And BTW, when push came to shove, Texans and the CS government united and succeded to defeat yankee invasions along the Gulf Coast at Galveston (Jan. 1, 863) and Sabine Pass (Sept. 8, 1863), Palmito Ranch (May 13, 1865) and elsewhere. And the cotton trade for military supplies was lucrative and highly successful from Mexico to Brownsville to Shreveport, LA and beyond throughout the War.