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The Lost Colony of the Confederacy (Volume 69) (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series) Paperback – June 1, 2000

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The Lost Colony of the Confederacy is the story of a grim, quixotic journey of twenty thousand Confederates to Brazil at the end of the American Civil War.

Although it is not known how many Confederates migrated to South America—estimates range from eight thousand to forty thousand—their departure was fueled by bitterness over a lost cause and a distaste for an oppressive victor. Encouraged by Emperor Dom Pedro, most of these exiles settled in Brazil.

Although at the time of the Civil War the exodus was widely known and discussed as an indicator of the resentment against the Northern invaders and strict governmental measures, The Lost Colony of the Confederacy is the first book to focus on this mass migration.

Eugene Harter vividly describes the lives of these last Confederates who founded their own city and were called Os Confederados. They retained much of their Southernness and lent an American flavor to Brazilian culture. First published in 1985, this work details the background of the exodus and describes the life of the twentiethcentury descendants, who have a strong link both to Southern history and to modern Brazil.

The fires have cooled, but it is useful to understand the intense feelings that sparked the migration to Brazil. Southern ways have melded into Brazilian, and both are linked by the unbreakable bonds of history, as shown in this revealing account.

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160 pages
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English
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Texas A&M University Press
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June 1, 2000
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5.5 x 0.38 x 8.5 inches
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1585441023
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978-1585441020
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The Lost Colony of the Confederacy is the story of a grim, quixotic journey of twenty thousand Confederates to Brazil at the end of the American Civil War.

Although it is not known exactly how many Confederates migrated to South America -- estimates range from eight thousand to forty thousand -- their departure was fueled by bitterness over a lost cause and a distaste for an oppressive victor. Encouraged by Emperor Dom Pedro, most of these exiles settled in Brazil.

Although at the time of the Civil War the exodus was widely known and discussed as an indicator of the resentment against the northern invaders and the strict measures imposed by the federal government after the peace at Appomattox, The Lost Colony of the Confederacy is the first book to focus on this mass migration.

Eugene C. Harter vividly describes the lives of these last Confederates who founded their own city and were called Os Confederados by the Brazilians. They retained much of their Southernness and lent an American flavor to Brazilian culture. The cultural province they established still exists as testimony to the hardiness of Southern ways.

First published in 1985, this work details the background of the exodus and describes the life of the twentieth-century descendants, who have a strong link both to Southern history and to modern Brazil.

The fires have cooled, but it is useful to understand the intense feelings that sparked the migration to Brazil and other areas of the globe. Southern ways have melded into Brazilian, and both are linked by the unbreakable bonds of history, as shown in this revealing account.

About the Author

The late EUGENE C. HARTER retired from the U.S. Senior Foreign Service and lived in Chestertown, Maryland, until his death in 2010. He was the grandson and great grandson of Confederates who left Texas and Mississippi as a part of the great Confederate migration in the late 1860s. Harter is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Texas A&M University Press; Illustrated edition (June 1, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1585441023
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1585441020
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.38 x 8.5 inches

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- #265 in Brazilian History
- #1,254 in U.S. Civil War Confederacy History

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Jay Evan Taylor

A first hand account of Confederate descendants in Brazil

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2019

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Eugene Harter spent his youth in one of the colonies of Confederate descendants near Rio de Janeiro. His parents went to the USA with their family when Eugene was a teenager. Eugene became a journalist for 14 years and then joined the USA Foreign Service. After tours in Lebanon and Mexico, he was assigned duties as Consul in Brazil. After meeting old friends and cousins again, Eugene wanted visitors from the USA to experience a history not well known in the USA. He sent many visitors to El Campo near Santa Barbara where there is a cemetery, chapel, and reception area for descendants of Confederados. Then, he wrote this book containing many of his experiences living in a Confederado community and listening to stories from his ancestors. It is a "you are there" book instead of just a historical document. Well witten, highly recommended.

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Houston

Fortitude and Hard Work

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2019

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Pride, Culture, Fortitude and Ability to be self-reliant and a determination to succeed through ones own efforts not because someone was going to give them something. The Confederates wanted an opportunity to build a new life and were proud to build a new life and help build a new country.

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Mary J. Ward

A fascinating read about a little known part of history, both American and Brazilian.

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2014

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Around 1955, I was a teenager visiting the small Brazilian town of Americana, in São Paulo state. While out walking one day, I noticed a shabbily dressed older man across the street. He called out to me in perfect English, "Hey there, are you the new kid in town?" "I suppose I am", I replied. "Are you American?"
"Naah", he said, with a distinct Southern accent, "I'm, just one of the local yokels".
Intrigued, I accepted his invitation for a cup of coffee and we chatted in English for about an hour. This is when I first learned of the migration of many Southern families to Brazil in the post Civil War era. He told me of his grandparents' leaving their native land and making a new life in Brazil, and some stories about other families who, although assimilated into Brazilian society, still maintained their language and many customs of the Antebellum South. Now, all these years later, I found this wonderful book which has filled in many of the gaps of information I have wondered about for the last nearly 60 years.
I highly recommend it for anyone interested in American history. Many details of the Civil War have been left out of the history books most Americans are familiar with and this book will provide some insight into the skewed perceptions between the American North and South to this day, and be of interest to many, even those who have no ties to Brazil as I do.

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Nick C.

GOOD PIECE OF HISTORY THAT MOST DON'T KNOW

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2021

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This was considerably more information than most people understand about actions following the Civil War. Good account of movement out of the South to other locations.

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gbk

Only recently learned about this adventure and enjoyed reading this account

Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2018

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Only recently learned about this adventure and enjoyed reading this account. Turns out a relative was one of those who moved to Brazil with that group and reading this book brought it into focus.

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Stephen Hall

A Missing Chapter

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2014

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Most people have no knowledge of the Confederados who left the Southern US following the Civil War. Having lived in Brazil I have heard of Santa Barbara and the Americana community. This small volume helps fill the missing chapter in the record of the people who chose to rebuild their lives outside the US after Appomattox. It doesn't take long to read but it is full of great story lines to imagine the lives of the Confederados and their descendants.

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Not what I expected, but still informative.

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Lucy

Memory Lane

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2012

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I enjoyed every page of the book because I was quite familiar with many of the descendants of the group that settled in Americana and Santa Barbara. Having spent two years in Boarding School in Piracicaba (Colegio Piracicabano)I became close friends with many of them and spent many weekends in their homes. Some of these friendships lasted a lifetime. The book gave me the background history which, as a teenager, I wasn't too interested in but, as an adult I find fascinating.
Lucy Gorham Colman

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