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The Union Blockade and Mexico—Part 2
By Caroline Davis—part two The Union Blockade had begun to move inland up the Rio Grande by 1864, thwarting trade across the river. One would expect negative repercussions with the closing of this important trade route, but the Confederacy was never a primary benefactor in the relationship. In all actuality, the Matamoros Trade was more […]
Read more...The Union Blockade and Mexico—Part 1
We are excited to welcome guest author Caroline Davis. Caroline is a graduate of Ball State University with a BA in History and minors in Political Science and Philosophy. She currently is finishing her second internship at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park. In the fall she plans on attending Georgia State University, where she […]
Read more...Reynolds Reconsidered
Was John Fulton Reynolds a great corps commander? Was Reynolds even a great general? And why do Civil War buffs have such a high regard for an officer who did so little in the Civil War compared to the likes of Stonewall Jackson, George Meade, Robert E. Lee, or Ulysses S. Grant? While these questions […]
Read more...America’s Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union. A Review
Fergus M. Bordewich. America’s Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2012. Pp. x, 480. It all started with slavery and a war. Before 1848, most white Americans had rested their hopes for national unity on the Missouri Compromise of 1820, which settled […]
Read more...A Little Southeast Texas History
The past weekend, my wife and I made a trip down to Houston to visit a good friend. Knowing that I was a history buff—or nerd (but I like the term “buff” better)—we made plans to head out to San Jacinto Battlefield and up to Huntsville, Texas, the final home of Sam Houston. San Jacinto […]
Read more...150 Years Later–The Battle of Picacho Pass, part 3
Part three in a series. Lieut. Jas. Barrett 1st Cav. Cal. Vols Killed in action April 15th 1862 aged 28 years Geo. Johnson, Co. A 1st Cav. Cal. Vols Killed April 15th 1862 aged 25 years W. S. Leonard, Co. D 1st Cav. Cal. Vols died of wounds April 16th, 1862 . . . and […]
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