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00-A3599-FM 11/1/05 8:38 AM Page i the yankee invasion of texas (cid:2) 00-A3599-FM 11/1/05 8:38 AM Page ii number eight Canseco-Keck History Series jerry thompson, general editor 00-A3599-FM 11/1/05 8:38 AM Page iii The Yankee Invasion Texas of Stephen A. Townsend (cid:2) texas a&m university press College Station, Texas 00-A3599-FM 11/1/05 8:38 AM Page iv 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. (cid:2)(cid:3) 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 00-A3599-FM 11/1/05 8:38 AM Page v This book is dedicated to my son, Walter Andrew Townsend, whose history I never got to share. (cid:2) 00-A3599-FM 11/1/05 8:38 AM Page vi 00-A3599-FM 11/1/05 8:38 AM Page vii 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 00-A3599-FM 11/1/05 8:38 AM Page viii 00-A3599-FM 11/1/05 8:38 AM Page ix 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

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