6

Abraham Lincoln elected as the 16th President of the United States.

28

Missouri admitted to the Confederacy despite never seceding from the Union.

	14	A. J. Hamilton named Federal Military Governor of Texas.
	20	Matagorda Island shelled by US Navy.

15

US army occupies Corpus Christi.

8 26

Abraham Lincoln re-elected as President of the United States.  First Battle of Adobe Walls.