June 19 Maj. Gen. Gordon granger arrived in Galveston and proclaimed the emancipation of Texas slaves. The U.S. Army occupied Houston with limited violence. One black man was killed. The city remained orderly, and the troops were withdrawn by November.
Reconstruction begins locally.
The Amnesty Office opened as Houstonians came forward to swear allegiance to the United States. An ordinance was passed authorizing the mayor to accept private loans for Buffalo Bayou ship channel improvements. Battle to Palmito Ranch, last conflict of Civil War, fought on Texas soil. 1866 Horace D. Taylor became mayor of Houston. Harrisburg votes for incorporation.