3

Francis Herron assumes command of Union troops stationed along the Rio Grande.

	19	Laredo defended by Santos Benavides.
	21	Attack at Velasco by Union blockading ship.
	22	Battle at Corpus Christi.

8

Battle of Mansfield, LA.

	5-7	Battle of the Wilderness, VA.
	8-21	Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, VA.

17

Major General John G. Walker takes over command of Texas Confederate forces.

8 26

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