Author: E. W. Mergele
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780981551722
Category : Civil War, 1861-1865
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
This story will comeas as a surprise to most readers, as it tell about those Union soldiers and Texas loyalists who were trapped on the Texas/Mexican border throughout the Civil War, and what they did to support the Union and survive for four years.The story contains dialogue and some fictitious characters otherwise it is historically accurate.
Federal Gold and Rebel Cotton
Author: E. W. Mergele
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780981551722
Category : Civil War, 1861-1865
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
This story will comeas as a surprise to most readers, as it tell about those Union soldiers and Texas loyalists who were trapped on the Texas/Mexican border throughout the Civil War, and what they did to support the Union and survive for four years.The story contains dialogue and some fictitious characters otherwise it is historically accurate.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780981551722
Category : Civil War, 1861-1865
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
This story will comeas as a surprise to most readers, as it tell about those Union soldiers and Texas loyalists who were trapped on the Texas/Mexican border throughout the Civil War, and what they did to support the Union and survive for four years.The story contains dialogue and some fictitious characters otherwise it is historically accurate.
Rebel Gold
Author: Warren Getler
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439108943
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
As a boy growing up in rural Arkansas, Bob Brewer often heard from his uncle and his great-uncle about a particular tree in the woods, the "Bible Tree," filled with strange carvings. Years later he would learn that this tree was carved with symbols associated with the Knights of the Golden Circle, a Civil WarÂera secret society that had buried gold coins and other treasure in various remote locations across the South and Southwest in hopes of someday funding a second War Between the States. These secret caches were guarded by sentinels, men whose responsibility it was to watch and protect these sites. To his astonishment, Bob discovered that both his uncle and his great-uncle had been twentieth-century sentinels, and that he had grown up near an important KGC treasure site. In Shadow of the Sentinel, Bob Brewer and investigative journalist Warren Getler tell the fascinating story of the Knights of the Golden Circle and the hidden caches the KGC established across the country. Brewer reveals how, with agonizing effort, he eventually deciphered the fiendishly complicated KGC codes and ciphers, which drew heavily on images associated with Freemasonry. (Many of the key KGC postÂCivil War leaders were Scottish Rite Masons, who used the cover of that secret fraternity to conduct their activities.) Using his knowledge of KGC symbolism to crack coded maps, Brewer has located several KGC caches and has recovered gold coins, guns, and other treasure from some of them. Shadow of the Sentinel is the most comprehensive account yet of the activities of the KGC after the Civil War and, indeed, into the 1900s. Getler and Brewer suggest that the clandestine network of KGC operatives was far wider than previously thought, and that it included Jesse James, the former Confederate guerrilla whose stage and bank robberies helped to fill KGC treasure chests. This is a rousing and provocative adventure that weaves together one man's personal quest with an intriguing, little-known chapter in America's hidden history.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439108943
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
As a boy growing up in rural Arkansas, Bob Brewer often heard from his uncle and his great-uncle about a particular tree in the woods, the "Bible Tree," filled with strange carvings. Years later he would learn that this tree was carved with symbols associated with the Knights of the Golden Circle, a Civil WarÂera secret society that had buried gold coins and other treasure in various remote locations across the South and Southwest in hopes of someday funding a second War Between the States. These secret caches were guarded by sentinels, men whose responsibility it was to watch and protect these sites. To his astonishment, Bob discovered that both his uncle and his great-uncle had been twentieth-century sentinels, and that he had grown up near an important KGC treasure site. In Shadow of the Sentinel, Bob Brewer and investigative journalist Warren Getler tell the fascinating story of the Knights of the Golden Circle and the hidden caches the KGC established across the country. Brewer reveals how, with agonizing effort, he eventually deciphered the fiendishly complicated KGC codes and ciphers, which drew heavily on images associated with Freemasonry. (Many of the key KGC postÂCivil War leaders were Scottish Rite Masons, who used the cover of that secret fraternity to conduct their activities.) Using his knowledge of KGC symbolism to crack coded maps, Brewer has located several KGC caches and has recovered gold coins, guns, and other treasure from some of them. Shadow of the Sentinel is the most comprehensive account yet of the activities of the KGC after the Civil War and, indeed, into the 1900s. Getler and Brewer suggest that the clandestine network of KGC operatives was far wider than previously thought, and that it included Jesse James, the former Confederate guerrilla whose stage and bank robberies helped to fill KGC treasure chests. This is a rousing and provocative adventure that weaves together one man's personal quest with an intriguing, little-known chapter in America's hidden history.
Chronicles of the Great Rebellion Against the United States of America
Author: Thompson Westcott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
The History, Civil, Political and Military, of the Southern Rebellion
Author: Orville James Victor
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 598
Book Description
The Friend
The Fellers Called Him Bill (Book Ii)
Author: P. J. Kearns
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477176640
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
The Fellers Called Him Bill is a story of the American Civil War by P.J. Kearns. It is a thoroughly engaging account of the Great Rebellion following one young mans incredible journey through it. The generously illustrated narrative is presented as a three volume set Book 1 - Secession and the Outbreak of War Book 2 - The Rebellion Intensifies Book 3 - The Final Desperate Fighting and the Aftermath of War The story touches on the military, social, political, and economic realities of the era while introducing the larger-than-life Americans who shaped history in the mid 19th century. Loaded with fascinating anecdotes, photos, drawings, and maps. The Fellers Called Him Bill offers the reader a compelling narrative covering the most incredible period in American history. For a student of American History, the set of books would serve as an excellent source of material.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477176640
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
The Fellers Called Him Bill is a story of the American Civil War by P.J. Kearns. It is a thoroughly engaging account of the Great Rebellion following one young mans incredible journey through it. The generously illustrated narrative is presented as a three volume set Book 1 - Secession and the Outbreak of War Book 2 - The Rebellion Intensifies Book 3 - The Final Desperate Fighting and the Aftermath of War The story touches on the military, social, political, and economic realities of the era while introducing the larger-than-life Americans who shaped history in the mid 19th century. Loaded with fascinating anecdotes, photos, drawings, and maps. The Fellers Called Him Bill offers the reader a compelling narrative covering the most incredible period in American history. For a student of American History, the set of books would serve as an excellent source of material.
Lectures on the Growth and Development of the United States
Author: Edwin Wiley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
The Rebel and the Rose
Author: Wesley Millett
Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
ISBN: 9781581826692
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
In April 1865 the Civil War is over for most Americans. Confederate President Jefferson Davis flees Richmond, the Southern capital, accompanied by most of his administration, a cavalry escort, various hangers-on, and the Confederate treasury.
Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
ISBN: 9781581826692
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
In April 1865 the Civil War is over for most Americans. Confederate President Jefferson Davis flees Richmond, the Southern capital, accompanied by most of his administration, a cavalry escort, various hangers-on, and the Confederate treasury.
Yankees & Rebels on the Upper Missouri: Steamboats, Gold and Peace
Author: Ken Robison
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467135623
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
During the 1860s, the Missouri River served as a natural highway, through snags and rapids, from St. Louis to Fort Benton for steamboats bringing Yankees and Rebels and their families to the remote Montana territory. The migration transformed the Upper Missouri region from the isolation of the fur trade era to the raucous gold rush days that would keep the region in turmoil for decades. The influx of newcomers involved its share of dramatic episodes, including the explosion of the Chippewa triggered by a drunken crew member, the mystery of the fugitive James-Younger gang and Colonel Everton Conger's journey from capturing John Wilkes Booth to the Montana Supreme Court. Acclaimed historian Ken Robison reveals the thrilling history behind this war-weary wave of migration seeking opportunity on Montana's wild and scenic frontier.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467135623
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
During the 1860s, the Missouri River served as a natural highway, through snags and rapids, from St. Louis to Fort Benton for steamboats bringing Yankees and Rebels and their families to the remote Montana territory. The migration transformed the Upper Missouri region from the isolation of the fur trade era to the raucous gold rush days that would keep the region in turmoil for decades. The influx of newcomers involved its share of dramatic episodes, including the explosion of the Chippewa triggered by a drunken crew member, the mystery of the fugitive James-Younger gang and Colonel Everton Conger's journey from capturing John Wilkes Booth to the Montana Supreme Court. Acclaimed historian Ken Robison reveals the thrilling history behind this war-weary wave of migration seeking opportunity on Montana's wild and scenic frontier.
The Continental Monthly
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description