Texas After the fall of Vicksburg in July 1863, General Kirby Smith in Texas was informed by Jefferson Davis that he could expect no further help from east of the Mississippi River.
Nakon pada Vicksburga u srpnju 1863. godine, predsjednik Jefferson Davis obavijestio je generala Kirbyja Smitha u Teksasu da ne očekuje više pomoć s istočne strane rijeke Mississippi.