General Kirby Smith in Texas is informed…

1863 CE

General Kirby Smith in Texas is informed by the Confederacy's President Jefferson Davis after the fall of Vicksburg in July 1863 that he can expect no further help from east of the Mississippi River.

Although he lacks resources to beat Union armies, he builds up a formidable arsenal at Tyler, along with his own Kirby Smithdom economy, a virtual "independent fiefdom" in Texas, including railroad construction and international smuggling.

The Union in turn does not directly engage him.

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Tyler Smith Texas United States View →

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Edmund Kirby Smith View → Jefferson Davis View →

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United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Texas, State of (U.S.A.) View → Confederate States of America (C.S.A.) View →

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American Civil War (War between the States, War of the Rebellion, War of Secession, War for Southern Independence) View → Western Theater of the American Civil War View →

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