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Fifty Miles and a Fight: Major Samuel Peter Heintzelman's Journal of Texas and the Cortina War

Jerry D. Thompson

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Description:While Maj. Samuel Peter Heintzelman, one of the most cultured, dedicated, and respected officers in the antebellum frontier army, was at Camp Verde on September 28, 1859, Juan Nepomuceno Cortina sent shock waves throughout Texas by brazenly leading some seventy-five angry raiders into the streets of Brownsville and initiated a war that would reverberate north to Austin and beyond to the halls of Washington and Mexico City. Heintzelman's journal provides a detailed and vivid account of the battles at El Ebonal and Rio Grande City. Heintzelman's impressions of his senior commander, Col. Robert E. Lee, are also noteworthy.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fifty Miles and a Fight: Major Samuel Peter Heintzelman's Journal of Texas and the Cortina War. To get started finding Fifty Miles and a Fight: Major Samuel Peter Heintzelman's Journal of Texas and the Cortina War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: While Maj. Samuel Peter Heintzelman, one of the most cultured, dedicated, and respected officers in the antebellum frontier army, was at Camp Verde on September 28, 1859, Juan Nepomuceno Cortina sent shock waves throughout Texas by brazenly leading some seventy-five angry raiders into the streets of Brownsville and initiated a war that would reverberate north to Austin and beyond to the halls of Washington and Mexico City. Heintzelman's journal provides a detailed and vivid account of the battles at El Ebonal and Rio Grande City. Heintzelman's impressions of his senior commander, Col. Robert E. Lee, are also noteworthy.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Fifty Miles and a Fight: Major Samuel Peter Heintzelman's Journal of Texas and the Cortina War. To get started finding Fifty Miles and a Fight: Major Samuel Peter Heintzelman's Journal of Texas and the Cortina War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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