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The Third Texas Calvary in the Civil War The story of the Colonel Elkanah Greer's Third Texas Calvary. From inception, recruits came from over 26 counties in northeastern Texas, through its combat in Missouri and Arkansas under Ben McCulloch and its eventual inclusion in General "Sul" Ross's Texas Brigades in the Army of Tennessee, and its ultimate surrender in 1865. With over 72 engagement including Wilson Creek, and campaigns around Atlanta and Nashville. This is more than a unit history. Deprivation, suffering, as well as correspondences and thought of individual Cavalrymen are included in the fascinating book. Hardback. 347 pages. University of Oklahoma Press $19.95
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Civil War: Recollections of James Lemuel Clark and the Great Hanging at Gainesville, Texas in October 1862 The seldom heard story of the hanging of 40 accused Union sympathizers in Gainesville, Texas in 1862. Clark's memoirs tell the very painful story as only one of the condemned men's relatives could. This book also tells of Clarks experiences with the Texas militia as well as the hanging of his father. Softback, 124 pages, $9.95
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William Clarke Quantril : His Life and
Times This classic biography brings Quantrill and his men to life through facts verified from first hand accounts and original source material. From his rise to power as a border ruffian in Kansas, to Confederate Army Captain, to lawless leader of "the most formidable band of revolver fighters the West ever knew." Softback. 250 pages. University of Oklahoma Press $9.95
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Three Years With Quantrill: A true Story
Told by His Scout John McCorkle This famous memoir by John McCorkle is the best published account by a scout who "rode with Quantrill." "McCorkle displayed an unflinchingly violent nature while he participated in raids and engagement, including the massacre at Lawrence and Baxter Springs, Kansas and Centralia, Missouri. Softback. 232 pages. University of Oklahoma Press $9.95
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The Lost Cause: The Confederate Exodus to
Mexico "Professor Rolle....tells of the comparatively little known exodus of Confederate soldiers to Mexico after the Civil War...The immigration was encouraged by Maximillian. The Confederates went as individuals or as small groups unaware of the dangers and political complexities awaiting them in a Mexico, where Juarez to overthrow Maxamillian by 1867. After Juarez' victory, some remained, but most returned to the South. Softback. 252 pages. University of Oklahoma Press $14.95
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Confederate Edged Weapons by William A. Albaugh III The definitive work on the subject. Not only a necessity to edge weapons collectors for proper identification but also a necessity for the historian with its in-depth history of the companies that supplied the Confederacy. Hardback. 198 pages. $30.00
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The South Since 1865: Second Edition Comprehensive study on the changes that have occured in "The South" since 1865 Hardback. 510 pages. University of Oklahoma Press $24.99
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