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Sabine Pass
The Confederacy's Thermopylae
Häftad, 2004
283 kr
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Winner, Dan and Marilyn Laney Prize, Austin Civil War Round Table, 2005In an 1882 speech, former Confederate president Jefferson Davis made an exuberant claim: "That battle at Sabine Pass was more remarkable than the battle at Thermopylae." Indeed, Sabine Pass was the site of one of the most …
Battle on the Bay
The Civil War Struggle for Galveston
Häftad, 1998
283 kr
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The Civil War history of Galveston is one of the last untold stories from America's bloodiest war, despite the fact that Galveston was a focal point of hostilities throughout the conflict. As other Southern ports fell to the Union, Galveston emerged as one of the Confederacy's only lifelines to the …
Southern Journey of a Civil War Marine
The Illustrated Note-Book of Henry O. Gusley
Häftad, 2006
381 kr
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On September 28, 1863, the Galveston Tri-Weekly News caught its readers' attention with an item headlined "A Yankee Note-Book." It was the first installment of a diary confiscated from U.S. Marine Henry O. Gusley, who had been captured at the Battle of Sabine Pass. Gusley's diary proved so popular …
Decisions of the Galveston Campaigns
The Twenty-One Critical Decisions That Defined the Operations
Häftad, 2024
283 kr
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The Galveston Campaigns were a series of naval and overland battles that pitted Confederate General John B. Magruder and his often-improvised Confederate forces against General Nathaniel P. Banks and a variety of Union army and naval forces. A Federal fleet entered Galveston Bay on October 4, 1862, …
Busy Week in Texas Volume 27
Ulysses S. Grant's 1880 Visit to the Lone Star State
Häftad, 2021
223 kr
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In the spring of 1880, Ulysses S. Grant, former general-in-chief and two-term president of the United States, stepped ashore at Galveston and began what turned out to be a seven-day whirlwind visit to Texas. Because of his past accomplishments and the chance that he might be nominated to serve an …
Juneteenth
The Story Behind the Celebration
Häftad, 2021
341 kr
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Juneteenth has been touted as a national day celebrating the end of slavery. Observances from coast to coast have turned this event into part of the national conversation about race, slavery, and how Americans understand, acknowledge, and explain what has been called the national “original …
Rockets, Tanks and Submarines
Häftad, 2025
457 kr
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Few topics have fascinated American readers more than the Civil War. Occurring as it did at the beginning of a new industrial age, it fostered a wide variety of strange and innovation contraptions that shaped the course of the conflict. Texans were among the most creative in their designs, and …
