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5/18/2017 Civil War Journeys 1

The Civil War in Your Backyard

John Bell Hood First Texas Infantry James W. Throckmorton

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Civil War Sites in Texas

Touring Civil War Sites

Visit battlefield webpage

Begin your tour at the visitor center.

Tour the battlefield.

Visit the battlefield cemetery

Nueces Massacre – August 1862

Treue der Union Monument

(loyalty to the Union)

Treue der Union monument,

with flag flying at half mast

Gainesville Hangings – October 1862

Illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated

Newspaper, February 20, 1864.

Controversy continues to the modern day. A

Gainesville event marking the 150th anniversary

of the Great Hanging in October 2012 had to be

cancelled due to public outcry.

Battle of Galveston I – October 1862

Monument to Galveston Battles

Lykes Gallery

Rosenberg Library Museum

Battle of Galveston II – January 1863

Lykes Gallery

Rosenberg Library Museum

Battle of Sabine Pass – September 1863

Model of Confederate Fortifications

Dick Dowling Monument Davis Guards Medal

Battle of Palmetto Ranch – May 1865

Battle Diorama at

Texas Military Museum

Palo Alto Battlefield – Mexican War – A

Training Ground for Civil War Officers Markers at Palmetto Ranch

Ashton Villa – Galveston – June 1865

State Representative Albert

Edwards of Houston helped make

Juneteenth an official state holiday

On June 19, 1865 at Ashton

Villa, General Gordon

Granger issued an order

stating that the 1863

Emancipation Proclamation

was in effect

Confederate Reunion Camp Grounds

Texas Civil War Museum

Pearce Museum

The Pearce Museum at Navarro College consists

of a number of focused collections – namely

documents, artifacts, and photographs related

directly to the American Civil War and works of art

depicting the historic and modern American West.

Detail of letter written by J.B. Polley dated

September 3, 1862

Texas Heritage Museum

Hill College – Hillsboro, Texas

Battle of Port Jefferson

Port Jefferson, TX

Battle of Prairie Grove – December 1862

Battlefield Markers Guide You Through the Battle

Siege of Vicksburg - July 1863

Illinois Monument African-American Monument USS Cairo

Battle of Mansfield – April 1864

Battle of Honey Springs – July 1863

Battle of Pea Ridge – March 1862

Elk Horn Tavern

Local Events

Civil War Days in Allen

Civil War Days in McKinney

Resources: http://allenmesch.com/home/classes/the-civil-war-in-your-backyard/

Questions

Allen at Allen Library

Civil War Sites in Texas

Battles

– Galveston - Galveston - 4.75 hours - Two battles fought over city

– Sabine Pass - 5.5 hours - Thermopylae of the West - Davis Medal - Two battles

– Palmetto Ranch - 8.5 hours - Brownsville - visit Palo Alto (Mexican War)

Museums

– Texas Civil War Museum - Ft. Worth - 1 hour - Civil War & dress collections

– Pearce Museum - Navarro College - Corsicana - 1.25 hours - letters & exhibits

– Texas Heritage Museum – Hill College – Hillsboro – 1.75 hours

Civil Unrest

– Nueces Massacre - Nueces - 6.5 hours

– Gainesville Hangings - Gainesville - 1 hour

Historic Events

– Juneteeth - Ashton Villa - Galveston - 4.75 hours - emancipation of slaves

– Confederate Camp Grounds - Mexia - 2.3 hours

Jefferson, TX Civil War Days - 2.75 hours -reenactments

Neighboring States - Battle of Mansfield, LA - Battle of Prairie Grove, AR

Siege of Vicksburg, MS - Battle of Pea Ridge, AR - Battle of Honey Springs , OK

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