Texas in the Civil War: A Résumé History

Texas in the Civil War: A Résumé History

The Texas Civil War Centennial Commission has long felt the need for a booklet setting forth a brief history of Texas participation in the Civil War and the Confederacy. Many requests for such a publication have come from schools, organizations and individuals. We are especially indebted to Dr. Allan C. Ashcraft, who prepared Texas in the Civil War at no cost to our Commission. Mr. James Wilkins of Tyler contributed the art work. A chronology appears on page 45 and was prepared by the Committee on Chronology. Professor John T. Duncan of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas served as chairman. Texas in 1860 was an area where the Old South faded into what was to become the new West. The state was a partially settled land of contrasts surrounded by enemies on all but the Louisiana side.[1] This one friendly boundary was a powerful tie that linked Texas both physically and psychologically with its Southern parent lands. Because the state was in an early phase of settlement, the population of 420,891 white persons included a great majority of people who had been born in other states or in foreign countries. Barely one-third of the whites had been born in Texas, while over ten percent of them were originally from countries other than the United States. Most of the settlers from other states were from the South.[2] Thus far these hardy individuals had organized counties along the entire length of the Rio Grande and, elsewhere, as far west as the 100th meridian frontier line. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 56709
Author: Ashcraft, Allan Coleman
Release Date: Mar 9, 2018
Format: eBook
Language: English