Established in 1923, Hill College was originally known as Hillsboro
Junior College. It is a comprehensive community college. In 1964 the Board of Regents of the college authorized the establishment of the Hill
College Press. For many years, under the direction of Colonel Harold B. Simpson, a retired Air Force officer, Hill College Professor of History,
and Civil War historian, the press concentrated on publishing books and monographs with titles of history, biography, and selected subjects
relating to the Civil War with emphasis on Texans and Texas units that served the Confederacy. After Colonel Simpson's death in 1989, works on
other topics were sometimes published at the average rate of one book per yea
In 1997 when funding by the State of Texas helped to create the Texas
Heritage Museum at Hill College, the Hill College Press became a part of its operations. Publications continued to focus on historical subjects but
with a slightly changed mission, namely to publish titles relating to Texas and Texans during wartime and how those experiences affect society
today. In 2009 the range extends to all the wars in which the state and its citizens have been involved and to selected regional topics that have
potential for making unique and important contributions to understanding the culture and history of North and Central Texas. To date forty-four
titles bear the Hill College Press imprint. Copies of all the titles are displayed in the foyer of the Museum on the campus of Hill College.
For information about the press, published titles in print still available, works in progress, and the submission of manuscripts for consideration, contact Earl Elam, Ph.D., Editor, at 254-659-7754 or e-mail eelam@hillcollege.edu
The current focus of the press is on historical subjects that relate to
the mission of the Texas Heritage Museum,
namely to explore Texas and Texans during wartime and how those experiences affect us today. Specifically,
the range of topics extends to all the wars in which the state and its citizens have been involved and to selected
regional topics that have potential for enhancing in unique and important ways understandings of the culture
and history of North and Central Texas.
Titles by Date of Publication
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1964
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Touched with Valor: Civil War Papers and Casualty Reports of Hood's Texas Brigade. Written and collected by General Jerome B. Robertson, Commander of Hood's Texas Brigade, 1862-1864. Edited with a biography of General Robertson by Colonel Harold B. Simpson. 126 pp. Limited edition of 750 copies; 25 bound in leather and signed. First publication of Hill College Press, 1964. No ISBN. LC Control No. 64056537. Call No. E580.4 H6 R6. Out of print.
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1965
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Texas in the War, 1861-1865. Compiled by Marcus J. Wright, Brig. Gen, C.S.A. Edited by Colonel Harold B. Simpson. 246 pp. First ed., Hill Junior College Press, 1965, no ISBN. Second and third printings, 1986. ISBN 0-912172-29-0. LC Control No. 65028797. Call No. E580.W7. Out of Print.
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1966
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Robert E. Lee by Jefferson Davis. Edited by Harold B. Simpson. Lee-Davis Civil War Centennial Edition. 81 pp. Leather bound. 1,000 copies. Hill Junior College Press, 1966. Originally published in The North American Review (January 1890). No ISBN. LC Control No. 66029652. Call No. E467.1. L4 D34. Out of print.
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1967
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Campaigning with Parsons= Texas Cavalry Brigade, CSA: The War Journals and Letters of the Four Orr Brothers, 12h Texas Cavalry Regiment. Edited by John Q. Anderson. 173 pp. Hill Junior College Press, 1967. No ISBN. LC Control No. 67029806. Call No. E580.6 12th. A7. Out of print.
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1967
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Marshall Guards: Harrison County=s Contributions to Hood=s Texas Brigade. By Harold B. Simpson. Published by Harrison County Historical Society. Port Cado Press, 1967; reprint of 50 leather bound AColonel Frederick S. Bass Edition,@ Hill College Press, 1967. No ISBN. LC Control No. 67016323. Call No. E580.5 1st.S5. Out of print.
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1968
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Ten Texans in Gray. Edited by W. C. Nunn. 229 pp. Hill Junior College Press, 1968. No ISBN. LC Control No. 68058539. Call No. E580.N8. Out of print.
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1968
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Hood=s Texas Brigade in Poetry and Song. Compiled and edited by Col. Harold B. Simpson. 296 pp. Hill Junior College Press, 1968. In addition, a special leather bound AHarry S. Truman Edition@ of 25 copies was printed. No ISBN. LC Control No. 68023921. Call No. E580.4 T4 S52. Out of print. The work is also included in a slip case edition with three other titles of which a few copies are available.
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1969
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Red Granite for Gray Heroes: The Monuments to Hood=s Texas Brigade on Eastern Battlefields. Compiled and edited by Colonel Harold B. Simpson, 23 pp. + letters from public officials, slip case. Hill Junior College Press, 1969. No ISBN. LC Control No. 77079297. Call No. E645.S5. In addition, a special leather bound edition of 150 copies was printed. Out of print.
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1969
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Texas Lions, 1917-67: A History of 50 Years of Lionism. By Julien C. Hyer. 295 pp. Hill Junior College Press, 1969. No ISBN. LC Control No. 69019143. Call No. HS2724. T4 H9. Out of print.
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1969-
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Hill Junior College Monographs in Texas and Confederate History.
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1970
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Hood=s Texas Brigade: Lee=s Grenadier Guard. By Colonel Harold B. Simpson. Published by Texian Press, 1970. Reprint of 25 leather bound copies, ARobert Edward Lee Edition,@ Hill College Press, 1970. Out of print. A copy of this work is available in a slip case edition boxed with three other titles.
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1971
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Hill Junior College Press, 1969-71. All are out of print.
Vol. 1. General Lee and Hood=s Texas Brigade at the Battle of the Wilderness. By Dayton Kelley. 1969. 75 pp. PB. No ISBN. LC Control No. 77102869. Call No. E476.52. K44. Out of print.
Vol. 2. Settlement of the Cibolo-Nueces Strip: A Partial History of La Salle County. By Stanley D. Casto. 1969. 64 pp. PB. No ISBN. LC Control No. 70106807. Out of print.
Vol. 3. Fraudulent Finance: Counterfeiting and the Confederate States: 1861-1865. By Judith Ann Brenner. 1970. 70 pp. PB. No ISBN. LC Control No. 76131558. Call No. HG336. U5 B45. Out of print.
Vol. 4. Old Tige: General William L. Cabell, CSA. By Paul Harvey, Jr., 1970. 89 pp. PB. No ISBN. LC Control No. 79140100. E467.1C25 H3. Out of print.
Vol. 5. Colonel John Robert Baylor: Texas Indian Fighter and Confederate Soldier. By Jerry Don Thompson. 1971. 114 pp. PB. ISBN 0-912172-14-2. LC Control No. 70187492. Call No. E470.9. T45. Out of print.
Vol. 6. West of the Mississippi with Waller=s 13th Texas Cavalry Battalion, CSA. Compiled and edited by Charles Spurlin. 1971. 99 pp. PB. ISBN 0-912172-15-0. Call No. E580.6. 13th .S69. Out of print.
Vol. 7. The Second Mexican-Texas War, 1841-1843. By General M. A. Sanchez Lamego, Mexican Army (Retired). 1972. 127 pp. PB. ISBN 0-912172-17-7. LC Control No. 72089249. Call No. F390.S1913. Out of print.
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1971
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Cannon Smoke: the Letters of Captain John J. Good, Good-Douglas Texas Battery, CSA, Compiled and edited by Lester Newton Fitzhugh. 209 pp. Hill Junior College Press, 1971. ISBN 0-912172-16-9. LC Control No. 73177902. Call No. E580. G6 1971. In addition, a special leather bound AJohn J. Good Edition@ of 50 copies was printed. Out of print.
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1973
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Pat Cleburne: Confederate General, a Definitive Biography. By Howell and Elizabeth Purdue. 498 pp. Hill Junior College Press, 1973. ISBN 0-912172-18-5. LC Control No. 73076245. Call No. E467.1. C58 P87. In addition, a special leather bound AArmy of Tennessee Edition@ of 50 copies was printed. Out of print.
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1974
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Hood=s Texas Brigade in Reunion and Memory. By Colonel Harold B. Simpson. 369 pp. Hill Junior College Press, 1974. ISBN 0-912172-19-3. LC Control No. 74077217. Call No. E580.4. T4 S53. In addition, a special leather bound AThin Gray Line Edition@ of 25 copies was printed. Out of print. A copy of this work is available in a slip case edition boxed with three other titles.
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1975
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Audie Murphy: American Soldier. By Colonel Harold B. Simpson. 466 pp. Hill Junior College Press, 1975. 5,000 copies printed. In addition a AMedal of Honor Edition@ of 100 leather bound copies was printed to commemorate the Bi-Centennial of the United States. ISBN 0-912172-22-07. LC Control No. 75027587. Call No. U53.M87 S55. Out of print.
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1976
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Fighting With Ross= Texas Cavalry Brigade C.S.A.: The Diary of George L. Griscom, Adjutant, 9th Texas Cavalry Regimen. Edited by Homer L. Kerr. 255 pp. Hill Junior College Press, 1976. ISBN 0-912172-21-5. LC Control No. 76044641. Call No. E580.6 .R75 1976. Out of print.
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1977
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Hood=s Texas Brigade: A Compendium. By Colonel Harold B. Simpson. 614 pp. Hill Junior College Press, 1977. ISBN 0-912172-22-3. LC Control No. 77091396. Call No. E580.3. S55. In addition, a Deluxe Leather Bound AArmy of Northern Virginia Edition@ of 25 copies was printed. Out of print. A copy of this work is available in a slip case edition boxed with three other titles.
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1978
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The Civil War Letters of General Frank ABull@ Paxton, CSA, A Lieutenant of Lee & Jackson. Edited by John Gallatin Paxton. 102 pp. Hill Junior College Press, 1978. ISBN 0-912172-23-1. LC Control No. 78068427. Call No. E581.5 .S76 P396. Out of print.
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1978
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Texas in the Confederacy: Military Installations, Economy and People. By Bill Winsor. 154 pp. Hill Junior College Press, 1978. ISBN 0-912172-24-X. Call No. E580. W56. Out of print.
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1979
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Cry Comanche: The 2nd U.S. Cavalry in Texas, 1855-1861. By Colonel Harold B. Simpson. Hill Junior College Press, 1979. 186 pp. ISBN 0-912172-25-8. LC Control No. 79091577. Call No. F391 .S59. Copies are available. $16.00
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1980
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Ten More Texans in Gray. Edited by W. C. Nunn. 216 pp. Hill Junior College Press, 1980. ISBN 0-912-172-27-4. LC Control No. 80044136. Call No. E580. T46. Out of print.
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1983
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Robert E. Lee by Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens. Edited by Colonel Harold B. Simpson. 212 pp. Hill Junior College Press, 1983. ISBN 0-912172-28-2. LC Control No. 83082246. Call No. E467.1 . L4 D34 1983. In addition, a special leather bound ALee-Davis Civil War Centennial Edition@ of 100 copies was printed. Out of print.
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1986
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Simpson Speaks On History. By Colonel Harold B. Simpson. 124 pp. Hill College Press, 1986. ISBN 0-912172-31-2. LC Control No. 86082280. Call No. F386.5 .S56 1986. Out of print.
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1986
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Hill County (Texas) Trilogy. By Colonel Harold B. Simpson. Texas Sesquicentennial Edition. 121 pp. Hill College Press, 1986. ISBN 0-912172-30-4. LC Control No. 86080344. Call No. F392. H57 S55 1986. Out of print.
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1987
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The Saga of the Confederate Ram Arkansas: The Mississippi Valley Campaign, 1862. By Tom Z. Parrish. 237 pp. Hill College Press, 1987. ISBN 0-912172-33-9. LC Control No. 87082570. Call No. E599. A75 P37 1987. Out of print.
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1987
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A Salute to Hill County, Its History and Its People: A Texas Sesquicentennial Celebration. By Jack W. Smith and Judith Swearingen. 75 pp. Hill College Press, 1987. ISBN 0-912172-32-0. [Does not appear in LC holdings]. Out of print.
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1988
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Jones= Hood=s Texas Brigade Sketch Book. Introduction by Colonel Harold B. Simpson. APhotographic Interpretations,@ AUniforms and Accouterments,@ ABattle Standards,@ and AMilitary Statuettes.@ ca. 80 pp. Hill College Press, 1988. First edition, 750 copies. ISBN 0-912172-34-7. LC Control No. 88080596. Call No. E580.4. T4 J66 1988. Limited copies available.
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1990
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Brawling Brass: North and South: The Most Famous Quarrels of the Civil War. By Colonel Harold B. Simpson. 78 pp. First edition by Texian Press, 1960. ISBN 0-87244-082-6. Second edition by Hill College Press, 1990 ( No ISBN). LC Control No. 94627031. LC Microfilm copy no. 95/8206(E). Copies are of HCP second ed. are available. $16.00
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1996
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The Autobiography of Wilburn Hill King: With the 18th Texas Infantry. Edited by L. David Norris. 126 pp. Copies are available. $5.00
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1996
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Hill College: An Illustrated History. By Odie B. Faulk. 212 pp. Copies are available. $20.00
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1996
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Missouri Confederate Pensions and Confederate Home Applications Index. Compiled and edited by Peggy Barnes Fox. 53 pp. Out of print.
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1998
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Daniel=s Battery: The 9th Texas Field Battery. By John D. Perkins 100 pp. Out of print.
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1998
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War Years, C.S.A.: 12th Mississippi Regiment, Major S. H. Giles, Q.M., Original Letters, 1860-1865. Edited and annotated by Shepherd Spencer Neville Brown, Sr. 479 pp. Copies are available. $12.00
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2000
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Touched By Fire: Letters From Company D, 5th Texas Infantry, Hood=s Brigade, Army of Northern Virginia, 1862-1865. Edited by Eddy R. Parker. 141 pp. Copies are available. $12.00
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2002
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Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide. By James A, Mundie, Jr., Bruce S. Allardice, Dean E. Letzring, and John H. Luckey 414 pp. Out of print.
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2006
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Reluctant Rebels: The Eleventh Texas Cavalry Regiment. By Allen G. Hatley. 192 pp. Copies are available. $30.00
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2006
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They Were There: Texas Veterans Remember World War II. By Larue Harper Barnes. 228 pp. Out of print.
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2008
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Kitikiti=sh: The Wichita Indians and Associated Tribes in Texas, 1757-1859. By Earl H. Elam. 437 pp. Copies are available. $30.00
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2010
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Sunrise!: Governor Bill Daniel and The Second Liberation of Guam. By David B. Gracy II. 296pp. Copies are available. $30.00
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