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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 had replaced its governor, Sam Houston, who had refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy.
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Oct 19, 2023 · Hamilton, the county seat of Hamilton County, is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 281, State highways 22 and 36, and Farm roads 218 and 932, in the Pecan Creek valley in the center of the county.
Hamilton County, C.S.A.. . Created and organized in 1858. By 1860 had 489 people in 78 families from 15 states. Vote in 1861 was 86-1 in favor of secession. 60 farmers were organized as Hamilton County Minutemen, a unit of part-time soldiers.
Nov 5, 2020 · Hamilton County, in Central Texas, is bounded on the north by Comanche, Erath, and Johnson counties, on the west by Mills County, and on the south by Lampasas and Coryell counties. Its center lies at 31°47' north latitude and 98°13' west longitude, 114 miles north of Austin.
Oct 22, 2023 · On March 4, the convention assembled again to formally declare Texas out of the Union and to approve the “Constitution of the Confederate States of America”, which had been drawn up by its “Provisional Congress” (as it turned out, Texas had already been admitted into the fold on March 1).
Jul 27, 2023 · The convention reassembled in early March, declared Texas out of the Union, and adopted a measure uniting the state with other Southern states in the newly-formed Confederate States of America. The secession movement redirected nationalism in Texas towards the Confederacy.
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The war years proved especially devastating as the Confederate government found itself unable to allocate men and resources to maintain the level of protection provided by the Federal forts north and west of the county. After the war the raids continued and even increased in intensity and regularity.
