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Mexican Texans In The Union Army (southwestern Studies Series) by Jerry D. Thompson is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Mexican Texans In The Union Army (southwestern Studies Series) about?
As early as April 1861, armed Mexican Texans (Tejanos as they were called) revolted against Confederate authorities in Zapata County, Texas. With the arrival of the Union Army in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in November 1863, almost a thousand Tejanos were recruited and came to comprise the Second Texas Cavalry. Most who served in the Federal blue came from small towns and villages along the Rio Grande; a good many were illiterate peones and some were called pelados--a derogatory term for the tru
Who reads Mexican Texans In The Union Army (southwestern Studies Series)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Jerry D. Thompson
- Publisher
- Texas Western Press-University of Texas
- Published
- 1986
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780874041552
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, United States, Hispanic American Studies
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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