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Civil War Battles

Volume 1, Chapter 7 - Operations in Texas and New Mexico

Feb 1, 1861 - Ordinance of secession adopted by Texas Convention
Feb 16, 1861 - United States Arsenal and Barracks at San Antonio, TX seized
Feb 18, 1861 - United States military posts in department of Texas surrendered by General Twiggs, US Army
Feb 19, 1861 - General Twiggs superseded by Colonel Waite
Feb 21, 1861 - United States property ay Brazos Santiago, TX seized. Camp Cooper, TX abandoned
Feb 26, 1861 - Camp Colorado, TX abandoned
Mar 1, 1861 - General Twiggs dismissed from the service of the United States
Mar 7, 1861 - Ringgold Barracks, TX abandoned. Camp Verde, TX abandoned
Mar 12, 1861 - Fort McIntosh, TX abandoned
Mar 15, 1861 - Camp Wood, TX abandoned
Mar 17, 1861 - Camp Hudson, TX abandoned
Mar 19, 1861 - Fort Clark, TX abandoned. Fort Inge, TX abandoned. Fort Lancaster, TX abandoned
Mar 20, 1861 - Fort Brown, TX abandoned.
Mar 20, 1861 - Fort Duncan, TX abandoned
Mar 22, 1861 - Col William W Loring, US Army, assumes command of the Department of New Mexico
Mar 23, 1861 - Fort Chadbourne, TX abandoned
Mar 29, 1861 - Fort Mason, TX abandoned
Mar 31, 1861 - Fort Bliss, TX abandoned
Apr 5, 1861 - Fort Quitman, TX abandoned
Apr 13, 1861 - Fort Davis, TX abandoned
Apr 21, 1861 - colonel Van Dorn, CS Army, assumes command in Texas
Apr 23, 1861 United States officers at San Antonio, TX seized as prisoners of war. Company of 8th US Infantry (Lee's) captured near San Antonio.
Apr 25, 1861 - Capture of United States troops at Saluria, TX
Apr --, 1861 - Fort Stockton, TX abandoned
May 9, 1861 - Capture of United States troops at San Lucas Spring, TX
Jun 11, 1861 - Colonel Canby, US Army, reports that colonel Loring has abandoned command of the Department of New Mexico