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This article is about the C.S. state of Texas between 1861 and 1865. For the ships, see CSS Texas. For other uses, see Texas (disambiguation).
State of Texas
Nickname(s): "The Lone Star State" 28th state of the United States of America*
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Location of Texas in the Confederate States
Location of Texas in the Confederate States
Capital Austin
Largest City Houston
Admitted to the Confederacy March 23, 1861 (4th)
Population
604,215 total
• 421,649 free
• 182,566 slave
Forces supplied
unknown total
• *60,000-70,000[citation needed] soldiers
• ~20,000[citation needed] killed
Major garrisons/armories Galveston Harbor
Governor Sam Houston
Edward Clark
Francis Lubbock
Pendleton Murrah
Lieutenant Governor John McClannahan Crockett
Fletcher Stockdale
Senators William Simpson Oldham, Sr.
Louis Trezevant Wigfall
Representatives List
Restored to the Union March 30, 1870
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Texas declared its secession from the Union on February 1, 1861, and joined the Confederate States on March 2, 1861, after it replaced its governor, Sam Houston, when he refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy. As with those of other States, the Declaration was not recognized by the United States government at Washington.
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