Sam Houston was the governor of Texas when that state seceded February 1, 1861. Houston would not take the oath of allegiance to the Confederate States of America or to the new Texas government so the legislature replaced him with Ed Clark who was a staunch secessionist.
It's when Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy.
When Virginia's passed an ordinance of secession on April 17, 1861, John Letcher was the state's governor.
withdrawing from the union (answer A ...cough...cough)
South Carolina. Texas.
There were eleven states that seceded by state laws enacted by their legislatures. These were:South CarolinaMississippiFloridaAlabamaGeorgiaLouisianaTexasVirginiaArkansasTennesseeNorth Carolina
Texas seceded on February 1st.
It's when Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy.
Texas seceded from the Union making it the seventh state to secede.
When Virginia's passed an ordinance of secession on April 17, 1861, John Letcher was the state's governor.
The Union.
John J Pettus was the Governor of Mississippi when Mississippi seceded. John Pettus served as Mississippi Governor November 21, 1859 - November 16, 1863. On January 9, 1861 Mississippi became the second southern state to declare its secession from the Union.
I'm glad that Texas never seceded from the union.
july 21 1861
It would have been an isolated state, surrounded by the Confederacy. It could not have been kept supplied by Washington.
withdrawing from the union (answer A ...cough...cough)
South Carolina
West Virginia seceded from Virginia when Virginia seceded from the Union. It was admitted in 1864.