And as an Irish man it's a nice bit of history to know it was an Irishman Richard Dowling who lead lead Confederacy to victory at Sabine Pass even while outnumbered 100-1
@@kurtpunchesthings2411We Texans hold Dick Dowling in high regard.... He is up there in the History of Texas....A little piece of Ireland.... Glad to have him as a hero of Texas!
@@Natch67 What......? What kind of whining are you on about? Have you been to the Alamo? Something tells me you have not. Of course Sam Houstons Army was not all from Texas.... Have you studied what you are talking about? Have you heard of Austin's Colony? They didn't spring up from the soil .... There is a list of Alamo defenders at THE ALAMO..... and the list states where they were from.... Texas, Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, Kentucky,Pennsylvania,Tennessee, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana (Ever heard of the New Orleans Greys?, I doubt it by your comment), Georgia, Denmark Wales, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Coahuila Y Tejas..... So what is your point? Your ignorance and lack of knowledge of what you are talking about has stamped the fire out of your attempt to slight Texans and Texas............. If thats what you are on about.....
@@Natch67 What?........ What are you whining about? Anyone who has studied the Texas Revolution knows that Sam Houstons Army was not made up of "TEXANS" ...... Have you studied what you are talking about? Afterall if you had studied the Texas revolution you would know when Texas was created and would not have commented such an ignorant comment.... Texans all know who was at the Alamo.. have you been to the Alamo? There is a list of defenders at the Alamo and it states where they were from.... This information is available at THE ALAMO..... The men who defended the Alamo and the men who served in Sam Houstons Army were from Texas,Virginia, Pennsylvania,Kentucky,Tennessee,South Carolina, Mississippi,New York, Louisiana (Ever heard of the New Orleans Greys? Doubt it by your comment), Massachusetts, Georgia, Wales,Denmark,Scotland,England,Ireland,and Coahuila Y Tejas, and a large handful who came from where we don't know.... Non of them were considered Texans they were known as Texians..... Have you studied what you are talking about or are you just whining like some liberal who read a Washington Post article about Texas.... Your comment was ignorant and had no elaboration as to what you are talking about other than some what appears as whining, it has also stamped out any slight to Texans, Texas or the History of how Texas was formed, if that was indeed your intention...... Now elaborate as to what you are saying.....Because you have commented a confound and most uninformative opinion.
It was a lopsided Confederate Victory. The remainder of the Union invasion force backed out and went offshore, abandoning many of their own men. Some of them were horribly burned when a boiler exploded. They tied their horses' feet and dumped them overboard before scurrying back to New Orleans.
Chet, thanks so much for bringing more of our history to light! Man, I don't remember ever hearing about these battles when I was in school. Leave it to the Daytripper!!! History Heroes!
@@snakeprairie The above affirmation is of historical fact "THE Battle of Palmito Ranch" American Civil War/Last battle The Battle of Palmito Ranch is considered to some criteria as the final battle of the American Civil War. It was fought May 12 and 13, 1865, on the banks of the Rio Grande east of Brownsville, Texas and a few miles from the seaport of Los Brazos de Santiago This pronouncement is/was meant to be informative, informing telling of historical record and what's not about thesaurus!!
@@TheDaytripper Most weren't standing up for slavery...they were defending their homes and family from getting destroyed and killed. Most didn't own slaves, 96% to 4% overall. They didn't have the money or were against it overall. This was a rich mans war controlled by northeastern banks and insurance companies. The poor immigrants in Texas weren't interested in it and certainly couldn't afford slaves. Those were the large corporate interests of the east coast for cotton and food. Sorry, but that's the real histroy of it.
Slaves built the U.S.Capital ,many were from Maryland,and Delaware,and they were still slaves at the end of 1865 , because the E.P. only covered slaves in Confederate hilt territory.
Slaves supplied the cotton that Northern mills processed and got rich on. Yankees liked that. Lincoln hated blacks and sought to rid the US of them all of his life. He was the head of the society in ILL to ship blacks to South America or Africa and he continued the quest after he became president. You don't think you learned the truth from yankee history books, do you?
It was a good time if you were a German U-Boat commander. Coastal cities didn't do blackouts so they could see ships silhouetted from the coast. Came to be known as the Second Happy Time by the Germans.
This is yet another great historical example of how the people of Texas successfully stand their ground even against the strongest armies.
Just a bunch of immigrants!
And as an Irish man it's a nice bit of history to know it was an Irishman Richard Dowling who lead lead Confederacy to victory at Sabine Pass even while outnumbered 100-1
@@kurtpunchesthings2411We Texans hold Dick Dowling in high regard.... He is up there in the History of Texas....A little piece of Ireland.... Glad to have him as a hero of Texas!
@@Natch67 What......? What kind of whining are you on about? Have you been to the Alamo? Something tells me you have not. Of course Sam Houstons Army was not all from Texas.... Have you studied what you are talking about? Have you heard of Austin's Colony? They didn't spring up from the soil .... There is a list of Alamo defenders at THE ALAMO..... and the list states where they were from.... Texas, Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, Kentucky,Pennsylvania,Tennessee, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana (Ever heard of the New Orleans Greys?, I doubt it by your comment), Georgia, Denmark Wales, England, Ireland, Scotland, and Coahuila Y Tejas.....
So what is your point? Your ignorance and lack of knowledge of what you are talking about has stamped the fire out of your attempt to slight Texans and Texas............. If thats what you are on about.....
@@Natch67 What?........ What are you whining about? Anyone who has studied the Texas Revolution knows that Sam Houstons Army was not made up of "TEXANS" ...... Have you studied what you are talking about? Afterall if you had studied the Texas revolution you would know when Texas was created and would not have commented such an ignorant comment.... Texans all know who was at the Alamo.. have you been to the Alamo?
There is a list of defenders at the Alamo and it states where they were from.... This information is available at THE ALAMO.....
The men who defended the Alamo and the men who served in Sam Houstons Army were from Texas,Virginia, Pennsylvania,Kentucky,Tennessee,South Carolina, Mississippi,New York, Louisiana (Ever heard of the New Orleans Greys? Doubt it by your comment), Massachusetts, Georgia, Wales,Denmark,Scotland,England,Ireland,and Coahuila Y Tejas, and a large handful who came from where we don't know.... Non of them were considered Texans they were known as Texians.....
Have you studied what you are talking about or are you just whining like some liberal who read a Washington Post article about Texas....
Your comment was ignorant and had no elaboration as to what you are talking about other than some what appears as whining, it has also stamped out any slight to Texans, Texas or the History of how Texas was formed, if that was indeed your intention...... Now elaborate as to what you are saying.....Because you have commented a confound and most uninformative opinion.
It was a lopsided Confederate Victory. The remainder of the Union invasion force backed out and went offshore, abandoning many of their own men. Some of them were horribly burned when a boiler exploded. They tied their horses' feet and dumped them overboard before scurrying back to New Orleans.
TEXAS HISTORY IS THE BEST HISTORY
Chet, thanks so much for bringing more of our history to light! Man, I don't remember ever hearing about these battles when I was in school. Leave it to the Daytripper!!! History Heroes!
Theirs a very good song about this incident. It's called " Irish Davis guards Dick Dowling ( by, Derek Warfield.) You all should give it a listen.
I'll look it up.
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The last battle ever fought in the Civil War was fought in Texas and won by Texans!!
Unfortunate that the Texans were fighting for the wrong cause.
Erik McCowan not necessarily. It depends on how you look at it. Slavery was bad, but states rights was reasonable.
Jon Lorg No, no we aren’t doing the “state’s rights” excuse.
@@snakeprairie The above affirmation is of historical fact
"THE Battle of Palmito Ranch"
American Civil War/Last battle
The Battle of Palmito Ranch is considered to some criteria as the final battle of the American Civil War. It was fought May 12 and 13, 1865, on the banks of the Rio Grande east of Brownsville, Texas and a few miles from the seaport of Los Brazos de Santiago
This pronouncement is/was meant to be informative, informing telling of historical record and what's not about thesaurus!!
@@snakeprairie
Okay then, how about the fact that the U.S refused to send in soldiers to protect the Texans from bandit and Indian raids?
The last battle of the Civil War took place in Texas with a Confederate victory.
Good stuff, as always.
Thank you for clarifying your stance on the southern confederacy's reasons for the war!
It's a complex story. But standing up for slavery was evil
@@TheDaytripper Most weren't standing up for slavery...they were defending their homes and family from getting destroyed and killed. Most didn't own slaves, 96% to 4% overall. They didn't have the money or were against it overall. This was a rich mans war controlled by northeastern banks and insurance companies. The poor immigrants in Texas weren't interested in it and certainly couldn't afford slaves. Those were the large corporate interests of the east coast for cotton and food. Sorry, but that's the real histroy of it.
@@KB-ke3fi like I said. Complex.
Texas didnt fight for the confederacy's cause but we did fight with them for Texas Cause
They made slaves build the fort in Sabine Pass . A lot of them died from exposure and mosquitos
Slaves built the U.S.Capital ,many were from Maryland,and Delaware,and they were still slaves at the end of 1865 , because the E.P. only covered slaves in Confederate hilt territory.
@@deanmason5900 wow
Slaves supplied the cotton that Northern mills processed and got rich on. Yankees liked that. Lincoln hated blacks and sought to rid the US of them all of his life. He was the head of the society in ILL to ship blacks to South America or Africa and he continued the quest after he became president. You don't think you learned the truth from yankee history books, do you?
German subs in our gulf?!?!? That's too crazy!!!
It was a good time if you were a German U-Boat commander. Coastal cities didn't do blackouts so they could see ships silhouetted from the coast. Came to be known as the Second Happy Time by the Germans.
Boy these europeans sure are a crazy bunch