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Sam Houston, Texas Governor

Baptists and the American Civil War: March 17, 1861

The morning after being deposed as governor by questionable means, Sam Houston, a Baptist, walks into his office and finds his former lieutenant governor – elected the previous day as new governor by one vote – sitting at his desk. Quietly, the once powerful politician gathers his personal belongings and walks off the stage of…

March 17, 2011 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.
Texas Ordinance of Secession

Baptists and the American Civil War: February 1, 1861

Sam Houston’s delaying tactics have failed. The Union sentiments of the Baptist governor of Texas are not represented among Texas politicians at large. As Houston watches with disapproval, Texas secession delegates pass an ordinance of secession, as follows: Whereas, the Federal Government has failed to accomplish the purposes of the compact of union between these…

February 1, 2011 in Archive: This Day in Civil War History.

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