 | The Fate of Texas: The Civil War and the Lone Star State Subjects: Texas -- History -- Civil War 1861–1865 -- Social aspects; War and society -- Texas; Texas -- History -- 1846–1950; United States -- History -- Civil War 1861–1865 -- Social aspects; United States -- History -- Civil War 1861–1865 -- Influence; In its examination of a state too often neglected by Civil War historians, The Fate of Texas presents Texas as a decidedly Southern, yet in many ways unusual, state seriously committed to and deeply affected by the Confederate war effort in a multitude of ways. When the state joined the Confederacy and fought in the war, its fate was uncertain. The war touched every portion of the population and all aspects of life in Texas. Never before has a group of historians examined the impact of the war on so many facets of the state. Charles D. Grear is assistant professor of history at Prairie View A & M University. Previously he taught history at Texas Christian University. |
