. History of Texas : from 1685 to 1892, volume 2 . ugurated the first constitutionalPresident of the Republic, serving two years. He nextserved two terms in the Congress of Texas, and in 1841 againbecame President for a term of three years. By the firstlegislature in February, 1846, he was elected to the senate ofthe United States and re-elected till the close of his term in1859. In 1859 he was elected Governor of the State andserved until March, 1861, when, as has been stated, he re-tired from that position. Without referring to his prior career,as a youthful soldier under Jackson in the Cree
. History of Texas : from 1685 to 1892, volume 2 . ugurated the first constitutionalPresident of the Republic, serving two years. He nextserved two terms in the Congress of Texas, and in 1841 againbecame President for a term of three years. By the firstlegislature in February, 1846, he was elected to the senate ofthe United States and re-elected till the close of his term in1859. In 1859 he was elected Governor of the State andserved until March, 1861, when, as has been stated, he re-tired from that position. Without referring to his prior career,as a youthful soldier under Jackson in the Creek war,— hisfour years service in Congress from Tennessee, succeeded bytwo elections as Governor of the State, and his first service inTexas as a member of the convention of 1833 and the Con-sultation in 1835 with his dual election, first by that body,and secondly, by the Convention of Independence, as Major-General and Commander-in-Chief of the armies in Texas, theverdict of history is, and must ever be, that he was her mostillustrious PENDLETON MURRAH CHAPTER XXXIX. Murrah elected Governor in 1863 — Capture of Brownsville, CorpusChristi, Indianola and Lavaca — Banks march up Red River — Hisdefeat at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill— Death of Col. Buchel, Gen. TomGreen and others — Battle of Yellow Bayou — Pursuit of Gen, Steele —Death of Gens. Scurry and Randall — Prices unsuccessful raid into Mis-souri. At the election in September, 1863, Pendleton Murrah ofHarrison County was elected Governor and Fletcher S. Stock-dale of Calhoun, Lieutenant-Governor, who were inauguratedin November. Governor Lubbock after two years faithfuland satisfactory service, repaired to Richmond, Virginia, tojoin the army. He was placed on the staff of PresidentJefferson Davis, with the rank of colonel, and so remained,as a member of his military family, until they, together withPostmaster-General John H. Reagan of Texas, were capturedtogether, after the fall of the Co
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