UNT Press

Texas and the Civil War: New Perspectives

— Vol. 4: of Randolph B. "Mike" Campbell Series

Published: September, 2026  Pages: 432  Features: 5 b&w illus. 4 maps. Notes. Bib. Index.

When considering Texas in the Civil War, the traditional consensus among historians has been that the conflict had relatively little effect on the people at home. With no major military operations in the state, slavery remained untouched, food remained plentiful, towns stood undestroyed, and lives proceeded as they had before the war for most people. The development of social history in Texas studies over the last two decades has shown, however, that the war produced disruptions beyond the obvious end of slavery in the state. Carl H. Moneyhon tests the generalization that Texans emerged from the Civil War relatively unscathed. There is no question that Texas never saw large armies march across the landscape destroying farms, plantations, and towns in their path. Does that mean, however, that Texans paid no price for going to war? more... about Texas and the Civil War: New Perspectives