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Sam Houston Jr.
The Houston's first child was a boy. Sam Jr.,
born on May 25th, 1843, was described by his father as a "hearty brat,
robust and hearty as a Yorkshire pit." He inherited his mother's artistic
ability and began drawing and sketching. When he was sixteen, he enrolled
in the Bastrop military academy and, when the civil war began, enlisted
as a private in the Second Texas Infantry. Severely wounded at the battle
of Shiloh, he was captured and spent several months in a prison camp. After
his release, he made his way back to Huntsville. His mother barely recognized
him. After the war, he studied medicine and practiced in several Texas
towns, including Belton and Waco. He married Lucy Anderson in 1875 and
took up writing, publishing a volume of adventure stories in 1892. He died
in 1894.
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