JPK Huson 1863
Brev. Brig. Gen'l
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2012
- Location
- Central Pennsylvania
And GEE WHIZ. It is of course as raucous, unbelievable, huge, shocking and varied as you would have to expect- crazy. Wigfall! Surely no one can discuss the man without reading all of these books? Or being born there. I know I never make the attempt, just kind of know when I'm in way over my head, you see Wigfall make an appearance in discussions. So Texas during secession was like all the other states combined, on.. well, a stimulant.
SO many legendary events related to the war- " The Great Hanging ", seems ridiculous not to have heard of it! Goes on the list although not exactly looking forward to it.
Thank you! No idea why, it's only just become clear, this whole guerilla thing- what an insane, out of control situation it was for locals, no matter which loyalty they held. Had it in my head guerilla activity was small- and confined, too. AND consisted of raids on at least more military objectives than civilian. Has anyone extensively covered civilian casualties of guerilla activity? Just curious. I understand yes, all the information would be around somewhere, in some archives, university libraries and collections, etc. I mean compiled anywhere. Not just Texas, all the states suffering this affliction.
SO many legendary events related to the war- " The Great Hanging ", seems ridiculous not to have heard of it! Goes on the list although not exactly looking forward to it.
Their was extensive guerrilla warfare in areas the Union Army occupied . I am not aware if any historian as given a reasonably good estimate of how many guerrillas, free lance bandits and militias and home guards their where. That number would have to be well over 10 thousand. Daniel Sutherland has a recent book on Unionist guerrillas.You might want to check out my thread. Texas had some guerrilla warfare but nothing compared to some other Confederate States.
Leftyhunter
Thank you! No idea why, it's only just become clear, this whole guerilla thing- what an insane, out of control situation it was for locals, no matter which loyalty they held. Had it in my head guerilla activity was small- and confined, too. AND consisted of raids on at least more military objectives than civilian. Has anyone extensively covered civilian casualties of guerilla activity? Just curious. I understand yes, all the information would be around somewhere, in some archives, university libraries and collections, etc. I mean compiled anywhere. Not just Texas, all the states suffering this affliction.