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As 1860 soon approached most of the Houstonians at this time supported John C. Breckenridge – an independent democrat candidate but he lost the election and as the Civil War began, citizens faithful to the Confederacy and others loyal to the union resulted in a barrage of huge arguments and this caused major problems for the region. The Chamber of Commerce soon stepped in to try and rectify the conflict but this did not fare well and Galveston was blockaded on 4th October 1862 which in turn did not help the Houston’s economy.

On January 1st 1863 – the confederate forces led under John B. Magruder successfully managed to recapture the city but the unionists won the war. For all the residents of Galveston, Houston and the rest of Texas, it was far from over. As a punishment, Texas was given four years under military rule which along with all the confederate states throughout the country was to be adhered to.

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