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Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book VII :—politics. (search)
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III :—the Third winter. (search)
From the Rio Grande
--An Abolition Raid. Brownsville and Corpus Christi papers contain accounts of a boldly-attempted and timely-frustrated abolition raid on the Rio Grande, in Zapata county.
It appears that about forty of the citizens (half-breeds) organized, armed and marched upon Carizo, the county seat of Zapata county, with the object of preventing the civil officers taking the oath of office prescribed by the Confederate States Constitution.
After starting they were joined by a band of thirty more, all well armed and organized.
This quite formidable force, after holding a council and pronouncing in favor of the United States Government, was proceeding upon Carizo when intelligence of the insurrection reached Col. Ford, at Laredo.
Under orders from Col. Ford, Captain Nolan, with twenty-three men, advanced upon and attacked the insurgents — then numbering eighty men --at a point some eighteen miles from Carizo.
and completely routed them, killing three and wounding s
The Daily Dispatch: August 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], Col. Branton Duncan , of Kentucky . (search)
Interesting from Texas.
--We gather some interesting news from our latest Texas papers:
The Indianola Courier learns from a gentleman from Corpus Christi that news had reached there to the effect that Gov. Vidauri had arrived in Texas, having been forced to leave by the Mexican Government.
The cause is, that Vidauri is supposed to favor the secession of the States east of Sierra Nevada, and their union with the Confederate States of America.
There are now 400 Texans at Fort Arbuckle, which is in the Indian territory, just beyond the Northern frontier.
The Daily Dispatch: September 27, 1861., [Electronic resource], Southern War news. (search)