Between the Enemy and Texas : Parsons's Texas Cavalry in the Civil War /

Much of the Civil War west of the Mississippi was a war of waiting for action, of foraging already stripped land for an army that supposedly could provision itself, and of disease in camp, while trying to hold out against Union pressure. There were none of the major engagements that characterized th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bailey, Anne J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Fort Worth : Texas Christian University Press, 1989.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Confederate States of America. > Army. > Texas Cavalry. > Parsons's Brigade.
Confederate States of America. > Army. > Texas Cavalry. > Parsons's Brigade > History.
Regimental histories.
Military campaigns.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
United States.
Texas.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Campagnes et batailles.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Histoire des unites.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
Texas > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Regimental histories.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. A Healthy Bunch of Scrappers
  • 2. A Fightin' Preacher and His Unruly Flock
  • 3. If You Want to Have a Good Time Gine the Cavalry
  • 4. The Yankees Are as Afraid as Death of the Texans
  • 5. The Swamp Fox Regiment
  • 6. They Don't Like Our Mode of Fighting
  • 7. The Race to Arkansas Post
  • 8. Off to Missouri
  • 9. To Strike a Blow for Vicksburg
  • 10. The Loss of Arkansas
  • 11. Whiskey and Gunpowder Aren't Necessary to Enable a Southron to Make a Charge
  • 12. The Road to Yellow Bayou13. The Last Year
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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