Restricted Don't Mess With Texas

[MikeyB]

Was the secession issue ever even close for Texas? Was there any element of Unionist sentiment? Or was Sam Houston truly an exception to the rule? Surprised such a beloved figure was not more influential.

mike

 

[OpnCoronet]

It is humannature to ignore the advice of one who adises you that your are wrong.

 

[maximus_flavius]

It is humannature to ignore the advice of one who adises you that your are wrong.

Well stated.

 

[maximus_flavius]

Was the secession issue ever even close for Texas? Was there any element of Unionist sentiment? Or was Sam Houston truly an exception to the rule? Surprised such a beloved figure was not more influential.

mike

An excellent question. I’d like to know more about Edmund Davis & his men. I’m aware that Texas Confederates killed several Unionist / German immigrants in the Hill country & at Gainesville. I’ve always thought how painful it must have been for Houston to see secession happen. & think of all the scorn he endured.

 

[trice]

Here is a suggestion. One place to check for information on this topic would be the Texas State Historical Association. They have been around since 1897, first published their Handbook of Texas in 1952, and have a generally excellent website at tshaonline.com

You can find an overview of Texas Secession at https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/mgs02.

 

[James N.]

My recent review of a book of local Northeast Texas history that discussed in depth the divide between Unionist and secessionist Texans that led to tragedies in this part of the state:

Book Review - "Brush Men and Vigilantes - Civil War Dissent in Texas" by David Pickering and Judy Falls | Reviews of Civil War Books & More

Brush Men and Vigilantes by David Pickering and Judy Falls Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas 2000 223 pp., Including Notes, Bibliography, and Index ISBN 0-89096-923-X Brush Men and Vigilantes is an outstanding example of local history that illuminates what diarist Emma Stone in...

civilwartalk.com

 

[OpnCoronet]

Was the secession issue ever even close for Texas? Was there any element of Unionist sentiment? Or was Sam Houston truly an exception to the rule? Surprised such a beloved figure was not more influential.
mike

Houston, before the war, was beloved because he was seen as a true Texas Patriot, and wanted only what was best for his state. Unfortunately many of his fellow Texans did not share his wit and perception to know, secession was only disaster for Tx.

 

[Borderruffian]

The Germans mainly the Hill Country Germans around Fredricksburg etc were anti-secession see the Nueaces Massacre . Dallas, not an overly large town at the time had it's fair share of Unionists. No Ol' Sam wasn't alone.