The A. M. Pate, Jr. Award in Civil War History is presented each year by the Fort Worth Civil War Round Table. The Award is given for outstanding original research on the Trans-Mississippi sector (including Kansas and Missouri) of the Civil War. To be considered a book must have been published in the last 24 months. A group of members of the Fort Worth CWRT are involved in the Selection Committee.
by Donald S. Frazier (right) has been selected as the 2010 A. M. Pate, Jr. Award Winner. The book is the first in a planned 4-volume series on the history of the Civil War in Louisiana and parts of Texas. "Fire in the Cane Field
" focuses on the first two years of the War including the fall of New Orleans in April of 1862. It includes a great deal of background information on the political and military situation in Louisiana and Texas and gives the reader a clear picture of this era. It also covers, in detail, the military activities in the 9 months following the fall of New Orleans and ends with the recapture of Galveston by the forces under General John Magruder.This is a well-researched, beautifully written history. Numerous, well-designed and presented maps make the action easy to follow. It is a must addition to any Civil War book collection.
Donald S. Frazier is a Professor of History at McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. He is the author of several books of the Trans-Mississippi sector of the Civil War - including "Blood and Treasure: Confederate Empire in the Southwest." He received the first Pate Award presented in 2004 for this book.
In addition to his teaching and writing Frazier has been very involved in a variety of heritage and cultural tourism projects, including consulting on the development of three museums, two research centers, a Mexican War battlefield, work on Civil War and frontier heritage trails in Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana, and work on historical projects in Europe and Mexico. He is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of the McWhiney Foundation.
For more information, send email to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com.
Pate Award
A. M. Pate, Jr. Award in Civil War History
The A. M. Pate, Jr. Award in Civil War History is presented each year by the Fort Worth Civil War Round Table. The Award is given for outstanding original research on the Trans-Mississippi sector (including Kansas and Missouri) of the Civil War. To be considered a book must have been published in the last 24 months. A group of members of the Fort Worth CWRT are involved in the Selection Committee.Winners of the Award receive US$1,000 and are honored in a presentation in Fort Worth. All travel costs for the recipient are covered by the Fort Worth CWRT.
The Award is named in honor of the late A. M. Pate, Jr. - a Fort Worth businessman and philanthropist. "Aggie" Pate was involved in many history related activities including the founding of the Pate Museum of Transportation and the Fort Worth Civil War Round Table. He had a strong interest in encouraging research and scholarship and supported a number of institutions of higher learning including Texas Christian University and Texas Wesleyan.
Past winners of the Pate Award include Donald S. Frazier for his book Blood and Treasure: Confederate Empire in the Southwest
, Gary D. Joiner for his book One Damn Blunder from Beginning to End: The Red River Campaign in 1864
, Jerry Thompson and Lawrence T. Jones III for their book Civil War and Revolution on the Rio Grande Frontier: A Narrative and Photographic History
, Steven Mayeux for his book Earthen Walls, Iron Men: Fort DeRussy, Louisiana, and the Defense of the Red River
, Stephen Dupree for his book Planting the Union Flag in Texas: The Campaigns of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks in the West 
and Kenneth Howell for his book The Seventh Star of the Confederacy:Texas during the Civil War
.Entries for the 2011 Award should be received no later than September 30, 2011.
Four copies of books submitted should be sent to:
Mr. Jim Rosenthal
c/o Tex-Air Filters
5757 E. Rosedale
Fort Worth, TX. 76112
For more information, send email to jimrosenthal5757@aol.com.
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