The Kaiser Burnout

[Whitfield's Legion]

In my search for more obscure Trans-Mississippi theatre engagements I came across an event in deep East Texas called the Kaiser Burnout. I read up on what I could find, but wanted to know if y'all could find anything more -

Kaiser Burnout - Wikipedia

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The Big Thicket adventures in East Texas.

The Kaiser Burnout

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[RedRover]

There is some discussion of it in this recent history...

Lone Star Unionism, Dissent, and Resistance

Most histories of Civil War Texas—some starring the fabled Hood’s Brigade, Terry’s Texas Rangers, or one or another military figure—depict the Lone Star State as having joined the Confederacy as a matter of course and as having later emerged from the war relatively unscathed. Yet as the...

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[Lampasas Bill]

You might find this article interesting:

History of Lumberton/Chance Loeb TX | Fantastic History near Lumberton: | Facebook

Fantastic History near Lumberton: Civil War History of Big Thicket National Preserve Honey Island, Texas: Jayhawkers Big Thicket Hideout Tucked away in the Big Thicket, about 35 miles northwest of...

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Handbook of Texas On-line

There is a brief mention in the Handbook of Texas On-line as well.

 

[Whitfield's Legion]

There is some discussion of it in this recent history...

Lone Star Unionism, Dissent, and Resistance

Most histories of Civil War Texas—some starring the fabled Hood’s Brigade, Terry’s Texas Rangers, or one or another military figure—depict the Lone Star State as having joined the Confederacy as a matter of course and as having later emerged from the war relatively unscathed. Yet as the...

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ill have to check it out. This story is movie material. its a shame people care less about the Trans-Mississippi theatre

 

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ill have to check it out. This story is movie material. its a shame people care less about the Trans-Mississippi theatre

Hate how these stories are usually so vague. One the online sources i looked at said the fire killed two jayhawkers, but none said how many jayhawkers there was.

Capt Bulloch seems to survived war and done well by marker.

Capt Charles Washington Bullock (1825-1902) - Find...

Charles Washington Bullock Captain, Co. G 24th Texas Cavalry, CSA 16 Jan 1824 - 16 Jun 1902 Charles W. Bullock, Capt. Co. G, 24th Texas Cavalry (Wilkes Reg't., 2nd Texas Lancers, 2nd Reg't. Carter's Brigade). Enlisted Dec., 1861, mustered 11 April 1862 at Camp Carter near Hempstead . . ...

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[Whitfield's Legion]

Hate how this stories are usually so vague. One the online sources i looked at said the fire killed two jayhawkers, but none said how many jayhawkers there was.

Capt Bulloch seems to survived war and done well by marker.

Capt Charles Washington Bullock (1825-1902) - Find...

Charles Washington Bullock Captain, Co. G 24th Texas Cavalry, CSA 16 Jan 1824 - 16 Jun 1902 Charles W. Bullock, Capt. Co. G, 24th Texas Cavalry (Wilkes Reg't., 2nd Texas Lancers, 2nd Reg't. Carter's Brigade). Enlisted Dec., 1861, mustered 11 April 1862 at Camp Carter near Hempstead . . ...

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I figure maybe newspapers in Beaumont or Port Arthur from around the time will help. Ive found they're less vague but not really by a whole lot