Francis Lubbock is best known for being the Governor of Texas during the Civil War. He is remembered in Texas history for practically devoting his life to the Confederacy. We know that both his early life and what happened during the war is what shaped his image to what we remember him as today.
Francis Lubbock was born on October 16, 1815 in Beaufort, South Carolina. He was the oldest son of two, and he quit school when his father died, at the age of 14. He claimed jobs in South Carolina and New Orleans after spending a while as a clerk working in a hardware store. He moved to Texas in 1836 because he was a lifelong democrat, and a year later opened a general store. Lubbock married 3 times. First to Adel Baron, then to Sarah E. Black Porter
Brigadier General Benjamin McCulloch was born to Frances F McCulloch, the daughter of an esteemed Virginian Planter mother, and Alexander McCulloch, a Major of the staff of Brig. Gen. John Coffee. His father was also an attendant and graduate of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. He was born on November 11, 1811. He was the fourth child of a once prestigious family that had lost a large amount of money because of the Revolutionary War. While this was one factor, the father, Alexander McCulloch, was a large part of the problem. He was irresponsible when deciding on what to do with his inherited fortune and in return cost his family many luxuries that they could have had. While young, McCulloch and his family moved often between Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina. Their last place of settlement was in a town in Tennessee called Dyersburg. Here he had met David Crocket who acted as one of his close mutual friends, and thus his career began.
He led troops in the battles of Monterrey and Buena Vista. He again returned to politics, when he was elected to the US Senate on January 21, 1861. He became the Secretary of War under Franklin Pierce. He is regarded as one of the most capable people to hold this position. He left the Senate after Mississippi’s secession, as he felt his allegiance lay with the South. After a month, he went back into politics when he was chosen to become the president of the Confederacy for the next 6 years. He hated the fact that he was chosen, and he grieved. He was a somewhat unpopular president. He had a bad habit of awarding posts to officials that were unsuccessful. He was constantly quarreling with other officials throughout his presidency. And he was simply not likeable enough for many people to like him. He made many mistakes in the leadership of the Confederacy, leading to the almost inevitable collapse of the Confederacy. For one, he did not pay attention to the collapsing economy of the Confederacy and kept printing money, leading to rapid and uncontrollable inflation. Inflation shot upward at a crazy rate, going from 60% in 1861 to 300% in 1863 and 600% in 1864. He was not able to get European backing of the South in the war. He quarreled incessantly with his Vice President, and generally treated other politicians badly. One of the biggest reasons that the South lost and the Confederacy collapsed was the failure of this man.
The book explores a life story of Sam Houston from this beginning in Tennessee to joining school, then the military, up to when he became a political leader. The book also focuses on expressing ideas that present his impact on Texas, since he had become an influential person. The book explains that he managed to establish a War against Mexico. The book focuses on characterizing Sam’s influence on Texas, through a focus on the political environment in the region during the early days as a Republic.
While finishing his second term as Texas attorney general he began his campaign for governor. He was a prime candidate and had made many
He was referred to as the greatest black cowboy of the 1870’s He was born in Tennessee in 1848, and moved to Texas in 1853. He was an excellent tamer of wild broncos, a proficient roper, however he lacked the ability to read or write.
Stephen Austin was born on the Third of November in the year of 1793 at Austinville, Virginia. His family was one that made their wealth through the booming industry of lead mining. When he became fourteen years old, Austin went to study at Transylvania University in Kentucky; after two and a half years of study, he would never finish as his father needed his assistance to run his store. Also, this experience in running a store would provide Stephen F. Austin with “the excellent business habits and knowledge of human nature,” which would be useful for his future career as well as the title as the Father of Texas (Father of Texas, 14). His experience from this métier would be necessary for the formation of
Sam Houston has made many decisions when he was in Texas. They included becoming friends with the indians, voting against slavery, and voting against seceding from the Union.
The overall Union sentiment in Texas falls into “three classes: those who actively and openly supported the Federal cause; those who remained outwardly neutral; and those who submitted.” Claude Elliott discusses key political Unionist leaders that fit into each category. Those who actively and openly supported the Union: E. J. Davis, John L. Haynes, A. J. Hamilton (discussed below), James P. Newcomb, and Sam Houston. Those that remained neutral: E. M. Pease and George W. Paschal and those that switched to the Confederate side: J. W. Throckmorton, E. W. Cave, and B. H. Epperson. Elliott affirms that “each of these men, whether militant or passive, contributed largely to disaffection in Texas,” by encouraging thousands of men to follow suit. Elliott proceeds to describe the different regions (counties) that continued to support Unionist views following the referendum. The regions of discussion include the Northern counties that resulted in “Hangings in Gainesville.” Elliott asserts that following the executions in the “matters appeared quite in the Northern” counties, but “beneath the surface, however, the current of dissension and disaffection ran swifter and swifter” throughout Texas. The further dissension and dissatisfaction become evident during his continued discussions of the central counties around San Antonio, Austin, and Fredericksburg, to include discussions of the “Battle of the Nueces.” He then proceeds to describe the southern counties around the
Stephen F. Austin was born on November 3, 1793 at Austinville, Virginia. When he was at the age of five, he moved to Missouri. That is where he grew up. They moved because his father, Moses Austin, began to lead mining and land speculating. He didn’t start school until the age of eleven. The school he went to was Bacon Academy. Because he was a reluctant student, he only went to school
To understand how became a Texas Hero we must first explore the struggles that lead him to Texas and eventually. Houston’s early years where less than promising despite being named after his famous father. Houston disliked working on the family farm and going to school. When given the chance to leave the hard work of the farm and work as a clerk Houston choose to runaway. When he ran away meet with and was accepted into the Cherokee tribe not far from his family’s farm. Here he found comfort and acceptance in the tribe. Years later he returned to the white settlement becoming a teacher and then joining the Tennessee Militia. Later he would serve in the United States House of Representatives. In 1829 Houston married Eliza Allen of Tennessee, however the marriage was short lived. After Houston’s failed marriage he resigned his office and headed west out of Tennessee where he rejoined living with the Cherokee. However, this time he returned depressed and took to drinking heavenly.
William Jennings Bryan was born in Salem, Illinois on March 19, 1860. He was born into a very religious family and he would pray three times a day. Bryan was homeschooled until he was ten years old because his mother and father were firm believers in education so they wanted their children to be ahead. When Bryan was little he showed interest in both speaking and politics, so it's no surprise that when Bryan was only twelve years old he delivered his father's campaign speech. When he was 15 he was sent off to Jacksonville, Illinois to attend Illinois College where he participated in many debates which later led him to be a very important crusader.
Sam Houston was a man of many faces. Whether it was a friend to the Indians, governor of two States, or president of the Republic of Texas, he always stayed true to his practicality and fought for what was right. Because of this Sam Houston’s name will synonymously remain with Texas Independence, and forever be immortalized in textbooks and novels alike.
In 1825, he ran for the 19th U.S congress but lost. In 1829 he won a seat in the 20th congress. During his political career Crockett developed a reputation as a frontiersman. Later returning home and helping his father pay off bills and debts. “I have suffered myself to be politically sacrificed to save my country from ruin and disgrace and if I am never again elected I will have the gratification to know that I have done my duty”.
President Abraham Lincoln is famous for his involvement during the Civil War. Standing against slavery, he worked diligently towards the unity of all men. Lincoln involvement started as a lawyer, he provided legal services for those who could not be being able to pay for a lawyer. He also worked as a state legislator for the state of Illinois and served for a term at the House of Representatives. The most memorable speech during his time, the Gettysburg Address. This 270 words, two-minute speech that will go in history as one of the greatest speeches of all time.
Contrary to the typical stereotypes of Texans, Sam Houston was much more than a drunkard and an excellent gunslinger. Although, he possessed these traits as well, Houston displayed a certain level of maturity, honor, and critical thinking that most men, or even women, at the time did not own. To assume Sam Houston was a one trick pony, or only skilled in one aspect merely because of his heritage and place of birth would be an understatement, as his father was a major . The tall, handsome troublemaker did not fit in with the standard expected of boys or men during his time, however, he is one of the most revered political figures not only in Texas’s history, but also the history of the nation as a whole. Houston held numerous political