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=== Introduction === | === Introduction === | ||
Soldiers from Texas served in both the Union and Confederate armies, though the majority served in the Confederate armies. Texas seceded from the United States on February 1, 1861 and joined the Confederate States of America on March 2, 1861. Sam Houston, then governor, was replaced when he refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_in_the_American_Civil_War Texas in the American Civil War], (accessed 2 July 2011).</ref><br> | Soldiers from Texas served in both the Union and Confederate armies, though the majority served in the Confederate armies. Texas seceded from the United States on February 1, 1861 and joined the Confederate States of America on March 2, 1861. Sam Houston, then governor, was replaced when he refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_in_the_American_Civil_War Texas in the American Civil War], (accessed 2 July 2011).</ref><br> | ||
*Wright, comp., Marcus J.; edited and notes by Harold B. Simpson, ''Texas in the war, 1861-1865'' Hillsboro, Texas: Hill Junior College Press, 1965 {{FSC|189586|item|disp=FS Library 976.4 M2t}} | |||
=== Texas Military Units === | === Texas Military Units === | ||