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Confederate colonies. Villa Americana in 1906, an example of a Confederate colony, and present-day Americana, São Paulo. Confederate colonies were made up of Confederate refugees who were displaced or fled their homes during or immediately after the American Civil War. They migrated to various countries, but especially Brazil, where slavery ...
Confederados. Confederados (Portuguese pronunciation: [kõfedeˈɾadus]) is the Brazilian name for Confederate expatriates, all white Southerners (along with their Black slaves), who fled the Southern United States during Reconstruction, and their Brazilian descendants. They were enticed to Brazil by offers of cheap land from Emperor Dom Pedro ...
37 dead, unknown wounded and fled [4] The Nueces Massacre, also known as the Massacre on the Nueces, was a violent confrontation between Confederate soldiers and Texas Germans [5] on August 10, 1862, in Kinney County, Texas. Many first-generation immigrants from Germany settled in Central Texas in a region known as the Hill Country.
Shelby's Iron Brigade. "Shelby's Iron Brigade" was formed in 1863 by their leader, Brigadier General Jo Shelby, during the American Civil War and served with him until 1865, when they disbanded in Mexico after the war ended. Photograph of Shelby, circa 1861-1865. Shelby's Iron Brigade, also known as the Missouri Iron Brigade, was a Confederate ...
The New Virginia Colony (Spanish: Nueva Colonia de Virginia) was a colonization plan to resettle ex- Confederates in central Mexico after the American Civil War. The largest settlement was Carlota, named for Emperor Maximilian's wife Charlotte of Belgium and located near Córdoba, Veracruz; by early 1866, it was described as "thriving" and had ...
Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas — the current epicenter of a standoff with the federal government — was named after a Confederate military leader who fled to Mexico in 1865 rather than ...
7 killed. 7 wounded. ~10 killed. ~20 wounded. The Battle of Pinos Altos was a military action of the Apache Wars. It was fought on September 27, 1861, between settlers of Pinos Altos mining town, the Confederate Arizona Guards, and Apache warriors. The town is located about seven miles north of the present day Silver City, New Mexico.
Jubal Early. Jubal Anderson Early (November 3, 1816 – March 2, 1894) was an American lawyer, politician and military officer who served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. [1] Trained at the United States Military Academy, Early resigned his United States Army commission after the Second Seminole War and his Virginia military ...