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 Music From Big Canoe
For all who enjoy traditional American folk music and who are lucky enough to be interested in the Trans-Mississippi theater of the Civil War (and for those who savor that strange, evocative power of music) there can be no better entertainment than the songs of Cathy Barton, Dave Para, and Bob Dyer.
Johnny Whistletrigger: Civil War Songs From The Western Border available on audio cassette for $10.00 or compact disc for $15.00.
Don't let me fail to mention the fact that Barton, Para, and Dyer are also excellent musicians and singers, and that their recordings display the highest of production qualities, with no synthesizers or phony sound effects.
www.bartonpara.com /others/canoe.htm

  
 The Magazine Game Pocket Review Project
The game explores all of the possibilities of the conflict and provides probably the best interpretation of the American Civil War in the Trans-Mississippi theater on a tactical level.” DLB
“A nice game with a easy system to show this theater of the war.
Serbia/Galicia was the most interesting with split theaters for the Austrians to fight.
elias.nordling.nu /MGPRP2.htm

  
 American Civil War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Though geographically isolated from the battles to the east, a number of military actions took place in the Trans-Mississippi theater, a region encompassing states and territories to the west of the Mississippi River.
Most of the Mississippi was opened with the taking of Island No. 10 and New Madrid, Missouri, and then Memphis, Tennessee.
Grant understood the concept of total war and believed, along with Lincoln and Sherman, that only the utter defeat of Confederate forces and their economic base would bring an end to the war.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Civil_War

  
 Station Information - Trans-Mississippi Department
The Trans-Mississippi Department, also known as the Trans-Mississippi Theater or Trans-Mississippi District, was the Confederate military designation for the geographic area of operations west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War.
The Department was formed in May of 1862 and consisted of the states of Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, Indian Territory, and those portions of the State of Louisiana that were west of the Mississippi.
Brigadier General Paul O. Hebert - (18 June 1862 - 31 May 1862)
www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/t/tr/trans_mississippi_department.html

  
 History of the Confederate Army - American Civil War 1861 - 1865
The History of the Confederate Army is divided vertically by date and horizontally by the three major theaters of the war.
The award winning History of the Confederate Army print provides you with a comparison of the battle history of each force across all three theaters of the war.
Inspired by Charles Joseph Minard's Napoleon's March to Moscow statistical graphic, many variables are charted including the size, history, and commanding generals of the 23 Confederate armies.
www.historyshots.com /civilwar

  
 The American Civil War Overview, Chapter XII, The Trans-Mississippi: The Red River Campaign
The overall Confederate commander for the Trans-Mississippi Theater was General Edmund Kirby Smith.
The fall of Port Hudson in July 1863 eliminated Confederate control of the lower Mississippi River and freed the forces of the newly created Department of the Gulf for employment elsewhere.
This expedition was to be of a larger scale than the earlier ones, with Banks to receive support from Steele's Federal forces in Arkansas, detachments of Sherman's command in Mississippi, and gunboat support from Farragut under the command of Admiral Porter.
www.civilwarhome.com /redriver.htm

  
 Category:Campaigns of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War - Art History Online Reference and Guide
Category:Campaigns of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
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Category:Campaigns of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War - Your Art History Reference Guide!
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Category:Campaigns_of_the_Trans-Mississippi_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War

  
 Trans-Mississippi Department - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Trans-Mississippi Department, also known as the Trans-Mississippi Theater or Trans-Mississippi District, was the Confederate military designation for the geographic area of operations west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War.
The Department was formed in May of 1862 and consisted of the states of Arkansas, Missouri, Texas, Indian Territory, and those portions of the State of Louisiana that were west of the Mississippi.
Brigadier General Paul O. Hebert (18 June 1862 - 31 May 1862)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trans-Mississippi_Department   (151 words)

  
 Chapter 14: Winning the West: The Army in the Indian Wars, 1865-1890
The Army engaged in wars with several Pacific slope tribes in the 1870's, and the operations were widely scattered over the mountainous northwestern quarter of the trans-Mississippi West.
The theater of war was uninhabited or only sparsely settled, and its great distances and extreme variations of climate and geography accentuated manpower limitations, logistical and communications problems, and the difficulties of movement.
In the quarter century of the Indian wars the Army met the Indian in over a thousand actions, large and small, all across the American West.
www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/amh/AMH-14.htm   (151 words)

  
 Letter C Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
Campaigns of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
Campaigns of the Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach of the American Civil War
Campaigns of the Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War
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 Letter C Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
Campaigns of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
Campaigns of the Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach of the American Civil War
Campaigns of the Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War
www.mauspfeil.net /C_74.html   (151 words)

  
 Letter C Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
Campaigns of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
Campaigns of the Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach of the American Civil War
Campaigns of the Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War
www.mauspfeil.net /C_74.html   (151 words)

  
 Johnny Whistletrigger Reviews --- Big Canoe Records
For all who enjoy traditional American folk music and who are lucky enough to be interested in the Trans-Mississippi theater of the Civil War (and for those who savor that strange, evocative power of music) there can be no better entertainment than the songs of Cathy Barton, Dave Para, and Bob Dyer.
Rebel in the Woods, released just last fall, is a new collection focused more directly on the music of the Civil War in the Trans-Miss.
Excerpt from a review by W. Clark Kenyon (in the Spring 1996 issue of the Trans-Mississippi News).
shorock.com /folk/canoe/rwhistle.html   (1142 words)

  
 Genealogy Resources on the Internet - WWW/Civil War
They concentrate on the area of Iowa and the Civil War and the Trans-Mississippi Theater.
They publish the Trans-Mississippi News, and offer a search service for info on Iowa soldiers in the Civil War.
This is a mail order book service specializing in out-of-print books on the American Civil War.
www-personal.umich.edu /~cgaunt/civwar.html   (1142 words)

  
 Walker's Texas Division, C.S.A: Greyhounds of the Trans-Mississippi (Conflicting Worlds) Top 10 Bestselling Books: Walker's Texas Division, C.S.A: Greyhounds of the Trans-Mississippi (Conflicting Worlds)
Lowe evokes the trans-Mississippi theater, with its battles in the hills, prairies, and swamps of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas—vitally important and influential in the war’s course even though outdazzled by eastern landmarks such as Gettysburg and Antietam.
Colorfully known as the 'Greyhound Division' for its lean and speedy marches across thousands of miles in three states, Major General John G. Walker’s infantry division in the Confederate army was the largest body of Texans—about 12,000 men at its formation—to serve in the American Civil War.
The only modern history of these soldiers, Lowe’s study is also a rarity in its scholarly examination of an entire Civil War division.
www.medicum.net /review-080712933X-us.html   (1142 words)

  
 American Civil War -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Though geographically isolated from the battles to the east, a number of military actions took place in the Trans-Mississippi theater, a region encompassing states and territories to the west of the Mississippi River.
Only the fortress city of (Click link for more info and facts about Vicksburg, Mississippi) Vicksburg, Mississippi prevented full Union control of the river.
The Union's key strategist and tactician in the west was Maj. Gen.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/am/american_civil_war.htm   (5377 words)

  
 Battle of Westport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Westport, sometimes referred to as the "Gettysburg of Missouri," was fought on October 23, 1864, in present-day Kansas City, Missouri, during the American Civil War.
The Battle of Westport was one of the largest battles west of the Mississippi River, with over 30,000 troops involved and roughly 1,500 casualties on both sides.
This was the last campaign in the Trans-Mississippi Theater and the last major Confederate threat to any northern state.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Westport   (721 words)

  
 American Civil War
Though geographically isolated from the battles to the east, a number of military actions took place in the Trans-Mississippi theater, a region encompassing states and territories to the west of the Mississippi River.
Meade defeated Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863), the largest battle in North American history, which is sometimes considered the war's turning point.
The Battle of Palmito Ranch, fought on May 13, 1865, in the far south of Texas, was the last land battle of the war and ended, ironically, with a Confederate victory.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/A/American-Civil-War.htm   (5074 words)

  
 Civil War related links
Today we carry the largest selection available anywhere of in-print titles on the Trans-Mississippi Theater, while continuing to offer a general stock of out-of-print, used, and rare books on the Civil War.
The Camp Pope Bookshop was founded in 1988 as a mail order book service specializing in out-of-print books on the American Civil War.
We are dedicated to the legal, safe, and responsible use of firearms for self-defense of the sexual-minority community.
www.calweb.com /~arline/links.html   (5074 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - U.S. - Iowa
Specializing in out-of-print books on the American Civil War, Iowa & the Trans-Mississippi Theater.
See their home page for details on placing an order.
www.cyndislist.com /ia.htm   (5074 words)

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