A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . by his colleagues in the Senate, and but for hisuntimely death no doubt would have become a national char-acter. A. J. Hamilton and John H. Reagan likewise were dis-tinguished in the lower house of Congress. The Civil War,however, put a stop to the further connection of Texas withP^ederal affairs for many years ; but her ablest men, in bothcivil and military life, were among therecognized leaders of the Southern Con-federacy in the great conflict from 1861to 1865, and their services shed lustreon the State. It was not until 18
A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . by his colleagues in the Senate, and but for hisuntimely death no doubt would have become a national char-acter. A. J. Hamilton and John H. Reagan likewise were dis-tinguished in the lower house of Congress. The Civil War,however, put a stop to the further connection of Texas withP^ederal affairs for many years ; but her ablest men, in bothcivil and military life, were among therecognized leaders of the Southern Con-federacy in the great conflict from 1861to 1865, and their services shed lustreon the State. It was not until 1874 thatTexas resumed her active participationin the affairs of the Union. Since that date her statesmen havewon respect and distinction among thegreat characters of national public the Senate, Sam Bell Maxey, RichardCoke, John H. Reagan, Roger 0. Mills,and Horace Chilton have wielded a use-ful influence and been conceded high , howe\er, attained their chief reputation during a longservice in the lower house,—the former as a tariff reformer at. Joseph D. Savers. Mr. Mills and Mr. GENERAL REVIEW OF PROGRESS. 455
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