THE WORLD, New York, March 8, 1861  

* Texas secession from the Union
* Surrender of Federal fort outposts 

Page 4 has pre-war column heads: "State Of The Nation" "Seizure of Forts In Texas" "Captain Bill Refuses to Surrender" "The Inaugural Is Peace" "Appointments by the New Administration" & more.
Eight pages, never bound nor trimmed, various wear at the two folds & margins, some breaks at the fold juncture.

Background: In March 1861, following Texas's secession from the Union and Major General David E. Twiggs's controversial agreement to surrender all U.S. military installations, Texas state troops and local militia units systematically carried out the seizure of federal forts across the frontier. Acting under the authority of the Texas Committee of Public Safety, state forces targeted remaining outposts—including Camp Verde, Fort McIntosh, Camp Wood, Camp Hudson, Fort Clark, Fort Inge, Fort Lancaster, and Fort Brown—demanding their immediate capitulation and forcing United States troops to evacuate toward the coast. Key state officers and militia figures, including Captain William Edgar of the Alamo City Guards, Captain William C. Dalrymple of the Texas Mounted Rangers, Captain William H. Redwood of the Lone Star Rifles, and Captain William "Bill" Banta, played pivotal roles in organizing local units, securing vital armaments, and physically occupying these federal garrisons, effectively ending United States military presence in Texas on the eve of the Civil War.