tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post113713615049204533..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Edmonds: "Yankee Autumn in Acadiana: A Narrative of the Great Texas Overland Expedition Through Southwestern Louisiana, October - December 1863"DW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-1139876159257209752006-02-13T16:15:00.000-08:002006-02-13T16:15:00.000-08:00One explanation for the vague instruction from Ban...One explanation for the vague instruction from Banks is that the camapign was nothing more than a large demonstration. After the Sabine Pass expedition failed, Banks still preferred a coastal approach to Texas. But his information about the coast of Texas was sketchy, his transportation was limited, and his knowledge of the enemy incomplete. He sent a staff officer on a with a naval vessel to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com