The Third Texas Cavalry in the Civil War

by Douglas Hale

Overview

The Third Texas Cavalry Regiment, recruited from twenty-six counties of northeastern Texas, was one of the most famous Confederate units from the Lone Star State. Douglas Hale narrates troop movements and battle actions, sensitively portraying the sufferings and private thoughts of individual cavalrymen and their commanders as they marched back and forth across the Southern landscape.

 

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780806132891
Publisher:	University of Oklahoma Press
Publication date:	09/15/2000
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Douglas Hale is Professor Emeritus of History at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

List of Illustrations (p. ix)
List of Maps (p. xi)
List of Tables (p. xiii)
Preface (p. xv)
1. Texas Leaves the Union, 1860-1861 (p. 3)
2. Texas Goes to War, February-May 1861 (p. 20)
3. The Boys from East Texas, June 1861 (p. 33)
4. Wilson's Creek, July-August 1861 (p. 50)
5. Chustenahlah, August-December 1861 (p. 70)
6. Pea Ridge, January-March 1862 (p. 85)
7. Corinth, April-May 1862 (p. 101)
8. Iuka, June-October 1862 (p. 120)
9. Holly Springs, November 1862-Janaury 1863 (p. 138)
10. Thompson's Station, January-May 1863 (p. 159)
11. Vicksburg and Jackson, June-August 1863 (p. 174)
12. The Big Black and the Sunflower, August 1863-January 1864 (p. 188)
13. The Yazoo and the Black Warrior, February-April 1864 (p. 201)
14. The Etowach and the Chattachoochee, May-July 1864 (p. 216)
15. Atlanta, July-August 1864 (p. 230)
16. Hell in Tennessee, September-December 1864 (p. 248)
17. The Road Back, January-May 1865 (p. 267)
18. East Texas Veterans (p. 276)
Notes (p. 287)
Bibliography (p. 321)
Index (p. 337)

Editorial Reviews

The history of Colonel Elkanah Greer's famous Third Texas Cavalry Regiment, which fought for the Confederacy in 72 separate engagements from the Great Plains to the Appalachian Mountains. Hale (history emeritus, Oklahoma State U.) frequently uses material from unpublished diaries and letters to let the soldiers and their families describe their own experiences on the battlefield and at home. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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