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Editor says, what if Texas remained independent after the US Civil War? muses Robbie Taylor. Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s). This story was published in the May 2012 edition of Changing the Times Magazine.
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In 1865, news of the Emancipation Proclamation, issued 2 years before, reached slaves in Texas who were still in bondage.
Texan EmancipationSince Texas had left the Confederacy in 1862, it had successfully fought off Union attempts to bring it back under American control, but with the prospect of freedom before them, the quarter-million people who were enslaved by Texas rose up and began their own civil war inside the Texas Republic.
Besieged within and without, the Texas government had no choice. If they were to retain their independence, they could not fight both the slaves and the Union, so the government announced that slavery was abolished within the borders of the Texas Republic. June 19th became a national holiday for Texans of African descent, who then joined in the war against the Union to keep Texas independent.
Entry posted by Alternate Historian Robbie Taylor
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~ They might have stolen them. And even without guns, guerrillas could have waged a nasty war.
~ Further down the road with an independent Texas, we'll have problems with the Cimarron (Oklahoma Panhandle) since claims even into the twentieth century weren't totally cleared up. Might be enough to start a US-Texas war or at least a problematic time like the Pig War. Also, we'd have the issue of the Southwest territory, much of which was gained for travel rights as trains began to come through. With Texas in the way, all the southern trails through the Rockies would be blocked. Also, with that many more borders, we could see Indian Territory bandits, Pancho Villa, and gangsters on a larger scale.
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