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1861.]
ERA OF THE STATE.
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zens were given twenty days in which to leave the State.
The 2500 United States troops (under command of Ma-
jor-general Twiggs) who were stationed in Texas were
forced to surrender. The Texans paroled the officers and
set the privates at liberty. All United States property
fell into the hands of the State.
Blockade.-On July 2d the port of Galveston was block-
aded by a Northern squadron. Soon the entire coast was
shut off from communication with the outside world ex-
cept when some daring blockade-runner succeeded in
escaping the keen eyes of the naval officers.
LUBBOCK'S ADMINISTRATION.*
(JOHN M. CROCKETT, LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR.)
(1861- 1863.)
Sibley Expedition.-Major Sibley, having resigned his
commission in the United States army, entered the Con-
* Frank R. Lubbock was born in South Carolina, in 1815. In 1829 his mother
was left a widow, with seven children, and he began to support himself. Influen-
tial friends secured for him a West Point cadetship, but he nobly refused it, say-
ing his first duty was to his mother. When only nineteen he married, his bride
being sixteen. In 1836 he came to Texas in search of a younger brother. A few
months later, he moved to Houston. In 1837 he was made Comptroller under
President Houston. When Lamar became President, Lubbock was thrown out of
a position. Not finding more congenial work, he at once began farming and wood-
cutting. Such industry was bound to succeed. He soon became a commission
merchant, and continued in that business until he was again made Comptroller by
Houston. He was elected District Clerk in 1841, and served until 1857, when he
was made Lieutenant-governor. He was, in 1861, elected Governor. At the close
of his term, he entered the Confederate army. He was selected by President Jef-
ferson Davis as one of his aides. At the end of the war Governor Lubbock was
imprisoned for seven months. In 1878 he was elected State Treasurer, an office
he held till 1890. His cordial manner and sterling character make him univer-
sally popular. He now resides in Austin.
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Pennybacker, Anna J. Hardwicke. A new history of Texas for schools : also for general reading and for teachers preparing themselves for examination, book, 1895; Palestine, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2388/m1/281/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.