Tag: Battle of Galveston
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Spurs on a Cotton-Clad
“Veterans of the New Mexico desert and mountains, the wild Texas cavalrymen sharpshooters needed no urging,” in the wee hours of the morning of New Year’s Day 1863. Where? Galveston Island. Specifically, Kuhn’s Wharf (now Fisherman’s wharf). Sibley/Green’s 7th Texas Cavalry had vengeance, not pleasure on their minds. My 2greatgrandUncle George M. Hill, and his…
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