The seventh star of the Confederacy

On February 1, 1861, delegates at the Texas Secession Convention elected to leave the Union. The people of Texas supported the actions of the convention in a statewide referendum, paving the way for the state to secede and to officially become the seventh state in the Confederacy. Soon the Texans found themselves engaged in a bloody and prolonged civil war against their northern brethren. During the course of this war, the lives of thousands of Texans, both young and old, were changed forever.

Year

2009

Language

English

Series

War and the Southwest series -- no. 10

Publisher

University of North Texas Press

Editions

1

Pages

366

ISBN

9781574412598

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