge which provided the only connection between the Texas mainland and Galveston Island in the mid-19th century, played an integral role in the Confederate defense of Galveston during the Civil War.

A ...

Civil War Memorial

Erected

to the

Memory

of the

Volunteer

Soldiers

of

Goodhue County

1861–1865

Marker is at the intersection of West 5th Street and East Avenue on West 5th Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Freer Civil War Memorial

Erected by

Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Freer

to the memory of

Our Dead Soldiers

Marker is at the intersection of 2nd Street and Church Street, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Stratford Civil War Memorial

[ West Face ]

1776

Dedicated To The

Memory Of

Those Who Fought

For Liberty

And Saved The Union

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“Yet Loved Ones Have Fallen

And still where they sleep

A sorrowing nation shall

Silently weep,

and spring’s brightest flowers

with gratitude strew

o’er those who once cherished

the red, ...

Texas and the Civil War

Secession Convention

The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 caused unrest and drastic action all over the south and in many Texas counties. Despite petitions, editorials and political pressure, Gov. Sam Houston refused to call a special legislative session to consider ...

Texas in the Civil War

Federal Forces

When Texas joined the Confederacy in 1861, some men disagreed. Mainly these were from foreign countries or the north, or did not uphold states’ rights. Some of them left here and joined northern army units.

Others joined federal forces near ...

Civil War Cemeteries

Buried with Honor

Civil War soldiers and veterans are buried in Calvary Episcopal Churchyard and Old Town Cemetery. Among the

fifty Confederates interred in the churchyard are Gen. William Dorsey Pender and Lt. Col. John L. Bridges. In May 1863,

Pender ...

Kearney Civil War and Spanish-American War Memorial

Erected by the City of Kearney, 1910. In honor of the Defenders of our Country, 1861-1865 and 1898-1900.

Marker is at the intersection of Central Avenue and East 25th Street (U.S. 30), on the left when traveling south on Central Avenue. ...

Civil War Actions

First skirmish in eastern Ky. On Sept. 19, 1861, Zollicoffer's CSA troops approached Barbourville. Home guard obstructed bridge, CSA took another route, were repulsed twice before guards retreated. Considerable property destroyed in town.

CSA Gen. Kirby Smith's hdqrs. here Aug. 18 ...

Civil War Action

Aug. 23, 1862. Col. Scott's La. Cavalry, of Gen. Kirby Smith's invading army from Tenn., routed Col. Metcalfe and Union troops. Approaching Richond as USA army arrived, Scott went back to Camp Wildcat, then joined Smith in Richmond victory, Aug. ...