2 Blockading of Galveston initiated by the _U.S.S. South Carolina_. 4-12 Destruction and capture of twelve vessels off Galveston by the _U.S.S. South Carolina_. Taking the Oath of Allegiance to the State of Texas and the Confederacy by Live Oak County residents at a mass meeting in Oakville. 8 Ordering of Brigadier General H. H. Sibley of Texas to expel U.S. forces from New Mexico. 27 Fort Filmore near Mesilla, New Mexico, captured by Second Regiment Texas Mounted Rifles under Lieutenant Colonel John R. Baylor, C.S.A. August ? Skirmishing near Fort Bliss; preparation of Confederate forces for the invasion of New Mexico. 3 Bombardment of Confederate batteries at Galveston by _U.S.S. South Carolina_. 11 Ambushing of Lieutenant May’s detachment of fourteen men, Company D, Second Regiment Texas Mounted Rifles, in a fight with Apaches near Fort Bliss. 14 Appointment of General Paul O. Hébert, Commander of all Confederate troops in Texas. September 6 Mustering of the Sixth Regiment of Texas Cavalry into service at Camp Bartow, Dallas County. 7 Capturing of the _Solidad Cos_ off Galveston. Its cargo was coffee. 9 Mustering into service Terry’s Texas Rangers at Houston. 18 Transferring the command of Confederate troops in Texas from General Van Dorn to General Hébert. October 1-20 Discovery of a secret organization in Cooke and adjacent counties to overthrow the Confederate state Government resulting in numerous hangings in and near Gainesville. 2 Organization of the Ninth Texas Cavalry at Brogden Springs, twelve miles north of Sherman. 3 Capturing of the _Reindeer_ off San Luis Pass by the _U.S.S. Sam Houston_. 5-8 Evacuation of Galveston during a four day truce. 11-16 Military Operations from Fort Inge, Uvalde County, against Indians led by Sergeant W. Barrett and Company D, Second Regiment Texas Mounted Rifles. 22 Sibley’s Brigade leaves San Antonio for the invasion of New Mexico. 27 Capturing of the brig _Delta_ off Galveston by the _U.S.S. Santee_. November 1 Skirmishing between Indians and a scouting party of the First Texas Regiment Mounted Rifles near Pease River. 7 Francis R. Lubbock inaugurated governor. 8 Capture of the _Royal Yacht_ by Federal sailors in Bolivar Channel. 12 Organization of the First, Fourth and Fifth Texas Infantry Regiments and the Eighteenth Georgia Regiment into a brigade. December