In the blistering August heat of 1861, an ambitious 45-year-old officer arrived in the dusty streets of San Antonio to organize one of the most daring Confederate offensives of the Civil War.
It sounded like a good idea at the time:
Here is the article; http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/20 ... ore-103103
The big battle is here, The Gettysburg of the West: http://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lesso ... orieta.htm