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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 1,030 0 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 578 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 482 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 198 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume II. 152 0 Browse Search
Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. 116 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 96 0 Browse Search
Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government 96 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 94 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 92 0 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller). You can also browse the collection for Texas (Texas, United States) or search for Texas (Texas, United States) in all documents.

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he course of study lengthened. In 1855, he was promoted lieutenant-colonel of the Second Cavalry, and in the spring of the next year he joined his regiment in western Texas. Pursuit of marauding Indians and study of animals and plants employed his hours, but he suffered from his separation from his wife and children, domestic affs later he was called to Arlington on account of the death of his father-inlaw, Mr. Custis. Despite the change in his circumstances, he returned to his command in Texas and remained until the autumn of 1859, when he was given leave to visit his family. It was during this visit that he was ordered with a company of marines to HarpLee University, where he ruled with simple dignity after the finish of the war. drift of the two sections toward war, and in February, 1861, upon the secession of Texas, he was recalled to Washington. It is needless to discuss exhaustively Lee's attitude on the questions that were dividing the country. He did not believe in sl
4,8143,2745,092313,18035,475 Oregon1,8101,81045 Pennsylvania315,01714,3078,612337,93633,183 Rhode Island19,5211,8781,83723,2361,321 Tennessee31,09231,0928,777 Texas1,9651,965151 Vermont32,54961912033,2885,224 Virginia42 Washington Territory96413396422 West Virginia31,87219632,0684,017 Wisconsin91,02916591,32712,301 India Florida4774679316490506171,0301,047 Alabama1453855291811908716724 Mississippi1225,6855,807752,5762,6511036,7046,807 Louisiana702,5482,61842826868323,0273,059 Texas281,3201,348131,2281,241101,2501,260 Arkansas1042,0612,16527888915743,7083,782 Tennessee992,0162,11549825874723,3533,425 Regular C. S. Army359721,00727441468251,73149721 Kentucky9111 Louisiana332231385319 Mississippi532151419 Missouri307 North Carolina741124612229 South Carolina53314877133325 Tennessee7824101117135 Texas35141433815224 Virginia99119516402641258 Confederate or Prov. Army5 Total64291636213711431011625227 Group no. 5 Confederate generals killed in battle
t at the fall of Vicksburg, and also held command in Texas and at Port Hudson. He received the surrender of thn Florida, in the Mexican War, and in California and Texas. At the opening of the Civil War he was promoted toproperty of the United States Government to the State of Texas, and escaped by steamer to New York. His first in Detroit, Michigan, April 16, 1823. He served in Texas, in Florida, and in the Mexican War, resigning his c and served in the Seminole and Mexican wars, and in Texas and New Mexico. He had reached the rank of captain , and became chief engineer of the Union Pacific and Texas Pacific railways. In 1866-67, he was member of Cong born in Tyre, New York, May 28, 1830, and served in Texas and Florida. He was at Fort Pickens from April to Jetersburg, and then formed the army of occupation in Texas. Federal generals—No. 20 Ohio Jamond, in April, 1865. After commanding a district in Texas, he was mustered out of the service, and returned to
e and fought at Glorieta (or Apache Cañon). The army was forced to retreat into Texas, in April, 1862, by Federal troops under Colonel E. R. S. Canby. Sibley was reMexico. After his repulse at Glorieta, March 28, 1862, he was driven back into Texas. He continued his service at the head of various commands in Louisiana, south esigned his commission in 1834. Two years later, he entered the army of the Texan Republic as a private, soon becoming a brigadier-general, and in 1838 was commander-in-chief of the army of Texas and Secretary of War. Later, he reentered the United States Army and served in the Mexican War with distinction. As colonel, he conduwingsville, Kentucky, June 1, 1831. and fought against the Comanche Indians in Texas. He resigned from the army in April, 1861, to enter the Confederate service. my—Trans-Mississippi Army The forces in the Department of West Louisiana and Texas were constituted the Southwestern Army, January 14, 1863, and the command was g
t. George wright Colonel 9th U. S. Infantry. Stephen Thomas Colonel of the 8th regiment. Texas Andrew J. Hamilton Brigadier-General, 1862; resigned, 1865. Edmund J. Davis Colonel 1, F. W., Mar. 13, 1865. Palmer, Oliver H., Mar. 13, 1865. Confederate generals—No. 21 Texas Walter P. Lane led a brigade of Cavalry West of the Mississippi. William P. Hardemafquain, V., Mar. 13, 1865. Von Blessingh, L., Mar. 13, 1865. Confederate generals—No. 22—Texas (continued) Richard M. Gano led a brigade of Morgan's Cavalry. Matthew D. Ector led a C. Moore led a brigade in the Army of the west. John R. Baylor, conspicuous in operations in Texas and New Mexico in 1861-62. Henry E. McCulloch, Texas brigade and District commander. Jerome Texas brigade and District commander. Jerome B. Robertson led a brigade in Hood's division. Louis T. Wigfall, Bearer of a Flag of truce at Fort Sumter. Thomas N. Waul, Colonel of Waul's Texas Legion. Von Egloffstein, F. W., Mar. 13, 18<