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style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1887</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/James_W._Flanagan" class="mw-redirect" title="James W. Flanagan">James W. Flanagan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Henninger_Reagan" class="mw-redirect" title="John Henninger Reagan">John H. Reagan</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">Texas Senate</a></span><br />from the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_9" title="Texas Senate, District 9">9th</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1861</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Jesse H. Parsons</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Rice Maxey</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1825-03-30</span>)</span>March 30, 1825<br /><a href="/wiki/Tompkinsville,_Kentucky" title="Tompkinsville, Kentucky">Tompkinsville, Kentucky</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">August 16, 1895<span style="display:none">(1895-08-16)</span> (aged 70)<br /><a href="/wiki/Eureka_Springs,_Arkansas" title="Eureka Springs, Arkansas">Eureka Springs, Arkansas</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Resting place</th><td class="infobox-data label">Evergreen Cemetery<br /><a href="/wiki/Paris,_Texas" title="Paris, Texas">Paris, Texas</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">United States Military Academy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BS</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Battle_flag_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America_%281-1%29.svg/26px-Battle_flag_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America_%281-1%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Battle_flag_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America_%281-1%29.svg/34px-Battle_flag_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America_%281-1%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_Army" title="Confederate States Army">Confederate States Army</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years of service</th><td class="infobox-data">1846–1849 (USA)<br />1861–1865 (CSA)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Union_army_1st_lt_rank_insignia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Union_army_1st_lt_rank_insignia.jpg/35px-Union_army_1st_lt_rank_insignia.jpg" decoding="async" width="35" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Union_army_1st_lt_rank_insignia.jpg/53px-Union_army_1st_lt_rank_insignia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Union_army_1st_lt_rank_insignia.jpg/70px-Union_army_1st_lt_rank_insignia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1365" data-file-height="544" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Brevet_(military)" title="Brevet (military)">Brevet</a> <a href="/wiki/1st_Lieutenant#U.S._Army.2C_U.S._Marine_Corps_and_U.S._Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Lieutenant">First Lieutenant</a> (USA)<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Confederate_States_of_America_General-collar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Confederate_States_of_America_General-collar.svg/35px-Confederate_States_of_America_General-collar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="18" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Confederate_States_of_America_General-collar.svg/53px-Confederate_States_of_America_General-collar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Confederate_States_of_America_General-collar.svg/70px-Confederate_States_of_America_General-collar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1034" data-file-height="530" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/General_officers_in_the_Confederate_States_Army#Major_general" title="General officers in the Confederate States Army">Major General</a> (CSA)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Battles/wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War" title="Mexican–American War">Mexican–American War</a><br /><a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Samuel Bell Maxey</b> (March 30, 1825 – August 16, 1895) was an American soldier, lawyer, and politician from <a href="/wiki/Paris,_Texas" title="Paris, Texas">Paris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>. He was a <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_General_(CSA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigadier General (CSA)">brigadier general</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_Army" title="Confederate States Army">Confederate States Army</a> during the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a> and later represented <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_B._Maxey&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Samuel was born in <a href="/wiki/Tompkinsville,_Kentucky" title="Tompkinsville, Kentucky">Tompkinsville, Kentucky</a>, on March 30, 1825.<sup id="cite_ref-Warner_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warner-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Eicher368_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eicher368-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His parents were Rice and Lucy (Bell) Maxey. His father was a lawyer, and in 1834 he moved the family to <a href="/wiki/Albany,_Kentucky" title="Albany, Kentucky">Albany, Kentucky</a>, to take a position as the County Clerk for <a href="/wiki/Clinton_County,_Kentucky" title="Clinton County, Kentucky">Clinton County, Kentucky</a>. In 1842 young Maxey got an appointment to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">United States Military Academy</a> at <a href="/wiki/West_Point,_New_York" title="West Point, New York">West Point, New York</a>. </p><p>Although he consistently ranked near the bottom of his class, Maxey did graduate in 1846<sup id="cite_ref-Warner_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warner-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was commissioned a <a href="/wiki/Brevet_(military)" title="Brevet (military)">Brevet</a> <a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant#United_States" title="Second lieutenant">second lieutenant</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_B._Maxey&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Maxey was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/7th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="7th Infantry Regiment (United States)">7th Infantry Regiment</a>, which was engaged in the <a href="/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War" title="Mexican–American War">Mexican–American War</a>. Maxey joined the regiment in <a href="/wiki/Monterrey" title="Monterrey">Monterrey</a>, Mexico. Maxey was cited for gallantry and brevetted <a href="/wiki/First_lieutenant#First_lieutenant" title="First lieutenant">first lieutenant</a> for his actions in the battles of <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cerro_Gordo" title="Battle of Cerro Gordo">Cerro Gordo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Contreras" title="Battle of Contreras">Contreras</a> in the summer of 1847. He also participated in the battles of <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Churubusco" title="Battle of Churubusco">Churubusco</a> and <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Molino_del_Rey" title="Battle of Molino del Rey">Molino del Rey</a>. He received a brevet promotion and was placed in command of a police company in <a href="/wiki/Mexico_City" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a>. </p><p>In June 1848 Maxey was transferred to <a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Barracks" class="mw-redirect" title="Jefferson Barracks">Jefferson Barracks</a> in <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>, and the following year he resigned from the army.<sup id="cite_ref-Sifakis438_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sifakis438-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He returned to Albany, <a href="/wiki/Read_law" class="mw-redirect" title="Read law">read law</a> with his father <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rice_Maxey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rice Maxey (page does not exist)">Rice Maxey</a> and they began a joint practice when Samuel was admitted to the <a href="/wiki/Bar_(law)" title="Bar (law)">Bar</a> in 1851. He married Marilda Cass Denton on June 19, 1853. In October 1857, father and son moved their families to a small farm they purchased just south of <a href="/wiki/Paris,_Texas" title="Paris, Texas">Paris, Texas</a>. They resumed a joint law practice here as well.<sup id="cite_ref-Warner_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warner-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_Civil_War">American Civil War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_B._Maxey&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: American Civil War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Samuel was elected the district attorney for <a href="/wiki/Lamar_County,_Texas" title="Lamar County, Texas">Lamar County, Texas</a>, in 1858 and was a delegate to the state's Secession Convention in 1861. That same year he was elected to the state Senate, but never served, preferring military duty. His father, Rice Maxey, was elected to replace him. Samuel had been given authority by the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">Confederate government</a> in September to raise a regiment as its colonel. </p><p>In December, Colonel Maxey led his 1,120-man Ninth Texas Regiment from <a href="/wiki/Bonham,_Texas" title="Bonham, Texas">Bonham, Texas</a>, to join <a href="/wiki/General_(CSA)" class="mw-redirect" title="General (CSA)">General</a> <a href="/wiki/Albert_Sidney_Johnston" title="Albert Sidney Johnston">Johnston</a> at <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, Tennessee</a>. However he was soon separated from his regiment and set to building bridges near <a href="/wiki/Chattanooga,_Tennessee" title="Chattanooga, Tennessee">Chattanooga, Tennessee</a>. On March 7, 1862, Maxey was promoted to brigadier general to rank from May 4.<sup id="cite_ref-Warner_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warner-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sifakis438_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sifakis438-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The regiment was badly mauled at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Shiloh" title="Battle of Shiloh">Battle of Shiloh</a>, but he was not present. In fact he saw very little action during this period. He did see action at the <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Port_Hudson" title="Siege of Port Hudson">Siege of Port Hudson</a> in 1863.<sup id="cite_ref-Warner_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warner-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 1863, General Maxey was assigned as commander of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Territory" title="Indian Territory">Indian Territory</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Warner_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warner-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Sifakis438_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sifakis438-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His early success in conducting raids and capturing supplies prevented a <a href="/wiki/Union_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Army">Union Army</a> invasion of Texas. He was assigned to duty as a <a href="/wiki/Major_General_(CSA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Major General (CSA)">major general</a> by General <a href="/wiki/Edmund_Kirby_Smith" title="Edmund Kirby Smith">Edmund Kirby Smith</a>, but this appointment was never approved for this rank by <a href="/wiki/Confederate_President" class="mw-redirect" title="Confederate President">Confederate President</a> <a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Davis" title="Jefferson Davis">Jefferson Davis</a> nor confirmed by the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Confederate Senate">Confederate Senate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Warner_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warner-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1865 he was ordered to <a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston, Texas</a>, to take command of a Division. He turned over command of the Indian Territory to Brigadier General <a href="/wiki/Stand_Watie" title="Stand Watie">Stand Watie</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Cherokee" title="Cherokee">Cherokee</a>, on February 21, 1865, and proceeded to <a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston, Texas</a>. </p><p>Maxey's new command was plagued by desertions and his inability to get supplies and equipment. Frustrated and discouraged, he was allowed to resign on May 22, 1865. He returned home to Paris, and formally surrendered in July to Union <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">Major General</a> <a href="/wiki/Edward_Canby" title="Edward Canby">Edward Canby</a> (E.R.S. Canby). Although nominally a prisoner of war, he remained at home on parole. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Later_political_career">Later political career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_B._Maxey&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Later political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sam_Bell_Maxey_House_in_Paris_Texas_DSC_0612_ad.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Sam_Bell_Maxey_House_in_Paris_Texas_DSC_0612_ad.JPG/230px-Sam_Bell_Maxey_House_in_Paris_Texas_DSC_0612_ad.JPG" decoding="async" width="230" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Sam_Bell_Maxey_House_in_Paris_Texas_DSC_0612_ad.JPG/345px-Sam_Bell_Maxey_House_in_Paris_Texas_DSC_0612_ad.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Sam_Bell_Maxey_House_in_Paris_Texas_DSC_0612_ad.JPG/460px-Sam_Bell_Maxey_House_in_Paris_Texas_DSC_0612_ad.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sam_Bell_Maxey_House" title="Sam Bell Maxey House">Sam Bell Maxey House</a> in <a href="/wiki/Paris,_Texas" title="Paris, Texas">Paris, Texas</a></figcaption></figure> <p>As a senior officer of the Confederacy, Maxey was not eligible to hold political office or even practice law. In October 1865 he began his appeal for a presidential pardon. He was finally successful when <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Johnson" title="Andrew Johnson">Andrew Johnson</a> pardoned him on July 20, 1867, after a personal appeal from Maxey's former West Point classmate <a href="/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant" title="Ulysses S. Grant">Ulysses S. Grant</a>. He resumed the practice of law in Paris. </p><p>In 1872 he ran for the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. Congress</a>, but lost in the <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic Party</a> Primary to <a href="/wiki/William_P._McLean" title="William P. McLean">William P. McLean</a>. In 1873, <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Texas" title="Governor of Texas">Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Edmund_J._Davis" title="Edmund J. Davis">Edmund J. Davis</a> offered Maxey an appointment to the Texas District Court, but he declined due to prior involvement as a lawyer with cases before the court.<sup id="cite_ref-Warner_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warner-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 1875, the Texas Legislature elected him to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">United States Senate</a> where he served two terms, from March 4, 1875, until March 3, 1887. He improved postal and rail service in Texas and argued against increased tariffs.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He took little interest in larger national or party affairs.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The legislature named the more dynamic <a href="/wiki/John_Henninger_Reagan" class="mw-redirect" title="John Henninger Reagan">John H. Reagan</a> to replace him.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Maxey returned to the practice of law in Paris, this time with his wife's nephew <a href="/w/index.php?title=Benjamin_Denton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Benjamin Denton (page does not exist)">Benjamin Denton</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Henry_William_Lightfoot&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Henry William Lightfoot (page does not exist)">Henry William Lightfoot</a>. The latter of the two later married Maxey's adopted daughter <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dora_Maxey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dora Maxey (page does not exist)">Dora Maxey</a>. When his nephew, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sam_Bell_Maxey_Long&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sam Bell Maxey Long (page does not exist)">Sam Bell Maxey Long</a>, joined the firm in 1892 he finally retired. He died on August 16, 1895, at <a href="/wiki/Eureka_Springs,_Arkansas" title="Eureka Springs, Arkansas">Eureka Springs, Arkansas</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Warner_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warner-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where he had gone for treatment of an intestinal problem. Samuel and Marilda are buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Paris. The townhouse that he built there in 1867 is now a state historical site on South Church Street and is open to visitors. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legacy">Legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_B._Maxey&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Camp_Maxey" title="Camp Maxey">Camp Maxey</a> was a World War II infantry-training camp and associated facilities. 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href="/wiki/Ezra_J._Warner_(historian)" title="Ezra J. Warner (historian)">Warner, Ezra J.</a> <i>Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders</i>. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8071-0823-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8071-0823-9">978-0-8071-0823-9</a>. p. 216.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Eicher368-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Eicher368_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Eicher, John H., and <a href="/wiki/David_J._Eicher" title="David J. Eicher">David J. Eicher</a>, <i>Civil War High Commands</i>. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8047-3641-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8047-3641-1">978-0-8047-3641-1</a>. p. 368.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sifakis438-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Sifakis438_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sifakis438_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sifakis438_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Sifakis, Stewart. <i>Who Was Who in the Civil War</i>. New York: Facts On File, 1988. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8160-1055-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8160-1055-4">978-0-8160-1055-4</a>. p. 438.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_B._Maxey&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Eicher, John H., and <a href="/wiki/David_J._Eicher" title="David J. Eicher">David J. Eicher</a>, <i>Civil War High Commands.</i> Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8047-3641-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8047-3641-1">978-0-8047-3641-1</a>.</li> <li>Sifakis, Stewart. <i>Who Was Who in the Civil War.</i> New York: Facts On File, 1988. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8160-1055-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8160-1055-4">978-0-8160-1055-4</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ezra_J._Warner_(historian)" title="Ezra J. Warner (historian)">Warner, Ezra J.</a> <i>Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders.</i> Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1959. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8071-0823-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8071-0823-9">978-0-8071-0823-9</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_B._Maxey&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Louise Horton: <i>Samuel Bell Maxey: A biography</i>; 1974, University of Texas Press, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-292-77509-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-292-77509-1">0-292-77509-1</a>.</li> <li>John Waugh: <i>Sam Bell Maxey and the Confederate Indians</i>; 1995 paperback, McWhiney Press, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-886661-03-0" title="Special:BookSources/1-886661-03-0">1-886661-03-0</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_B._Maxey&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFUnited_States_CongressM000265" class="citation web cs1">United States Congress. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000265">"Samuel B. Maxey (id: M000265)"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress" title="Biographical Directory of the United States Congress">Biographical Directory of the United States Congress</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Biographical+Directory+of+the+United+States+Congress&rft.atitle=Samuel+B.+Maxey+%28id%3A+M000265%29&rft.au=United+States+Congress&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbioguide.congress.gov%2Fscripts%2Fbiodisplay.pl%3Findex%3DM000265&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASamuel+B.+Maxey" class="Z3988"></span> Retrieved on 2008-02-13</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fma85">Samuel Bell Maxey</a> from the <i><a href="/wiki/Handbook_of_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Handbook of Texas">Handbook of Texas</a> Online</i></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-5827:246">Entry for Samuel Bell Maxey</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20121205004737/http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-5827"><i>Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas</i></a> published 1880, hosted by the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://texashistory.unt.edu/">Portal to Texas History.</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/sam_bell_maxey_house/">Maxey House overview</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Parks_and_Wildlife_Department" title="Texas Parks and Wildlife Department">Texas Parks and Wildlife Department</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">Texas Senate</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jesse_H._Parsons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jesse H. Parsons (page does not exist)">Jesse H. Parsons</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">Texas State Senator</a><br />from <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate,_District_9" title="Texas Senate, District 9">District 9</a> (<a href="/wiki/Paris,_Texas" title="Paris, Texas">Paris</a>) </b><br />1861 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rice_Maxey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rice Maxey (page does not exist)">Rice Maxey</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #cccccc"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/James_W._Flanagan" class="mw-redirect" title="James W. Flanagan">James W. Flanagan</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Texas" title="List of United States senators from Texas"> U.S. senator (Class 1) from Texas</a> </b><br />1875—1887 <br />Served alongside: <b><a href="/wiki/Morgan_C._Hamilton" title="Morgan C. Hamilton">Morgan C. Hamilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Coke" title="Richard Coke">Richard Coke</a></b> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/John_Henninger_Reagan" class="mw-redirect" title="John Henninger Reagan">John H. 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