The Civil War in Texas | The Battle of Galveston | Juneteenth: The story behind the celebration with Edward T Cotham Jr.

📍Visit our interactive map!Enjoy this content? Buy me a book! 📚📱Social and other ways to explore Texas HistoryResources for everything we discuss in the episode:https://www.galvestonunscripted.com/ed-cothamEd Cotham is the prize-winning author of many books and articles on Civil War history, emphasizing the battles and skirmishes in Texas. He is also very interested in nautical history and has served as project historian for several important Civil War shipwreck projects. A frequent lecturer on these subjects, Ed also leads occasional tours of Texas battlefields and state historic sites. Ed's research interests also include a wide variety of historical events that took place in and around Texas. One of the most important of these events was the issuance of General Orders No. 3 (the "Juneteenth Order") in Galveston on June 19, 1865. In addition to a book on Juneteenth, Ed has recently released a book relating to Ulysses S. Grant's visit to Texas in March 1880.Book: A Busy Week in Texas: Ulysses S. Grant's 1880 Visit to the Lone Star State Book: Juneteenth: The Story Behind the Celebration  Book: The Seventh Star of the Confederacy  Book: The Southern Journey of a Civil War Marine: Henry O. Gusley's Illustrated Note-Book  Book: Sabine Pass: The Confederacy's Thermopylae Book: Battle on the Bay: The Civil War Struggle for Galveston  More on Edward T Cotham Jr. Support the showGalveston Unscripted Digital Market