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Legacy of Captain Schwethelm and the Nueces Fight
A biographical sketch covers Captain Schwethelm and his comrades during the Nueces engagement and Texas Civil War era. It details their 300 mile foot trek to Monterey and Matamoras, enlistment in the First Texas Cavalry, later frontier service, and life after military duties, noting friendships, finances, and a notable hat wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monterey
Carl Griesenbach
San Antonio
Nueces
Mexico
Griesenbach
Schwetheim
Matamoras
Brownsville
United States
Texas
Kampmann
New Orleans
Ben Butler
Gen. Butler
Butler
E. J. Noyse
First
Texas Cavalry
United States Army
Rusenberger
Graf
Schwethelm
Adolph Real
Rio Grande
Remaing
Teaders
Louisiana
San Antonio Overland
E. J. Davis
Capt. Schwethelm
Johnson’s Creek
Ingram
Ger
Scowerhelm
the Nueces
Duff