Civil War Chaos in Texas. The Tumultuous Tenure of Governor Pendleton Murrah
by Lori Duran
Have you ever wondered what life was like in Texas during the Civil War? Lori Duran has written a book, “Civil War Chaos in Texas,” that describes life in our town and all of the state during that era. The central figure in the book is Pendleton Murrah, the Texas Governor from November 1863 through the middle of 1865, when the war was over…