Lee 7th Grade Research Projects: Texas Civil War Museum

Index for this volume in the back of this book.

Index for this volume is in this volume.

Texas Rangers had patrolled on horseback since the early days of the Republic. Texas military heritage, born in a revolution from Mexico in the 1830s and maturing in the Mexican-American War of the 1840s, shaped all who lived there. Now, years later, a handful of these veterans and a generation raised in this heritage would make a colorful and heroic contribution to the Civil War as unique and independent "horse soldiers." This is the picturesque story of their battles and skirmishes where the often outnumbered cavalry, through bravado or sheer madness, frequently helped turn the tide of battle . . . from Colonel Parsons' assault on the Federal Navy during the Red River Campaign of 1864 to Terry's Texas Rangers with General Wheeler's horsemen tirelessly badgering Sherman on his "March to the Sea," it's all here. A lively and picturesque narration by a respected historian.

Texas may have seceded from the Union during the Civil War, but opinion still rose strong on both sides. Read about Texans who struggled for and against secession, those who fought in the war, and those who ran Reconstruction-era Texas. The book fills in a gap of material for students on Texasi role in the Civil War.

"Volume 1" covers important issues and events in American history from early exploration and settlement in the New World to the aftermath of the Civil War. It is divided into four sections.

Alphabetical listings. Index is in Volume 7.

Six lavishly illustrated volumes are a comprehensive guide to the Civil War. The volumes describe in detail battles from 1861 to 1865, featuring authentic narratives of each campaign. Chapters recreate the clash of armies, tactics, strategies and outcomes of battles.