Louis Trezevant Wigfall : the disintegration of the Union and collapse of the Confederacy / Edward S. Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, Edward S., 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

Legislators--Confederate States of America--Biography.

Confederate States of America--Politics and government.

Confederate States of America.

Texas--Politics and government--19th century.

Texas.

United States--Politics and government--1845-1861.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.

United States--Politics and government--1865-1877.

United States. Congress. Senate--Biography.

Confederate States of America. Congress. Senate--Biography.

Wigfall, Louis T. (Louis Trezevant), 1816-1874.

Wigfall, Louis T.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Place of Publication:

Madison [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Biography of Louis Trezevant Wigfall who, as United States Senator from Texas, did more than any other man to cause the disintegration of the Union, and as Confederate States Senator from Texas, did more than any other man to cause the collapse of the Confederacy.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Early Years; 2 Code Duello; 3 Texas; 4 United States Senator; 5 Treason; 6 Secession; 7 Last Chance; 8 Fort Sumter; 9 The First Texas Regiment; 10 Confederate States Senator; 11 Bad Times; 12 Worse Times; 13 Collapse; 14 Flight; 15 Prison, Escapes, Reconstruction; 16 Exile and Return; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-73462-1

1-61147-565-1