Why Texans Fought in the Civil War [Recurso electrónico] /
Charles David Grear.
- 1st ed.
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2010.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 239 p. :) ill., maps ;
- Sam Rayburn series on rural life ; no. 20 .
- Sam Rayburn series on rural life ; no. 20. Book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-230) and index.
Into the fray : why Texans fought in the Civil War -- Defense of the Lone Star State : why Texans fought in the Trans-Mississippi -- Defense of their former homes : why Texans fought east of the Mississippi River -- Demoralization and desertion : why Texans returned to the Lone Star State during the war -- Fighting in a new land : why foreign immigrants and minorities in Texas fought.