The Yankee Invasion of Texas

Posted on 25 June 2018 by Stephen A. Townsend

In 1863 the Union capture of Texas was viewed as crucial to the strategy to deny the Confederacy the territory west of the Mississippi and thus to break the back of Southern military force Overland, Texas supplied Louisiana and points east with needed goods by way of Mexico, Texas offered a detour around the blockade of Southern ports and thus an economic link to England and France But Union forces had no good base from which to interdict either part of the Texas trade Their efforts were characterized by short, unsuccessful forays, primarily in East and South Texas One of these, which left New Orleans on October 26, 1863, and was known as the Rio Grande Expedition, forms the centerpiece of this book.Stephen A Townsend carefully traces the actions and inaction of the Union forces from the capture of Brownsville by troops under Gen Nathaniel P Banks, through the advance up the coast with the help of Union Loyalists, until General Ulysses S Grant ordered the abandonment of all of Texas except Brownsville in March 1864 Townsend analyzes the effects of the campaign on the local populace, the morale and good order of the two armies involved, U.S diplomatic relations with France, the Texas cotton trade, and postwar politics in the state He thoughtfully assesses the benefits and losses to the Northern war effort of this only sustained occupation of Texas.No understanding of the Civil War west of the Mississippi or its place in the Union strategy for the Deep South will be complete without this informative study. New Read [ The Yankee Invasion of Texas ] By [ Stephen A. Townsend ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Pretty interesting book at the Union attempt to capture Texas There were several things which prevented it from getting for stars There were only a few maps of the general area described in the text, and none showing the individual engagements Since there isn t any order of battle included in the book, it s a bit difficult to keep track of where each unit was located or which formation it belonged to Also, the author seems to be inconsistent about the names of some commands for example, E.R Pretty interesting book at the Union attempt to capture Texas There were several things which prevented it from getting for stars There were only a few maps of the general area described in the text, and none showing the individual engagements Since there isn t any order of battle included in th...

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25 June 2018

Stephen A. Townsend