Dick Dowling and the Jefferson Davis Guard by Michael Dan Jones is now available in e-book format, exclusively on Amazon.com; as well as in the print version available on Amazon.com as well as other online booksellers.
Company F (Jefferson Davis Guard) was an atypical Confederate unit. Against all odds, 43 mostly Irish immigrants from Houston and Galveston, making up the company, stopped a massive Yankee invasion fleet on September 8, 1863 at the Battle of Sabine Pass, Texas.
Houston, Galveston and Beaumont were all saved from the fate of Atlanta, Vicksburg and other Southern cities that were destroyed by the Northern invaders. The unit was led by a colorful young Irish saloon keep from Houston, First Lieutenant Richard William "Dick" Dowling who won a lasting place in Texas history.
This is the story of the valiant band of unlikely heroes who beat the odds and lived to celebrate their famous victory.
The book contains a full roster of the company, pictures, illustrations and maps.
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