The Yankee Invasion of Texas

202 Pages·2006·7.073 MB·English

by  Stephen A. Townsend

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the yankee invasion of texas
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number eight
Canseco-Keck History Series
jerry thompson, general editor
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The
Yankee Invasion
Texas
of
Stephen A. Townsend
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texas a&m university press
College Station, Texas
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Copyright © 2006 by Stephen A. Townsend
Manufactured in the United States of America
All rights reserved
First edition
The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements
of the American National Standard for Permanence
of Paper for Printed Library Materials, z39.48–1984.
Binding materials have been chosen for durability.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Townsend, Stephen A.
The Yankee invasion of Texas / Stephen A. Townsend
p. cm. — (Canseco-Keck history series ; no. 8)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn1-58544-487-1 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Texas—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—Campaigns.
2. United States—History—Civil War, 1861–1865—
Campaigns. I. Title. II. Series.
e475.4. t69 2005
973.7(cid:2)3(cid:2)09764—dc22
2005021930
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This book is dedicated to my son,
Walter Andrew Townsend,
whose history I never got to share.
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contents
list of illustrations ix
preface xi
One.
To Plant the Flag in Texas 3
Two.
The Finest Campaign of the War 25
Three.
Fall Back and Save the Cotton 45
Four.
The Red River Beckons 69
Five.
The Cavalry of the West 93
Six.
Troubles South of the Border 107
Seven.
The War Ends in Texas 123
Eight.
War and the Lower Rio Grande Valley 143
notes 149
bibliography 173
index 183
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illustrations
Cotton routes to the Rio Grande 7
Steel engraving of Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks 13
Middle Texas coast 63
Civil War battles in the Rio Grande Valley 133