Kaiser Burnout

Kaiser Burnout

The Kaiser Burnout was a fire set by Confederate Captain James Kaiser during the American Civil War in the Big Thicket area of Southeast Texas.

Historical background

Like their counterparts in the Kansas region, local Texans in the Big Thicket forest region who refused to fight for the Confederacy where referred to as Jayhawkers. [ [http://www.bigthicketdirectory.com/bee/bee35.html Historical Markers in Hardin County ] ] These refugees hid in the nearby thick wooded area and were often poor, lacking basic necessities such as food and clothing. They would live off of the land's wild fruit and often salvaged corn sacks from timber camps for clothing. [ [http://www.wtblock.com/wtblockjr/wildones.htm Wild Ones ] ]

Due to the numerous beehives near Honey Island, a vast concentration of these Jayhawkers formed a camp nearby. [ [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/HH/hlh53.html TSHA Online - Texas State Historical Association ] ] Sympathetic locals would also bring supplies to this encampment, often in exchange for the honey that was stolen. [ [http://www.texasescapes.com/DEPARTMENTS/Guest_Columnists/East_Texas_all_things_historical/BigThicket1200McDonald1.htm The Big Thicket adventures in East Texas ] ]

The fire

In the spring of 1865, a Confederate captain named Charlie Bullock captured some of these refugees and locked them up in a shack near Woodville, but they managed to escape. Shortly after, Confederate Captain James Kaiser set fire to the canebrake region near Honey Island to flush the Jayhawkers out. The heat of the blaze was so hot that it would permanently scar the land as the cane never grew back. [ibid] Over 3,000 acres (12 km²) of the Big Thicket forest burned as well. [ [http://www.texasbob.com/texdoc14.html Texas Civil War Time Line ] ]

References

External links

*Gnis|2034196|Kaiser Burnout (historical) "Note: Exact coordinates of site are listed as unknown in Polk County, Texas."


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