. New dollar atlas of the United States and Dominion of Canada ... the custom house and mint at New Orleans were seized. In the spring of 18f-2active offensive operations by land and sea were begun by the Federal forces. Theforts commanding the city of New Orleans were captured April 28; the Confederateshaving evacuated the city, it was taken possession of on May 1 by Gen. B. F. Butler,and on May 7 occurred the fall of Baton Rouge. Port Hudson was taken in July, andin the meantime the Atchafalaya had been opened, and Gen. N. P. Banks held all the 87 State except Shreveport and the Red river co
. New dollar atlas of the United States and Dominion of Canada ... the custom house and mint at New Orleans were seized. In the spring of 18f-2active offensive operations by land and sea were begun by the Federal forces. Theforts commanding the city of New Orleans were captured April 28; the Confederateshaving evacuated the city, it was taken possession of on May 1 by Gen. B. F. Butler,and on May 7 occurred the fall of Baton Rouge. Port Hudson was taken in July, andin the meantime the Atchafalaya had been opened, and Gen. N. P. Banks held all the 87 State except Shreveport and the Red river country in the northwest. In June, how-ever, Gen. Richard Taylor recaptured Alexandria and Brashear City, but evacuatedthe latter after the fall of Port Hudson. On April 8, 18G4, occurred the battle atSabine Cross Roads, where the Federals were defeated and compelled to retreat toAlexandria, which was afterwards evacuated and burnt. In 18C8 a new constitutionwas ratified by a popular vote, and in June of the same year the State was admitted to STATE OF representation, and the government turned over to the civil authorities July 13. Thefourteenth and fifteenth amendments were ratified shortly afterwards. A number ofconstitutional amendments were adopted in 1874, and in 1879 the existing constitutionwas adopted. JPojnilation.—Census, of 1880 : Males, 468,754; Females, 471,192; Native,885,800; Foreign, 54,140; White, 454,954; Colored, 484,992, including 489 Chinese,and 848 Indians and Half-breeds. 88 STATE OF TEXAS.
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