Margaret Houston writes to her son about the deaths of his friends, schoolmates 150 years ago today (1862)

1860s, American Civil War


Video: Sept. 21, 1862 (at 1:00:02)

(Sunday, September 21, 1862, during the American Civil War) — Margaret Lea Houston, former First Lady of the Republic of Texas, wrote to her eldest son, Sam Jr., today, notifying him of the deaths of ten of his friends and school mates.