An 1876 textbook for Texas students and general readers, found in our American County Histories collection, identifies the historic event of June 19,1865 in this way: On the 30th of May, Generals Smith and Magruder went on board a Federal vessel in Galveston harbor and formally surrendered the trans-Mississippi Department. On the 19th of June, […]
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