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[Volunteer enlistment document of Joseph Short, September 18, 1862] (open access)

[Volunteer enlistment document of Joseph Short, September 18, 1862]

Volunteer enlistment in 1st regiment of the Veterans Company by Joseph Short, born in Ireland, but residing in Binghamton, New York and working as a laborer. This was his second enlistment. He first enlisted in Company C of the 27th regiment of New York State Volunteers.
Date: September 18, 1863
Creator: Roark, Lieutenant John E.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, July 18, 1863] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, July 18, 1863]

Transcript of a letter written by David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he tries to set the record straight on his relationships with other women before their marriage. He was also concerned about the corn crop and the state of the garden. He writes down what he has read about President Lincoln's recently published proclamation that would take freed slaves and allow them to fight in the northern army (possibly the Emancipation Proclamation).
Date: July 18, 1863
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, July 18, 1863] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, July 18, 1863]

Letter written by David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he tries to set the record straight on his relationships with other women before their marriage. He was also concerned about the corn crop and the state of the garden. He writes down what he has read about President Lincoln's recently published proclamation that would take freed slaves and allow them to fight in the northern army (possibly the Emancipation Proclamation).
Date: July 18, 1863
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 1863 (open access)

Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 18, 1863

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 18, 1863
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 18, 1863 (open access)

Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 18, 1863

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 18, 1863
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Patriot. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 1863 (open access)

The Patriot. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 1863

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 18, 1863
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History