Author: Stephen A. Townsend
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1585444871
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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In 1863 the Union capture of Texas was viewed as crucial to the strategy to deny the Confederacy the territory west of the Mississippi and thus to break the back of Southern military force. Overland, Texas supplied Louisiana and points east with needed goods; by way of Mexico, Texas offered a detour around the blockade of Southern ports and thus an economic link to England and France. But Union forces had no good base from which to interdict either part of the Texas trade. Their efforts were characterized by short, unsuccessful forays, primarily in East and South Texas. One of these, which left New Orleans on October 26, 1863, and was known as the Rio Grande Expedition, forms the centerpiece of this book. Stephen A. Townsend carefully traces the actions—and inaction—of the Union forces from the capture of Brownsville by troops under Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks, through the advance up the coast with the help of Union Loyalists, until General Ulysses S. Grant ordered the abandonment of all of Texas except Brownsville in March 1864. Townsend analyzes the effects of the campaign on the local populace, the morale and good order of the two armies involved, U.S. diplomatic relations with France, the Texas cotton trade, and postwar politics in the state. He thoughtfully assesses the benefits and losses to the Northern war effort of this only sustained occupation of Texas. No understanding of the Civil War west of the Mississippi—or its place in the Union strategy for the Deep South—will be complete without this informative study.
Author: Sophia Dembling
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publications
ISBN: 1556228880
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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In Texas "Yankee" is a loose term covering a lot of ground. If you're not a Texan or a southerner, you're a Yankee and therefore, to many Texans, suspect. There are many rites of passage to being a Yankee in Texas: the first time you spot a pickup with a gun rack; the first time you realize that a week is a long time to go without Mexican food; the first time you recognize a change in seasons; your first thunderstorm; your first honky-tonk. Culture Shock in Texas can be intense and is exacerbate by local rules of propriety that tell us to keep out mouths shut. But here in this book we are going to talk all about it with good old Yankee outspokenness. We'll clear the air, share experiences, orient newcomers, and have some good laughs.
Author: David C. Edmonds
Publisher: University of Louisiana
ISBN:
Category : Louisiana
Languages : en
Pages : 516
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The complete narrative of the expedition.
Author: Jerry Orange
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781503336780
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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Texas Yankee: Honeymoon is the sequel to Texas Yankee: Homecoming. It is the continuing story of Joshua and Sarah Granger rebuilding their lives after the Civil War tore them apart. In Texas Yankee: Honeymoon, Joshua and Sarah Granger work together to build their dreams in the beautiful Central Texas Hill country in 1868. It is a time of growth for Texas as well as Joshua and Sarah and their adopted son Luke. But with that growth comes growing pains. Joshua and Sarah deal with the daily struggle of newlyweds building a ranch as well as personal struggles that test their relationship and puts them both in danger of being killed. Like most of us Joshua and Sarah experience success and hardship in business and friendships. When an honorable decision goes bad and Joshua lands in jail, the family pulls together. Texas Yankee: Honeymoon is a wild ride for a young family who sticks together through good times and bad even if it means the possibility of getting carried off or killed by Comanche, hung by vigilantes, or going to prison.
Author: Dennis A. Connole
Publisher: University Press of America
ISBN: 9780761839835
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 388
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Dennis "Joe" Connole was an ordinary soldier. He spent four years, three months, and seventeen days in the U.S. Army during World War II. From March 1942 until December 1943, he was a member of the 26th "Yankee" Division on Coast Patrol duty in Maine. In early 1944, Joe Connole shipped out to the European Theater of Operations (ETO), where he joined the 36th "Texas" Division as a replacement: thus, a "Yankee" in the "Texas Army." In June 1944, he received a Purple Heart for shrapnel wounds inflicted in Italy.
Author: Donald Shaw Frazier
Publisher: State House Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Beginning with the spasms of secession in the Pelican State, Donald Frazier weaves a stirring tale of bravado, reaction and war as he describes the consequences of disunion for the hapless citizens of Louisiana and Texas.
Author: Johanna Burke
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 9781615324729
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This book discusses Texas history during the Civil War (1861-1865) when Texas voted to join the Confederacy.
Author: Jerry D. Thompson
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1603447032
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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Written "to set the record straight," these veterans' stories provide colorful accounts of the bloody battles of Valverde, Glorieta, and Peralta, as well as details fo the soldier's tragic and painful retreat back to Texas in the summer of 1862.
Author: Patrick M. Reynolds
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Texas
Languages : en
Pages :
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Stories include how Texas got its name. Sophia Coffee, the confeder female Paul Revere Saved Texas from a Yankee invasion.
Author: Paul Cool
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1603444440
Category : El Paso (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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The El Paso Salt War of 1877 has gone down in history as the spontaneous action of a mindless rabble, but as author Paul Cool deftly demonstrates, the episode was actually an insurgency, the product of a deliberate, community-based decision squarely in the tradition of the American nation s original fight for self-government. The Pasenos (local Mexican Americans) had held common ownership of the immense salt lakes at the base of the Guadalupe Mountains since the time of Spanish rule. They believed their title was confirmed in the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. However, to the American businessmen who saw in the white expanse a cash crop that could make them rich in the years following the American Civil War, ownership appeared up for grabs. After years of struggle among Anglo politicians and speculators eager to seize the lakes, an Austin banker staked a legal claim in 1877, and his son-in-law, Charles Howard, started to enforce it. Cool chronicles the ensuing popular uprising that disrupted established governmental authority in El Paso for twelve weeks. Unique features of this pioneering book include the author s employment of previously untapped sources and the first thorough and systematic use of familiar ones, notably the government report El Paso Troubles in Texas, to create this detailed study of the war. First-person accounts from reports and newspaper items create a landmark day-by-day account of the San Elizario battle, including the location of the Texas Ranger positions. This fast-paced account not only corrects the record of this historical episode but will also resonate in the context of today s racial and ethnic tensions along the U.S.-Mexico border."
