Memorial - Texas Civil War Frontier Defense 1861 -1865
Description:
Photograph of a Civil War memorial in Breckenridge, Texas. It reads: "Texas Civil War Frontier Defense (1861 - 1865). Texas made an all-out effort for the Confederacy after voting over 3 to 1 for secession. 90,000 troops, noted for mobility and heroic daring, fought on every battlefront. An important source of supply and gateway to foreign trade thru Mexico, Texas was the storehouse of the south. Camp Breckenridge and other posts on this line were backed by patrols of state rangers, organized m…
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Date:
April 14, 2006
Creator:
Belden, Dreanna L.
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Location:
32.75595256021689 -98.91852104999998
Partner:
UNT Libraries