Member Review Tom Green

[Jawalsdorf]

one of my cats is named "General Tom Green"!

 

[tony_gunter]

What is the fifth book?

Tempest over Texas was the last book in the series, did I count one too many?

Edit: yeah, I did! Maybe Thunder Across the Swamp just felt like two books.

 

[Caddo Militia]

Next on the reading list

 

[Lampasas Bill]

My great-great grandfather, his two brothers and their brother-in-law, all served under Tom Green in the 5th Texas Cavalry. The youngest died in Louisiana, but the others returned home to Atascosa County, Texas. The Frazier books are by far the most detailed.

 

[Pollaco]

Way back on post #13 is a link about Green. In it are listed the various brigades that made up Green's Cavalry Division. On that list is / brigade under the command of a Brigadier General Augustus Buchel. Not nitpicking but Buchel was only a Colonel.

 

[Nathan Towne]

Wasn't the naval invasion of Brashear City commanded by Green? The one where they loaded up on skiffs, canoes, and sugar troughs?

I presume that you are referring to the Brashear City operation in June of '63. It is covered in Blood on the Bayou from pages 211 to 234. @SeanMichaelChick, whom I don't know personally, wrote a brief article on it here which you might enjoy:

The Brilliant Capture of Brashear City and Richard Taylor’s Drive on New Orleans - Emerging Civil War

After Milliken’s Bend, Richard Taylor arrived in south Louisiana to oversee a drive on New Orleans. He found that Alfred Mouton, who he had left in command, had done little to prepare his force for offensive action. Taylor acknowledged Mouton’s bravery and combat prowess but reported he was...

emergingcivilwar.com

Regarding the Trans-Mississippi theater, the book which I have long wanted to get my hands on and read is this book:

The Battle of Baton Rouge Second Edition: Richey, Thomas: 9781621370413: Amazon.com: Books

The Battle of Baton Rouge Second Edition [Richey, Thomas] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Battle of Baton Rouge Second Edition

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