Download or read book Confederate Defense of Texas 1861 1865 written by Orville Ellis Avery and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Seventh Star of the Confederacy written by Kenneth Wayne Howell and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On February 1, 1861, delegates at the Texas Secession Convention elected to leave the Union. The people of Texas supported the actions of the convention in a statewide referendum, paving the way for the state to secede and to officially become the seventh state in the Confederacy. Soon the Texans found themselves engaged in a bloody and prolonged civil war against their northern brethren. During the curse of this war, the lives of thousands of Texans, both young and old, were changed forever. This new anthology, edited by Kenneth W. Howell, incorporates the latest scholarly research on how Texans experienced the war. Eighteen contributors take us from the battlefront to the home front, ranging from inside the walls of a Confederate prison to inside the homes of women and children left to fend for themselves while their husbands and fathers were away on distant battlefields, and from the halls of the governor’s mansion to the halls of the county commissioner’s court in Colorado County. Also explored are well-known battles that took place in or near Texas, such as the Battle of Galveston, the Battle of Nueces, the Battle of Sabine Pass, and the Red River Campaign. Finally, the social and cultural aspects of the war receive new analysis, including the experiences of women, African Americans, Union prisoners of war, and noncombatants.
Download or read book Texas in the War 1861 1865 written by Marcus Joseph Wright and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most complete history of Texas in the Civil War to appear since 1900.
Download or read book Confederate Texas a Political Study written by Billy D. Ledbetter and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "No adequate history of the activities of the Texas state government during the Civil War has been written. Instead this phase of state history has been treated only in a limited manner in general state and Civil War histories. A history of the state government's functions and role during this period is essential to understanding Texas' development as a state and its place in the Confederacy. This work is an attempt to provide such a history. A study of the internal political affairs of Texas during the war years, this work begins with the movement toward secession and ends with the collapse of the state government and the establishment of military rule in Texas. Emphasis has been placed on revealing how the state government attempted to cope with the numerous problems which the war engendered and the futility of these attempts."--P. iii.
Download or read book War and Reconstruction Times in Texas written by Augusta M. Loughery and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The American Civil War in Texas written by Johanna Burke and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses Texas history during the Civil War (1861-1865) when Texas voted to join the Confederacy.
Download or read book Texas in the War for Southern Independence 1861 1865 written by Robert Pattison Felgar and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Texas was in a unique position in the Confederacy. Unlike her sister states, she was contiguous to foreign territory. Much of her vast area was devoid of human habitation while most of the remainder was sparcely settled. Three-fourths of her people were recent immigrants, and she had a larger foreign element than any other confederate state. She was partly southern and partly western. The interests of the large planters along the lower courses of the rivers were quite like those of the planters in other states of the South. The settlers who resided along the western frontier were imbued with the ideas which generally prevailed in frontier communities; but, being mainly of southern stock, and believing in state rights, they joined their fellow Texans of the more populous areas in upholding a principle and in making common cause against aggression. On the other hand, individualism, so prevalent in frontier peoples, frequently marred the best efforts of the military authorities. Texas was practically free from invasion, hence her economic life could continue uninterrupted throughout the war, being affected mainly by a scarcity of workers because of the absence of men in the army. She was fortunate, too, in being able to have access to foreign markets through the port of Matamoras, Mexico. In the mobilization of the military strength of Texas the officials were inclined, to put undue stress on local defense to the injury of the cause of the entire confederacy. The protection of his home and neighborhood was frequently of greater concern to the frontiersman than service in the confederacy in another part of the country. Disloyalty and desertion weakened the military strength perceptibly. The efficiency of the military forces was lowered because so many Texans preferred service in the cavalry when most of them were needed for the infantry; and their effectiveness was impaired because at times there were not enough arms of any kind to supply those enrolled for service. Men suffered from the lack of proper shelter while in camp, and at times because of poor shoes and clothing. Food was often limited and of poor quality. Hospitals were never adequately supplied with medicines, bandages, and other necessary appliances. On the whole, however, the soldiers in Texas and Texans in other parts of the Trans-Mississippi Department fared better than did the men in the armies east of the river. Primarily an agricultural region, Texans made the most of the situation by spinning and weaving in the homes and by establishing small factories. The Military Board rendered a valuable service in securing from abroad cotton and wool cards which were so necessary for preparing cotton and wool for spinning. Because of the opportunity denied other confederate states of marketing cotton, Texas cotton growers opposed a restriction of the acreage despite the exhortations of editors to raise more foodstuffs and less cotton. A rather bitter feeling prevailed, not without justification, that the poor man was bearing more than his share of the burden of the war while the large planters and speculators were making profits at his expense, scarcity of specie and depreciation of paper money made trade conditions unstable. Both the Texas and Confederate governments failed to set up the machinery which would finance the war. While the unionist element was rather strong throughout the war, it was never powerful enough to venture into politics. Although there were some "slackers" in all parts of the state, the great majority of the people were willing to make sacrifices for the cause, and the men cheerfully offered themselves on the field of battle. But when the news reached them of the surrender of the two largest confederate armies, commanded by such esteemed leaders as Robert E. Lee and Joseph E. Johnston, no oratory or other arguments or devices could prevail upon them to continue the fight. The small forces fell to pieces and the men straggled homeward to their families where they were soon confronted with the reconstruction regime"--Leaves 514-517
Download or read book Texas in the Civil War written by Allan Coleman Ashcraft and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hood s Texas Brigade written by Susannah J. Ural and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2017-11-13 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Texas Brigade of the Army of Northern Virginia was one of the best units to fight on either side in the American Civil War. Three factors made that success possible: their strong self-identity as Confederates, the mutual respect shared between the brigade's junior officers and their men, and a constant desire to maintain their reputation not just as Texans, but also as the best soldiers in Robert E. Lee's army and all the Confederacy. Hood's Texas Brigade is a study of the soldiers and families of this elite unit that challenges key historical arguments about soldier motivation, volunteerism and desertion, home front morale, and veterans' postwar adjustment.
Download or read book Guide and Index to the Texas Confederate Audited Civil and Military Claims 1861 1865 written by Texas State Archives and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Texas Confederate Audited Claims, both Civil and Military, serve to identify and locate civilians and soldiers' families during the Civil War in Texas. There are items in both claim sets of particular interest to the genealogist, such as: powers of attorney, claims from probates, marriage and death records (or their statement), etc. The claims are presented in two parts: Guide to Audited Civil Claims and Guide to the Audited Military Claims. The records within each section are listed numerically by claim number, preceded by an index to names as an aid to researchers. Researchers will also appreciate the detailed, step-by-step guidance offered in the "Primer on Texas Confederate Research," which contains an extensive bibliography of microfilmed records available to the researcher.
Download or read book Texas Confederate Soldiers 1861 1865 Name roster written by Janet Hewett and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Texas confederate soldiers 1861 1865 Volume 2 written by Janet B. Hewett and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lone Star Blue and Gray written by Ralph Wooster and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bitter disputes over secession to the ways in which the conflict would be remembered, Texas and Texans were caught up in the momentous struggles of the American Civil War. Tens of thousands of Texans joined military units, and scarcely a household in the state was unaffected as mothers and wives assumed new roles in managing farms and plantations. Still others grappled with the massive social, political, and economic changes wrought by the bloodiest conflict in American history. The sixteen essays (eleven of them new) from some of the leading historians in the field in the second edition of Lone Star Blue and Gray illustrate the rich traditions and continuing vitality of Texas Civil War scholarship. Along with these articles, editors Ralph A. and Robert Wooster provide a succinct introduction to the war and Texas and recommended readings for those seeking further investigations of virtually every aspect of the war as experienced in the Lone Star State.
Download or read book Texas confederate soldiers 1861 1865 Volume 1 written by Janet B. Hewett and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Confederate Military Operations in Texas 1861 1865 written by James Burchell Crow and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Exodus of Federal Forces from Texas 1861 written by J. J. Bowden and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Civil War in Texas and the Southwest written by Col USA Roy Sullivan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007-07-02 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Did Texas Survive The Civil War? More specifically, how did Texas manage to repulse invading Union armies? And why were there no major battles like Antietam, Shiloh or Gettysburg fought in Texas? Answers include that Texas was too far, too large and that Texans (over 80,000 fought in that terrible struggle) were too feisty. The Civil War in Texas and the Southwest answers the above while shedding new light on Texan audacity, bravery and just plain luck. Part one of the book provides a chronology of the tragically unsuccessful 1861-1862 invading expedition of Confederate General Sibleys Texas volunteers into New Mexico and Arizona. Sibley grandiously called his brigade the Confederate Army of New Mexico. Of the 3,700 Texans who left San Antonio on this campaign, only 2,000 stumbled back the next year. Part two contains little-known stories about failed Union efforts to conquer southern and eastern Texas between 1863-1865. For example, Galveston was occupied by Union forces in 1862, then recaptured during a six hour battle on New Years Day 1863. Further up the Texas coast at Sabine Pass, a Union flotilla of four warships, twenty-two troop transports loaded with 5,000 invasion troops was defeated by a young red-headed Irish Texan lieutenant and his 40 immigrant cannoneers from Eire. And who knows that 300 Texans repulsed 500 better-armed and provisioned Union troops at Palmito ranch in the southern tip of Texas? Palmito was the last battle of the war and was actually fought after Lees surrender. Author Sullivans previous, acclaimed book, Scattered Graves: The Civil War Campaigns of Confederate General and Cherokee Chief Stand Waitie, depicts Waties leadership and hit-and-run tactics. He was the only Indian to be promoted to general on either side and was also the last Confederate general to surrender. Both books are available through Authorhouse.
