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With The 18th Texas Infantry The Autobiography of Wilburn Hill King

L. David Norris

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Description:With the 18th Texas Infantry The Autobiography of Wilburn Hill King is the autobiography of this little known Confederate General who enlisted in the beginning of the Civil War in the Missouri State Guard and rose to the rank of Captain. He was in the battle of Carthage and Oak Hills. He was a brave officer and admired by his men. However, when the Missouri State troops were not mustered into the regular Confederate Army because of some unknown reason by President Jefferson Davis, he decided to go to Texas and enlist there. His description of his travels from Missouri to East Texas in 1861 and early 1862 describes the desperation and the destruction of the war in the western theatre of the war.He enlisted once again as private in the 18th Texas Infantry which mustered into the army on May 13, 1862. In this unit he served in Arkansas and Louisiana until the end of the war in 1865. After the Battle of Mansfield he was promoted to Brigadier General and served temporarily as commander of Walker's and Polignac's division.After the war, Wilburn King moved to Central America but eventually settled in Sulphur Springs Texas where he served as mayor and a Texas State legislator. He was a Adjutant General of the State of Texas and commanded troops in the Texas State Militia and the Texas Rangers. He was later in the action of the famed "fence cutting war" and helped to end lawlessness in Texas during the 1880's.Willburn King Hill passed away in October of 1910 in Sulphur Springs, Texas and was buried in Corsicana, Texas, leaving behind a fascinating memoir of his Civil War service to the Confederacy and was an astute observer of the war and its destruction in the western theatre of the war. This is an excellent book about a little known but distinct and brave officer that served in the Confederate Army in both the Missouri State Guard and the 18th Texas Infantry RegimentEditor L. David Norris did an excellent job of editing General King's personal recollections and also telling the story of the battles the general was in, what life was like in Missouri and Texas during the war, and the harshness and brutality of the war in the deaths of General Hill's troops, friends, and relatives.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 With The 18th Texas Infantry The Autobiography of Wilburn Hill King. To get started finding With The 18th Texas Infantry The Autobiography of Wilburn Hill King, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 126

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Hill College Press

Release: 1996

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Description: With the 18th Texas Infantry The Autobiography of Wilburn Hill King is the autobiography of this little known Confederate General who enlisted in the beginning of the Civil War in the Missouri State Guard and rose to the rank of Captain. He was in the battle of Carthage and Oak Hills. He was a brave officer and admired by his men. However, when the Missouri State troops were not mustered into the regular Confederate Army because of some unknown reason by President Jefferson Davis, he decided to go to Texas and enlist there. His description of his travels from Missouri to East Texas in 1861 and early 1862 describes the desperation and the destruction of the war in the western theatre of the war.He enlisted once again as private in the 18th Texas Infantry which mustered into the army on May 13, 1862. In this unit he served in Arkansas and Louisiana until the end of the war in 1865. After the Battle of Mansfield he was promoted to Brigadier General and served temporarily as commander of Walker's and Polignac's division.After the war, Wilburn King moved to Central America but eventually settled in Sulphur Springs Texas where he served as mayor and a Texas State legislator. He was a Adjutant General of the State of Texas and commanded troops in the Texas State Militia and the Texas Rangers. He was later in the action of the famed "fence cutting war" and helped to end lawlessness in Texas during the 1880's.Willburn King Hill passed away in October of 1910 in Sulphur Springs, Texas and was buried in Corsicana, Texas, leaving behind a fascinating memoir of his Civil War service to the Confederacy and was an astute observer of the war and its destruction in the western theatre of the war. This is an excellent book about a little known but distinct and brave officer that served in the Confederate Army in both the Missouri State Guard and the 18th Texas Infantry RegimentEditor L. David Norris did an excellent job of editing General King's personal recollections and also telling the story of the battles the general was in, what life was like in Missouri and Texas during the war, and the harshness and brutality of the war in the deaths of General Hill's troops, friends, and relatives.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 With The 18th Texas Infantry The Autobiography of Wilburn Hill King. To get started finding With The 18th Texas Infantry The Autobiography of Wilburn Hill King, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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