"Battle of Nueces" redirects here. For the 1835 Battle of Nueces Crossing, see Battle of Lipantitlán.
Nueces Massacre
Part of the American Civil War
Date
August 10, 1862
Location
Nueces River
Result
Confederate victory, execution or flight of all German Texans
Belligerents
Confederate States of America
Texas-German Unionists
Commanders and leaders
Hamilton Bee, James Duff, Colin McRae[1]
Fritz Tegener[2]
Strength
96[1]
61[2]
Casualties and losses
2 dead, 18 wounded[3]
37 dead, unknown wounded and fled[4]
The Nueces Massacre, also known as the Massacre on the Nueces, was a violent confrontation between Confederate soldiers and Texas Germans[5] on August 10, 1862, in Kinney County, Texas U.S. Many first-generation immigrants from Germany settled in Central Texas in a region known as the Hill Country. They tended to support the United States and were opposed to slavery. Because of these sentiments, the Confederate States of America imposed martial law on Central Texas. A group of Germans, fleeing from the Hill Country to Mexico and onward to U.S.-controlled New Orleans, was confronted by a company of Confederate soldiers on the banks of the Nueces River. The ensuing German defeat represented an end to overt German resistance to Confederate governance in Texas, but it also fueled outrage among the German-Texan population.[6] Disputes over the confrontation and the efficacy of Confederate actions after the battle, according to historian Stanley McGowen, continue to plague the Hill Country into the 21st century.[7]
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