The Texas government called on their armies to stand fast and hold the line after General Lee surrendered. They maintained that the revolutionary cause was not yet lost, and their generals continued to exhort the men to train and protect[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There were very few major battles on Texas soil during the Civil War. The Union blockaded their ports, and took over the port cities surrounding them when possible. Most of the largest battles that occurred were related to Texas defending[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I spent this Saturday at one of the funner places to go on or off the planet. The Fallout Shelter Arcade pods were built to play BattleTech in a full immersion environment. Close the pod around yourself and you have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The State of Texas counted just over four hundred thousand free citizens when Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States. Just over forty thousand of them voted in favor of secession. Over seventy thousand, some estimates say as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Southern Democrats reacted badly to the Abolitionist Republicans winning the federal election of 1860. They saw the incoming government as at war with their entire lifestyle, and though Lincoln promised not to start a war or infringe on their[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Sam Houston wore many hats in his lifetime. He was a Representative and Governor of Tennessee, and leader of the Texian army that defeated Santa Anna. He was the first and third President of the Republic of Texas, and served[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A little known fact of the American election of 1860 that catapulted the Third Republican Party into majorities in both Houses of Congress, and the Presidency, is that it was done with a minority of the vote. The Democrats had[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Texas joined a United States of America in the middle of a time of great division. It was in fact that division that had made Texas Annexation a controversy. Northern Free States did not want Texas to join the Union[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Texas achieved independence long after the First Republican Party rose and fell in the 1790s and 1820s. And the Second Republican Party, commonly known as the National Republicans, fell in 1834, shortly before Texas gained its independence. So when Texas[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The big story this week is the acquittal of President Trump in the Senate of the Impeachment charges sent by the House. Well, that is one of the big stories. There was also the State of the Union address. And[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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