The 48ers and Their Influence on the Election of 1860

Kirt Barnett will be at the Doss Heritage and Culture Center presenting a talk on the 48ers. Kirt is a Fifth generation Texan, and a Veteran. A teacher of over 14 years teaching experience at both secondary and graduate levels, he enjoys sharing his love of history. The program will be about the 1848ers - a group of European revolutionaries who immigrated to the United States in a particularly stressful time in our country's history and had a significant impact on the election of 1860. This had a direct effect on the road Texas and many other states took during the secession movement that led to the War Between the States.