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Was Texas a part of the Union or the Confederacy?

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Some Texans supported the Union, but were concerned about political attacks on Southern institutions. Texas had been part of the United States just 15 years when secessionists prevailed in a statewide election. Texas formally seceded on March 2, 1861 to become the seventh state in the new Confederacy.

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Texas was a part of the Confederacy
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