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OUTBREAK OF THE WAR 17
derstood by persons who were not in the State at
that time. The citizens organized patrol forces
and armed men guarded the towns, day and night,
for weeks. Every passing stranger was investigated
and his credentials examined. The poor peddler,
especially, was in imminent danger of being
mobbed at any time on mere suspicion.
At the November election Abraham Lincoln was
elected President. This was considered by the Secessionists
as an overt act on the part of the North
that would justify secession. I was out in the country
when the news of the election came, and when,
on my return, I rode into Rusk the Lone Star flag
was floating over the court-house and Abraham Lincoln,
in effigy, was hanging to the limb of a sweet
gum tree that stood near the northwest corner of
the court yard. From this time excitement ran
high. Immediate steps were taken by the extreme
Southern States to secede from the Union, an act
that was consummated as soon as practicable by the
assembling of State conventions and the passage of
ordinances of secession. Now, too, volunteer companies
began organizing in order to be ready for
the conflict which seemed to be inevitable.
We soon raised a -company in Rusk for the purpose
of drilling and placing ourselves in readiness
for the first call for troops from Texas. We organized
by electing General Joseph L. Hogg, father
of Ex-Governor J. S. Hogg, as captain. The company
was named "The Lone Star Defenders," for
every company must needs have a name in those
days. Early in 1861, however, when it appeared
necessary to prepare for actual service, the company
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Barron, S. B. The Lone Star defenders; a chronicle of the Third Texas cavalry, Ross brigade, book, 1908; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth27719/m1/22/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.