Civil War in the Southwest: Recollections of the Sibley Brigade (Canseco-Keck History Series) [Hardcover]

Dr. Jerry Thompson (Author)

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“. . . priceless for anyone interested in...New Mexico campaign,...role of Texans in...Civil War, or first-hand narratives by...soldiers." -- North and South

About the Author

JERRY THOMPSON is an award-winning author or editor of eighteen books on the history of the Southwest, including Confederate General of the West: Henry Hopkins Sibley. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and professor of history at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas, he holds a doctorate in history from Carnegie-Mellon University and serves as general editor of the Canseco-Keck History Series for Texas A&M University Press.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: TAMU Press; 1st edition (August 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585441317
• ISBN-13: 978-1585441310
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,151,924 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A compendium of eye witness accounts, July 12, 2002

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Civil War in the Southwest: Recollections of the Sibley Brigade (Canseco-Keck History Series) (Hardcover)

Civil War In The Southwest: Recollections Of The Sibley Brigade by Civil War scholar and historian Jerry Thompson presents eighteen distinctive episodes written by members of General Henry Hopkins Sibley's command who fought and traveled more than eight thousand miles through snake-infested bayous to snow-capped mountains to fight and die in more than sixteen major battles of the American Civil War. The brigade consisted of young, zealous Texans who sought to invade New Mexico Territory as a step toward the Confederate conquest of Colorado and California in order to seize their resources (including the gold fields) in support of the South. This compendium of eye witness accounts is positively riveting and is enthusiastically recommended as a unique, invaluable contribution to Civil War Studies supplemental reading lists and reference collections.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read, November 9, 2002

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Stephen Fox (Cypress, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Civil War in the Southwest: Recollections of the Sibley Brigade (Canseco-Keck History Series) (Hardcover)

In Civil War in the Southwest, Thompson has edited the accounts of several members of Sibley's Brigade in its New Mexico campaign, the accounts having been printed in the Overton Sharp Shooter in East Texas in the late 19th Century.

The accounts are quite readable, some even humorous. The accounts of major battles are accompanied by battle maps provided by Frazier. While the accounts focus on the major occurances within the campaign, they are filled with minutia as well, allowing the brigade to live and ride on again, as vividly as they did 140 years before.

While the names of many soldiers appear in the accounts, Thompson made no effort to provide complete troop muster rolls, focusing instead only on editing the newspaper accounts. Where names do appear, Thompson has end notes with more information on the soldier, gleaned from a variety of sources.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jerry Thompson, Historian of the Southwest, August 30, 2007

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Noirsain "Serge Noirsain "Maverick"" (Belgique and France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Civil War in the Southwest: Recollections of the Sibley Brigade (Canseco-Keck History Series) (Hardcover)

Martin H. Hall was the first historian to write about the campaign of the Sibley Brigade in Arizona and New Mexico, but Jerry D. Thompson's books increase our knowledge about the subject by using an impressive array of newly discovered sources. In "Civil War in the Southwest: Recollections of the Sibley Brigade", Thompson provide a new and deeper account of the thoughts and fights of the young Texans in butternut who attempted to conquer the Southwest for the Confederacy. Now, among the outstanding books concerning the Civil War in the Southwest, Thompson's book is one of the best ones, it is a "must" for all the Civil War buffs.
Serge P. Noirsain, Belgian Historian. Author of "La flotte européenne de la Confédération sudiste" and "La Confédération sudiste, Mythes et Réalités".