LSU Press has published a new historical account of a combat unit that loyally fought in the Confederate Army of Tennessee despite the inevitable loss that was to come.
The book, “Granbury’s Texas Brigade,” is named after the brigade’s commanding officer, Brigadier General Hiram B. Granbury, and is written by John R. Lundberg, a history professor at Collin College in Plano, Texas.
Lundberg used “letters, diaries and regimental documents” to provide the perspectives of the soldiers throughout the battle, according to a news release.
According to Lundberg, Granbury’s leadership “led to the group’s overall high morale,” the news release said. The soldiers didn’t give up until the “final surrender.”
Lundberg wrote about how the men displayed their love of the Confederacy in varying ways after the war.
“‘Granbury’s Texas Brigade’ presents military history at its best, revealing a microcosm of the Confederate war effort and aiding our understanding of the reason men felt compelled to fight in America’s greatest tragedy,” the news release said.
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University Press publishes new book
March 4, 2012