In distant Texas, a Federal expedition threatens to break an unofficial ceasefire before news arrives that the war east of the Mississippi is over.
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In distant Texas, a Federal expedition threatens to break an unofficial ceasefire before news arrives that the war east of the Mississippi is over.
Federal forces embarking on a campaign to conquer western Louisiana and eastern Texas approach a small Confederate fort on the first leg of their journey up the Red River.