Descriptive Summary
Houston, Samuel, Jr.
Houston, Samuel, Jr. Papers
1862, 1886
Materials are written in English.
99-221
2 items
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Samuel Houston, Jr., a physician,
soldier, and author, was the eldest of eight children of Sam and Margaret Moffette
(Lea) Houston. The papers are comprised of a literary production by Houston as well
as a pencil and ink drawing.
Biographical Sketch
Samuel Houston, Jr. (1843-1894) was the eldest of eight children of Sam and Margaret
Moffette (Lea) Houston. Born at Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, he attended Bastrop
Military Institute (later the Texas Military Institute, Austin) but joined the
Confederate Army in 1861 before he could finish. He fought at the Battle of Shiloh
(1862). After his capture during the battle, he was incarcerated for several months
at Camp Douglas. Upon the end of the Civil War, Houston studied at Baylor University
in Independence and University of Pennsylvania medical school. He practiced medicine
for a time before becoming an author, best known for a collection of articles and
short stories, entitled Sam Houston’s Rambling
Rustlings. He married Lucy Anderson in 1875 and had three children. Upon
her death in 1886 Houston moved in with his sister Margaret in Independence, Texas,
where he died in 1894.
Source: Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. Houston, Sam, Jr.,
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/HH/fho74.html (accessed July 21,
2010).
Scope and Contents
The Samuel Houston, Jr. Papers, 1862, 1886, are comprised of a literary production by
Houston as well as a pencil and ink drawing. The narrative, 1886, relates to his
participation in the Battle of Shiloh as a Confederate soldier. The drawing, 1862,
an original drawn by Houston, depicts a Civil War battle, and also contains the
lyrics to the Bonney Blue Flag, a Confederate Army marching song.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Houston, Samuel, 1843-1894--Archives.
Houston, Andrew Jackson, 1854-1941.
Houston, Lucy Anderson.
Houston, Margaret Lea, 1819-1867.
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863.
Houston, Temple Lea, 1860-1905.
Subjects (Organizations)
Confederate States of America. Army.
Subjects
Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862--Personal narratives.
Places
Shiloh (Tenn.).
Bastrop (Tex.).
Georgetown (Tenn.).
Independence (Tenn.).
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Battlefields--Pictorial works.
Preferred Citation
Samuel Houston, Jr. Papers, 1862, 1886, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,
The University of Texas at Austin.
Related Material
See also the Sam Houston Papers, 1814-1957.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Kate Adams, November 1999.
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2R35
Drawing,
1862
2R55
Shiloh Shadows, Narrative,
1886