<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War" id="mwsw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>: In the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Sabine_Pass" id="mwtA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Second Battle of Sabine Pass">Second Battle of Sabine Pass</a>, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.