March 2024

Private Douglas Cater: Regiment Musician by Rebecca Blackwell Drake Private Douglas Cater, 3rd Texas Cavalry and later the 19th Louisiana Infantry, began his odyssey with the Confederate Army on June 8, 1861. Like others fighting for the Confederacy, the musician turned soldier was full of hope that he could help to save his beloved Southland. […]

Music From The Trenches by Rebecca Blackwell Drake Fighting with the 3rd Texas Cavalry and later, the 19th Louisiana Infantry, was a 22-year old Texan, Private Douglas John Cater, known for his love of music. Pvt. Cater enlisted in the Confederate Army at Henderson, Texas, in 1861 and fought through the Battle of Franklin. His […]

Union Headquarters: The Lum House by Rebecca Blackwell Drake Recollections of Vicksburg from The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant July 5, 1863, the morning after the fall of Vicksburg, General Grant’s men began viewing some of Vicksburg’s finest mansions, trying to decide which one would best be suited to serve as Union Headquarters. With […]

“Lone Star General: Hiram B. Granbury” By Rebecca Blackwell Drake and Thomas Holder with book cover by Jerry McWilliams, artist          On January 8, 2004, James and Rebecca Drake donated their latest book, Lone Star General: Hiram B. Granbury, to Friends of Raymond. All proceeds from the sale of the book will be used […]