Research Paper On The Battle Of Brownsville

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The Battle of Brownsville
By: Brayden Wright

First of all here are the fast facts, 1st This was the last battle of the civil war, 2nd This battle was pointless, 3rd None of the other land battles in this war was fought really close like this to the international border, 4th this battle was racially diverse unlike the other battles, 5th This battle took place during November 2-6, 1863, 6th John Salmon Ford was a texas ranger, also he was a frontier newspaper editor who loved brawling, 7th The price used to be 16 cents but over years now it is $1.25 per pound. Now for the story about The Battle of Brownsville.

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