All you Yanks just LOVE throwing Big Sam up in our face, but there is more to the story.....
Sam Houston wasn't opposed to the idea of Secession. He foresaw that the Confederacy was going to have a hard time winning, and urged Texas to become an Independent Republic again. When that didn't happen, he threw his support to the Confederacy, though he would not serve in it's government. Sam Houston Jr. joined the 2nd Texas Infantry, CSA, with his father's BLESSING. (And fought valiantly) Sam Houston reviewed the troops on many occasions, and gave speeches to recruit for the war effort. His loyalty was to TEXAS.
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