Forgotten Texas Leader: Hugh McLeod and the Texan Santa Fe Expedition
Mirabeau B. Lamar, Albert Sidney Johnston, and Thomas Jefferson Rusk called him friend and colleague. Sam Houston considered him his greatest political nemesis next to David Burnet. He was the most popular public speaker of his day. Hugh McLeod served in the Republic of Texas legislature, organized the office of Adjutant General, and held officer commissions in four armies over his lifetime. He fought at the Battle of the Neches, wrote the official report of the Council House Fight, helped spur Galveston's growth into a city, and at the time of his death was next in line to command the Confederate regiment that became known as Hood's Brigade.…
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Weitere Autoren: Siegel, Stanley E. (Solist)
- ISBN: 978-0-89096-896-3
- EAN: 9780890968963
- Produktnummer: 9188278
- Verlag: Texas A & M Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
- Seitenangabe: 248 S.
- Masse: H24.3 cm x B16.5 cm x D2.4 cm 590 g
- Auflage: New.
- Gewicht: 590
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