"An arch rebel like myself" : Dan Showalter and the Civil War in California and Texas /

"An arch rebel like myself" : Dan Showalter and the Civil War in California and Texas /

"Dan Showalter, a Pennsylvanian transplant to the Yosemite Valley, was Speaker Pro Tem of the California State Assembly at the outbreak of the Civil War and the exemplar of treason in the Far West among the pro-Union press. Escaping to Texas, he distinguished himself in the Confederate service...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Armistead, Gene C., 1947- (Author), Arconti, Robert D., 1951- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2018]
Subjects:
Showalter, Dan, > 1830-1866.
Confederate States of America. > Army > Officers > Biography.
Confederate States of America. > Army. > Texas Cavalry Regiment, 4th. > Arizona Brigade.
American Civil War (1861-1865)
1861-1865
Politicians > California > Biography.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
California > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
Texas > History > Civil War, 1861-1865.
California.
Texas.
United States.
Biographies.
Biography.
History.
Description
Summary:"Dan Showalter, a Pennsylvanian transplant to the Yosemite Valley, was Speaker Pro Tem of the California State Assembly at the outbreak of the Civil War and the exemplar of treason in the Far West among the pro-Union press. Escaping to Texas, he distinguished himself in the Confederate service in naval battles and in pursuit of Comanche raiders"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:x, 236 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-226) and index.
ISBN:9781476674612
1476674612