Bibliographies: Secondary Sources

Abel, E. Lawrence. "The Bob Hope of the Confederacy" Civil War Times Illustrated, December 2000, Vol. 39, #6. (Available offsite) (Article about Harry Macarthy, an entertainer who performed before Terry's Texas Rangers and caused a near riot in New Orleans.)

Austermen, Wayne."Blue Whistlers and Colt Dragoons: The Arms of Terry's Texas Rangers." Dixie Gun Works Black Powder Annual. 1988.p. 12-15, 78-84.

Austermen, Wayne, "The Northern Spencer Goes South", Civil War Times Illustrated, May 1984. (An account of the Confederate use of the Spencer rifle and carbine. Contains several quotes from Ordnance Sergeant Robert D. Burns of the 8th Texas Cavalry.)

Biggs, Greg, "Flags of Terry's Texas Rangers", The Terry's Texas Rangers Online Archive, 1997. Available in Online Archives.

Brooke, Ted, "Sam Street, Terry's Texas Rangers, Company 'F'", The Terry's Texas Rangers Online Archive, 1997. Available in Online Archives.

Buchanan, A. Russell. David S. Terry of California: Duelling Judge. 1956

Clyde, Shannon, "John Lee W. D. Gibson", The Terry's Texas Rangers Online Archive, 1998. Available in Online Archives.

Collier, Calvin L., The War Child's Children: The Story of the Third Regiment, Arkansas Calvary, Confederate States Army, Pioneer Press, Little Rock, 1965.

Company of Military Historians, Military Uniforms in America. Vol.3: Long Endure: The Civil War Period, 1852-1867, Presidio Press, Novato, 1982. (Sketch and description of the regiment's uniform, pp. 104-5.)

Crute, Joseph H., Jr., Emblems of Southern Valor, Hamony House Publishers, 1990. (Painting of the 8th's Bonnie Blue and summary information.)

Crute, Joseph H., Jr., Units of the Confederate States Army, Derwent Books, Midlothian, 1987. (Contains a concise summery of the regiment's service, pp. 327-8.)

Darst, M., "Robert Hodges, Jr.: Confederate Soldier", East Texas Historical Journal, v. 9, no. 1, March, 1971.

Dodson, William Carey. The Campaigns of Wheeler and his Cavalry, 1862-65. Atlanta: Hudgins Publishing Company, 1899.

DuBose, John W. General Joseph Wheeler and the Army of Tennessee. New York: Neale Publishing Company, 1912.

Fitzhugh, Lester N., Terry's Texas Rangers, 8th Texas Cavalry, CSA. An Address by Lester N. Fitzhugh before the Houston Civil War Round Table, March 21, 1958, Houston Civil War Round Table, Houston, 1958. Available in Online Archives.

Fitzhugh, Lester N., "Terry's Texas Rangers", Soldiers of Texas, 1973, Texian Press, Waco.

Gordon, Ric., "The Family of Andrew Gordon During the Civil War", The Terry's Texas Rangers Online Archive, 2001. Available in Online Archives.

Gracy, David B., II. "With Danger and Honor." Texana, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Winter 1963), pgs.1-19.

Gracy, David B., II. "Fight and Fall Back." Texana, Vol. 1 No. 2 (Spring 1963), pgs. 120-152.

Groce, William Wharton, "Major General John A. Wharton", Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Vol.19, no. 3, January 1916.

Jeffries, Charlie C., Terry's Rangers, Vantage Press, New York, 1961.

Jeffries, Charlie C., "The Character of Terry's Texas Rangers", The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Vol. 64, no. 4, April 1961.

Larter, Harry, "Terry's Texas Rangers (8th Texas Cavalry) C.S.A., 1864", Military Collector & Historian, 1954, pp. 15-16.

Marks, Paula Mitchel, "The Ranger Reverend", Civil War Times Illustrated, December 1985.

Marshall, Bruce, "Terry's Texas Rangers", Civil War, July-August 1992

Oates, Stephen B., Confederate Cavalry West of the River, University of Texas Press, Austin1992.

Parker, Rick, "Edward Harmon McKnight, Company 'K', Terry's Texas Rangers", The Terry's Texas Rangers Online Archive, 1997. Available in Online Archives.

Powell, Patsy L., "Biography of James F. Folk, Pvt. Company A, 1841-1884", The Terry's Texas Rangers Online Archive 1999. Available in Online Archives.

Rush, Charles W., "Falls County Civil War Veterans", The Terry's Texas Rangers Online Archive, January 1998. Available in Online Archives.

Rush, Charles W., "W. H. Jones, 2nd Lieutenant, Terry's Texas Rangers", The Terry's Texas Rangers Online Archive, December 1997. Available in Online Archives.

Scott, Paul R., Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA, Unpublished MA Thesis, The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977.

Scott, Paul R. John A. Wharton: The Forgotten General. Unpublished Term Paper. Texas A & M University, Fall 1981. Available in Online Archives.

Scott, Paul R., "Shannon's Scouts - Combat Reconnaissance Detachment of Terry's Texas Rangers", Military History of Texas & the Southwest, 15/3, pp. 5-23. Available in Online Archives.

Scott, Paul R., "With Tears In Their Eyes': On the Road to the Sea: Shannon's Scouts", Civil War Times Illustrated, January 1983, pp. 26-29.

Sifakis, Stewart, Compendium of the Confederate Armies: Texas, NY: Facts on File, 1995. (Unit organizational history, pp. 58-60.)

Simpson, Harold B., ed., Texas in the War, 1861-1865, Hill Junior College Press, Hillsboro, 1965. (Contains numerous references to Texas units.)

Slay, David. "The Rome Races", The Terry's Texas Rangers Online Archive, 2001.

Sumrall, Alan K., Battle Flags of Texans in the Confederacy, Eakin Press, 1995. (Illustrations of and information on two of the Rangers' flags.)

Sutherland, Daniel E., "Blind Justice", Civil War Times Illustrated, Vol. 35, no. 2, May 1996, pp. 28-35. (available offsite)

Terrell, Kate Scurry, "Terry's Texas Rangers", A Comprehensive History of Texas, Vol . 2., 1898. Available in Online Archives.

Wegenhoft, Victor C., "The Biographical Sketch of J. W. Rabb", The Rabb Odyssey. Available in Online Archives.

Wharton, Clarence R. History of Fort Bend County. San Antonio: The Naylor Company, 1939.

Woods, James R., Terry's Texas Rangers, 8th Texas Cavalry, C. S. A., Unpublished MA Thesis, University of Houston, 1961.

Wooster, Ralph A., "With the Confederate Cavalry in the West: The Civil War Experiences of Isaac Dunbar Affleck", Southwest Historical Quarterly, Vol. 83, no. 1, July 1979, pp. 1-28.

Wyeth, John Allan. That Devil Forrest, Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1899.

—. Confederate Military History, Extended Edition. Vol. 15: Texas, Broadfoot, Wilmington, 1989. (Contains numerous, scattered references to Texas units.)

—. Texas Batteries, Battalions, Regiments, Commanders and Field Officers, Confederate States Army, 1861-1865, Mirror Press, Midlothian, 1959. (Contains a list of the regiment's officers, pp. 14-15.)

 

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