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Category Archives: Civil War
The Ride of Paul Revere
Introduction We were taught as children about the midnight ride of Paul Revere. It was a great story for young children — fourth or fifth grade, perhaps. That dashing silversmith — who, booted and spurred and with a heavy stride, … Continue reading
The Last Battle
Introduction For some unknown reason, most people think that Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse was the end of the American Civil War. It wasn’t. Lee’s surrender did take place on 9 April 1865, … Continue reading
Posted in American Military, American Southwest, Civil War, History, Texas
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Memorial Day
Each year, the people of the United States set aside the last Monday in May to remember our fallen service members. The observance is a recent addition to the federal calendar, however. And how America’s various communities choose to observe … Continue reading
Posted in American Military, Civil War, History, Memorial Day
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An Act: To Provide for the Protection of Texas
According to some modern sociologists, Texas culture is among the major influences of American society today. Even despite waves of immigrants (an amalgamation of Tejano, Anglo, Irish, Cajun, and African cultures) and the many tragedies impacting life in the Lone … Continue reading
A Black Speck
A black speck appears against the sky, and it is plain that it moves. … Another instant and man and horse burst past our excited faces and go winging away like the belated fragment of a storm. —Mark Twain (Roughing … Continue reading
Posted in American Frontier, American Indians, California, Civil War, Colorado, Gunfights and such, History, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Pony Express
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Hell’s Fury
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned. —William Congreve, The Mourning Bride (1697)[1] Between 1960-63, the ABC Television Network hosted an entertaining crime drama called The Naked City. The star … Continue reading
Posted in American Frontier, Civil War, Goldrush, Gunfights and such, History, Justice, Missouri, Society, The Ladies
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Virginia Rangers
General Orders No. 30 War Department, Adjutant, and Inspector General’s Office Richmond, April 28, 1862 The following acts having passed both houses of Congress were duly approved by the president and are now published for the information of the army … Continue reading
Posted in American Military, Civil War, History, Partisan Rangers, Virginia
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Bondage & Deliverance
Introduction The term “brain drain” describes the large-scale migration of educated or highly skilled people from one country, economic sector, or field to another, usually for better opportunities or living conditions. It may have begun during the Age of Exploration … Continue reading
“I done took it up.”
A look at straight-shooting Texas Ranger Captain Bill McDonald ___________ Introduction In order for stories to become popular, whether based on fact or smothered in myth, they have to reflect the society that takes stock in them. Texas society has … Continue reading
God made man — but Texas made Texans
Introduction In 1820, Tejas (Texas) was a province of New Spain. In that year, the population of Hispanics living in Texas was around 1,700 — mainly concentrated in San Antonio, but with a spattering of people also living in Nacogdoches … Continue reading
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