Research Catalog

Title

The Confederates of Chappell Hill, Texas : prosperity, Civil War and decline / Stephen Chicoine.

Author

Chicoine, Stephen.

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2005], ©2005.

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Description

viii, 260 pages : illustrations, maps; 27 cm

Summary

"This work is centered on the town of Chappell Hill, Texas, and its role in the Civil War. The book provides details about the area's pre-war prosperity as a center of wealth, influence and aristocracy and describes the angry fervor of the period leading up to the war. Through excerpts from correspondence and journals, it emphasizes the personal experiences of the soldiers, including their motivations for enlisting and their tales of duty. Post-war adventures are also offered as the author explores Texas resistance to Federal occupation, the town's yellow fever epidemic and a period of reconciliation as aging veterans gather at Blue-Gray reunions to reunite the nation."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Texas > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
• Chappell Hill (Tex.) > History > 19th century

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-252) and index.

Contents

1. Texas secedes -- 2. Terry's Texas Rangers' first blood -- 3. Sibley's brigade and Waller's regiments -- 4. Hood's Texas brigade moves into action -- 5. Capture at Arkansas Post -- 6. Glory at Galveston -- 7. Marauding cavalry -- 8. Vicksburg and Gettysburg - the turning points -- 9. The Home Front 1863-1864 -- 10. Eastern Tennessee Campaign -- 11. The Defense of Atlanta -- 12. The wilderness and Petersburg -- 13. The end of the war -- 14. Texas at the close of the war -- 15. Texas homecomings -- 16. Occupation and reconstruction -- 17. Yellow fever -- 18. National reconciliation.

ISBN

0786419822 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)

LCCN

2004018785

OCLC

• ocm56214096
• SCSB-5132768

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries