Delegates to the Texas State Convention at Austin voted 166 to 7 to secede from the United States, and the Federal military commander in the state controversially turns over all property to the Texans.
Tag: Department of Texas
The Course That Texas Shall Pursue
Texas Governor Sam Houston opposes secession but cannot stop the state convention from proceeding. The Federal military commander in the state expresses concerns about Texas’s impending departure from the Union and asks again for instructions.