May 30, 2016

Ep. 17: A Duel for Command of the Texas Army, 1837

Ep. 17: A Duel for Command of the Texas Army, 1837
Ep. 17: A Duel for Command of the Texas Army, 1837
Wise About Texas
Ep. 17: A Duel for Command of the Texas Army, 1837
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Two generals decided to fight a duel to decide who would command the Texas Army. Find out what happened and whether a wound suffered in the duel eventually affected the outcome of the Civil War!

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Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, CSA

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Gen. Felix Huston

Dueling pistols belonging to Mirabeau B. Lamar

Dueling pistols belonging to Mirabeau B. Lamar

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Ravine where Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston died at Shiloh