A Texas-Sized Dilemma: How Did 'Passionate Unionist' Lawyer End Up As 'Diehard Confederate'?

Authors

T. Michael Parrish

ISBN

876111770

Publication Date

2000-05-01

Publisher

Texas State Historical Association

Abstract

A brilliant attorney and political insider, William Pitt Ballinger was one of the most powerful men in Texas during the mid-19th century. He lived and worked in Galveston, a booming city and one of the South's most prominent commercial ports. Prior to the Civil War, Ballinger practiced law with grea....

DOI

10.31390/cwbr.3.2.2

Recommended Citation

Parrish, T. Michael (2001) "A Texas-Sized Dilemma: How Did 'Passionate Unionist' Lawyer End Up As 'Diehard Confederate'?," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 3 : Iss. 2 .
DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.3.2.2
Available at: https://repository.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol3/iss2/2