TY - BOOK AU - Grear,Charles David TI - Why Texans Fought in the Civil War T2 - Sam Rayburn Series on Rural Life, Sponsored by Texas A&M University-Commerce SN - 9781603443050 AV - E580 -- .G74 2010eb U1 - 976.4/05 PY - 2010/// CY - College Station PB - Texas A&M University Press KW - Soldiers -- Texas -- Attitudes -- History -- 19th century KW - Soldiers -- Texas -- Psychology -- History -- 19th century KW - Texas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 KW - United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations and Maps -- Acknowledgments and a Note on Editorial Method -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Into the Fray:Why Texans Fought in the Civil War -- 3. Defense of the Lone Star State: Why Texans Fought in the Trans-Mississippi -- 4. Defense of Their Former Homes: Why Texans Fought East of the Mississippi River -- 5. Demoralization and Desertion: Why Texans Returned to the Lone Star State during the War -- 6. Fighting in a New Land: Why Foreign Immigrants and Minorities in Texas Fought -- 7. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3037773 ER -