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Palmito Ranch : from Civil War battlefield to national historic landmark
- Title
- Palmito Ranch : from Civil War battlefield to national historic landmark / Jody Edward Ginn and William Alexander McWhorter ; foreword by Richard B. McCaslin.
- Author
- Ginn, Jody Edward, 1969-
- Publication
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2018]
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- Description
- xiii, 116 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Opening with a crisp retelling of the principal military events that unfolded at Palmito Ranch, near the Confederate port city of Brownsville, Ginn and McWhorter go on to recount the determined initiative pursued by a team of stakeholders, organized largely through the efforts of the Texas Historical Commission, to study, document, and preserve this important Texas historic site. Now, after less than a decade of focused effort, visitors to the area may benefit from not only improved and expanded historical markers, but also a radio transmitter and a viewing platform, along with other interpretive aids. All this is due to the campaign spearheaded by McWhorter, Ginn, and a cohort of dedicated volunteers and professionals. The objective, as McCaslin's foreword emphasizes, is to 'enhance Texans' understanding of their state's role in the Civil War.'"
- Subject
- Ford, John Salmon
- Texas Historical Commission
- American Civil War (1861-1865)
- Palmito Ranch, Battle of (Texas : 1865)
- 1861-1865
- Palmito Ranch, Battle of, Tex., 1865
- Battlefield monuments > Texas > Palmito Ranch
- Historic sites > Conservation and restoration > Texas > Cameron County
- Heritage tourism > Texas
- Battlefield monuments
- Heritage tourism
- Historic sites > Conservation and restoration
- Historiography
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Palmito Ranch (Tex.) > History, Military
- United States > History > Historiography. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States > History > Influence. > Civil War, 1861-1865
- Texas
- Texas > Cameron County
- United States
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Military history.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-108) and index.
- Contents
- Foreword / Richard B. McCaslin -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The little-known history of the Battle of Palmito Ranch -- John S. "Rip" Ford and Texas in the Civil War -- The first Battle of Palmito Ranch, 1864 -- The second Battle of Palmito Ranch, 1865: "Last land battle of the Civil War" -- From battlefield to national historic landmark -- Park day gets the ball rolling -- Archeology atop Palmito Hill -- Getting the word out: AM radio and workshops -- On the Eve of the Sesquicentennial -- Epilogue -- Notes.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-9390
- ISBN
- 9781623496364
- 1623496365
- LCCN
- 2017058031
- OCLC
- 1019844834
- Author
- Ginn, Jody Edward, 1969- author.
- Title
- Palmito Ranch : from Civil War battlefield to national historic landmark / Jody Edward Ginn and William Alexander McWhorter ; foreword by Richard B. McCaslin.
- Publisher
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2018]
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-108) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1861-1865
- Added Author
- McWhorter, William Alexander, 1975- author.McCaslin, Richard B., writer of foreword.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-9390