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Yankee Invasion Texas
Stephen A. Townsend
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Description for Yankee Invasion Texas
Hardback. Traces the actions and inaction of the Union forces from the capture of Brownsville, through the advance up the coast with the help of Union Loyalists. The author analyzes the effects of the campaign on the local populace, the morale and good order of the two armies involved, US diplomatic relations with France, the Texas cotton trade, and more. Series: Canseco-Keck History Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, 1 b&w photo, 3 maps, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
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 its military force. Union efforts to cut off the Texas trade were characterized by short, unsuccessful forays, primarily in East and South Texas. Here, Stephen A. Townsend examines one of these, known as the Rio Grande Expedition, which left New Orleans on October 26, 1863. Townsend carefully traces the actions - and inaction - of the Union forces from the capture of Brownsville, through the advance up the coast ... Read more
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 its military force. Union efforts to cut off the Texas trade were characterized by short, unsuccessful forays, primarily in East and South Texas. Here, Stephen A. Townsend examines one of these, known as the Rio Grande Expedition, which left New Orleans on October 26, 1863. Townsend carefully traces the actions - and inaction - of the Union forces from the capture of Brownsville, through the advance up the coast ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
Series
Canseco-Keck History Series
Number of Pages
194
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585444878
SKU
V9781585444878
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About Stephen A. Townsend
STEPHEN A. TOWNSEND teaches history at New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of North Texas.
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