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The Camel Boy
Selby Parker, so moved by the events of historical Camp Verde, returned to his Mississippi home to write a novel about the tragedies and triumphs in Bandera circa 1860.
Bandera Bulletin, February 16, 2006 by Jessica Hawley
The Civil War was a tumultuous epoch for America. Established states within the country engaged in a four-year-long conflict that pitted North against South, friend against friend and brother against brother.
The confederacy claimed the southern-most portion of the United States, from the east coast to territories west of the Mississippi. Camp Verde, 13 miles north of Bandera, earned its historical status for the dichotomy of innovative yet horrific events played out there.
The full text of this article can be found at The Bandera Bulletin.
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