This article is about the Confederate state of Texas between 1861 and 1865. For the ships, see CSS Texas. For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation).
Texas
Nickname(s): "The Lone Star State"
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Capital
Austin
Largest city
Houston
Admitted to the Confederacy
March 23, 1861 (4th)
Population
604,215 total
• 421,649 (69.78%) free
• 182,566 (30.22%) slave
Forces supplied
- Confederate troops: 70,000 - Union troops: 2,000[1] total
Major garrisons/armories
Galveston Harbor
Governor
Sam Houston Edward Clark Francis Lubbock Pendleton Murrah
Lieutenant Governor
John McClannahan Crockett Fletcher Stockdale
Senators
William Simpson Oldham, Sr. Louis Trezevant Wigfall
Representatives
List
Restored to the Union
March 30, 1870
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Texas declared its secession from the Union on February 1, 1861, and joined the Confederate States on March 2, 1861, after it had replaced its governor, Sam Houston, who had refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy. As with those of other states, the Declaration of Secession was not recognized by the US government at Washington, DC. Some Texan military units fought in the Civil War east of the Mississippi River, but Texas was more useful for supplying soldiers and horses for the Confederate Army. Texas' supply role lasted until mid-1863, when Union gunboats started to control the Mississippi River, which prevented large transfers of men, horses, or cattle. Some cotton was sold in Mexico, but most of the crop became useless because of the Union's naval blockade of Galveston, Houston, and other ports.
^Civil War on the Home Front | Texas Almanac. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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