Calhoun County Civil War history report part one
Calhoun County historian Bill Winsor describes the 1863 64 coastal operations along Brazos Santiago Matagorda Island and Indianola. Union forces under Warren seize Fort Esperanza and Matagorda Island while Calhoun residents prepare to resist with arms provisions and local defense.
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Bill Winsor
Calhoun County
Houston
Refugio
Brazos Santiago
Texas
Esperanza
Matagorda Island
Rio Grande
Indianola
W.R. Bradfute
Alligator Head
Port O'Connor
Vicksburg
Fort Esperanza
Lavaca
Matagorada Island
Ma Island
U.S. Army Corps
Lavaca and Indianola War Fringes in Civil War Memoirs
The passage recounts Union forces occupying Lavaca and Indianola, looting hides and provisions, destroying homes and public buildings, and detaining or disciplining local residents and Black soldiers on Matagorda Bay. It notes deserterly actions, Black troops’ harsh sustenance, a 1864 blockade-runner burning, and the withdrawal of troops to the Mississippi Valley while leaving Fort Esperanza staffed.
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Decrow
Indianola
Praiie
Horn
Duff
Norris Bridge
Chocolate Bayou
Dick Taylor
Taylor
Sweet
Lavaca
Bluecoats
United States Army
Warrn
Colonl Sweet
Calhoun County
Texas
Mexico
Arou
Matagorda Bay
Saluria
Powderhorn
Marine Hospital
Matagorda Island
Red River
Pass Cavallo
Mississippi River
Fort Esperanza
Angela
Noble's Point
Pendexter
Warren
Dunns
Today in History and Memorial Highlights
On this date 1934 King Alexander I of Yugoslavia was assassinated in Marseilles. Other notes recall Harvard's 1642 commencement and a warehouse fire, plus Civil War losses in Calhoun County Texas including destroyed railroads, wharves, and homes. Also mentions Magruder orders, Indianola, and wartime rhetoric urging patriots to uphold duty.
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Alexander I of
Yugoslavia
Marseilles
France
Harvard
Vandenberg
Calhoun County
Texas
Pass Cavallo
Indianola
Lavaca
Saluria
JM. Reuss
San Antonio Mexican Gulf
Mississippi
Victoria
Magruder
Columbus
Bradbury
Sodom
Gomorrah
CSA
WR. Bradfute
Fort Esperanza
Television Timetable Collage From TT News
A scrambled TV timetable lists programs and hosts including Mister Rogers Lucy Show and The Tonight Show style items. Mentions 25,000 Pyramid, The Price Is Right, Warry Mine, and various classic dramas and movies with scattered times and channels.
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TT News
Honey Oavs
Lucy Show
Mister Rogers
Lowe
Television Schedule Fragments From Old Broadcast Calendar
A scattered list of TV shows and time spots from a vintage community schedule. Mentions Mister Rogers Sesame Street Captain Kangaroo Batman The Price is Right Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy and various daytime and game shows, with several unclear entries and miscellaneous notes.
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Hollywood Squares
Marble Machine
Stewarts
Television Schedule Fragment From Somerset Station
A partial 12 broadcast listing shows daytime and afternoon programs including Perry Mason Days of Our Lives Guiding Light Electric Company Mighty Joe Young The Tender Trap Star Trek Leave It to Beaver Bewitched Gilligan's Island Hogan's Heroes and Dream of Jeannie among others.
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Somerset
Days of Our Lives
Guiding Light
Electric Company
Beacon
George Mureny
Another World
Beverly Milles
Beaver
Petticoat Junction
Mickey Mouse Club
Frank Sinatra
Gomer Pyle
Adam
Pelayo
Port Lavaca Wave and Calhoun County Times Details
Port Lavaca Wave and Calhoun County Times list publication details for weekday editions by Wave Publishing Co Inc. with office in Port Lavaca Texas, including staff roles and AP rights, plus subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery.
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Port Lavaca
Wave
Calhoun County Times
Wave Publishing Co Inc
St. Colorado
Port Levaca Tenas
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Calhoun County History
Robert Peters
Kalamazoo
Mich
King
Julie Harris
Eileen Heckart
Arthur O'Connell
Jeannette Clift
Twin Dolphin Theater
David Attenborough
Lydia Puccinelli
The
Museum of African Art
Washington, D.C
Wwn
Attenborough
Associated Press
Adeline Lott
Yale College
Berlin
Peshtigo
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Pope Pius XII
Cnors
Main Pt
Jecker
Floor & Glass Co
W. Main
Wren Titas
Dick Var
Carrascolencas
Texas Today
el Mundo
Mollywood
Lawn and Garcen
Barneyviller
Classic Theatre
San Francisco
Jason Robards
Pat Garret
Billy the Kic
James Coburn
Bette Davis
Hogar Orlce Hogar
Warry
Douglas
Litias
Jonny Carson
Manni +S
Wmovie
Glenn Ford
Franmside
Big Valley
Tenno
Longstreet
T News
Bonanza
Sam
New Zoo Revue
Lamiquites
Davey and Goliath
Adelante
America
Mousten Three Stooges
Kolor II
Captain Kangaroo Batman
Swan Setts Collie
A & Ceternity Sweepstones
Willam Powell
9 Electric Company
Mite Douglas
Douglas Ram
Wheel of Fortune
Money
All My Children
Melvin Garrett
Car & Truck Parts
TRI. Wholesale CO
Porter RD
General Hospital
Villa Alegre
One Life To Live
Tan
Mighty Joe Young
Terry Moore
San Antonio
Merv Griffin
Stanley A. Dier
Melsta
North Ann
Uarden
Animal Health
Rod Moake
Jim B Mitchell
Statt Society
Mary Romp
Bill Pack
Robert Reilly
Charlotte J Yng
Laurel May
Shirley Kurtz
Tesla Gertner
Jeanette Chambress
Dedra
Tom E. Snyder
Reginald Grigsby
al AP
Weaver's Grocery
Broadway
John Wayne
Brannigan
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