Galveston, Texas, showing the fortifications during the Civil War from 1861 until 1865. Covers Galveston area, west to southeast, from Swan Lake to Gulf of Mexico, and north to Bolivar Point.

When the war ended, the U.S. had acquired over 500,000 sq. miles of new land, including Texas and the Mexican territories that would eventually become the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico ...

In the month of May, two key anniversaries that spurred the Civil War into motion occurred between the United States and Mexico over a conflict that centered on Texas. The Mexican-American War ...

Mexican-American War A map of Texas, Oregon, California and adjoining regions from 1846 at Beaux Arts Gallery, Saturday, October 4, 2014. (Brandon Wade / Special Contributor) ...

Print shows a scene from the Battle of Monterrey, led by General Zachary Taylor and General William J. Worth, during the Mexican-American War.1855. Library of Congress. In 1844, President James K ...