Explain why little fighting took place between the Union and Confederate armies in Texas.

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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Reconstruction 1865-1899

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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.