employed one piece by Edward Maher for a glimpse on the historical development of Houston in the Civil War historiography, which took a position that suggested Houston was Pro-Union and Pro-Texas in equal measure, that he was “dedicated to the preservation of the Union—or at least, of Texas in the Union”.8 Houston’s efforts to deny secession included obstructing accession to the Confederacy, as well as including the possibility of an independent Texas, and Maher considers the idea of an independent Texas in pragmatic terms, “…Texas would feel no obligation to the other southern states and might prefer the status of an independent republic, capable of extending her domain to the Pacific and as far south as might seem desirable.”9 Houston sought
