The Texas spirit of '17: a pictorial and biographical record of the gallant and courageous men from Ellis County who served in the Great War (open access)

The Texas spirit of '17: a pictorial and biographical record of the gallant and courageous men from Ellis County who served in the Great War

Book that details the World War I military service of the citizens of Ellis County. Includes photographs and biographies.
Date: 1919
Creator: Army and Navy History Company.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Mexican situation: new commercial atlas map of Mexico.

Map shows U.S. Army forts in South Texas, chief centers of rebellion in Mexico and names of the leaders in each region; positions and names of U.S. Naval warships in the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Bay of Campeche, and the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Includes index of Mexico's principal cities with a "pronouncing vocabulary", and information on the United States Army and Navy, and the Mexican Army and Navy. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,560,000].
Date: 1914
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reminiscences of the Terry Rangers (open access)

Reminiscences of the Terry Rangers

This book gives a description of the Civil War from the point of view of the Terry Rangers (8th Texas Cavalry Regiment). It is written in first-person, describing specific incidences, including the Woodsonville Skirmish, the Battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Bentonville, as well as other events and anecdotes. Index starts on page 77.
Date: 1919
Creator: Blackburn, J. K. P.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Félix Díaz Prieto]

Postcard with an oval portrait image of Félix Díaz [17 February 1868 – 9 July 1945], wearing a three-piece suit and visible from the chest up, viewed from his left side. The caption below the image reads: Felix Diaz. Associated with President [Victoriano] Huerta at Mexico City. Handwritten text on the back of the postcard: "Dear G.M. Glad to hear that you and Father are enjoying yourselves. Will write at once. All ok.", Walter. The postcard is addressed to Miss G.M. Horne, Portland Maine, Box 365. Dated May 25, 1913.
Date: May 25, 1913
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray, 1861-1865 (open access)

Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray, 1861-1865

Sketches of several hundred Confederate veterans, residing in Texas after the Civil War, giving particulars of their war service.
Date: 1912
Creator: Yeary, Mamie, 1876-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of Texas and Texans, Volume 1 (open access)

A History of Texas and Texans, Volume 1

Book discussing the history of Texas and the people living in Texas; this volume discusses topics like: Spanish Texas, the evolution of government, the Texas Revolution, secession crisis, etc. Index begins on page xi.
Date: 1914
Creator: Johnson, Frank W. (Frank White), 1799-1884
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Provost Guard and Texas City Messenger (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 6, 1914 (open access)

The Provost Guard and Texas City Messenger (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 6, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Texas City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising for the town's civilian citizens as well as United States Army personnel stationed there.
Date: February 6, 1914
Creator: Nelson, H. L. & Harris, James B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Diary of Ephraim Shelby Dodd : Member of Company D Terry's Texas Rangers, December 4, 1862--January 1, 1864. (open access)

Diary of Ephraim Shelby Dodd : Member of Company D Terry's Texas Rangers, December 4, 1862--January 1, 1864.

Diary of Ephraim Shelby Dodd during his time with the Texas Rangers.
Date: 1914
Creator: Dodd, Ephraim Shelby
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Oklasodak (San Benito, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 3, 1917 (open access)

The Oklasodak (San Benito, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 3, 1917

Weekly newspaper from San Benito, Texas that includes news and information of interest to National Guard and Bullard's Brigade personnel stationed in San Benito along with advertising.
Date: January 3, 1917
Creator: Wasson, S. Deane
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, October 9, 1914 (open access)

The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, October 9, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Texas City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising for the town's civilian citizens as well as United States Army personnel stationed there.
Date: October 9, 1914
Creator: Nelson, H. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Oklasodak (San Benito, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 18, 1916 (open access)

The Oklasodak (San Benito, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 18, 1916

Weekly newspaper from San Benito, Texas that includes news and information of interest to National Guard and Bullard's Brigade personnel stationed in San Benito along with advertising.
Date: October 18, 1916
Creator: Wasson, S. Deane
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Victoriano Huerta, Dec. 23, 1854 - Jan. 13, 1916]

Postcard image of Victoriano Huerta, wearing the eye glasses and hat, during his 1915 arrest in El Paso, Texas. Victoriano Huerta, Dec. 23, 1854 - Jan. 13, 1916. Victoriano Huerta was the dictatorial President of Mexico from February 18, 1913 - July 15, 1914. General Victoriano Huerta also served as Chief of Army Staff under the Presidency of Francisco Madero. Huerta would later have Francisco Madero assassinated by his order. Walter H. Horne writes the caption for this postcard [reverse side] as: "Gen. Huerta is being taken to County Jail. El Paso, Texas. July 2/1915. Looks as though the old boy was in bad!" Huerta was arrested in El Paso and was sent to Fort Bliss to await his trial for fomenting rebellion in Mexico. Huerta would never see a trial as he would die from liver complications - most likely due to liver cirrhosis - before his trial ever began. Huerta is buried at Evergreen Cemetery, on Alameda Street, in El Paso, Texas. None of the other men are identified.
Date: 1915~
Creator: Horne, Walter H., 1883-1921
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, July 2, 1915 (open access)

The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, July 2, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Texas City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising for the town's civilian citizens as well as United States Army personnel stationed there.
Date: July 2, 1915
Creator: Nelson, H. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1915 (open access)

The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Texas City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising for the town's civilian citizens as well as United States Army personnel stationed there.
Date: February 12, 1915
Creator: Nelson, H. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, April 2, 1915 (open access)

The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, April 2, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Texas City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising for the town's civilian citizens as well as United States Army personnel stationed there.
Date: April 2, 1915
Creator: Nelson, H. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1915 (open access)

The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Texas City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising for the town's civilian citizens as well as United States Army personnel stationed there.
Date: June 11, 1915
Creator: Nelson, H. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, July 3, 1914 (open access)

The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, July 3, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Texas City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising for the town's civilian citizens as well as United States Army personnel stationed there.
Date: July 3, 1914
Creator: Nelson, H. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, March 12, 1915 (open access)

The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, March 12, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Texas City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising for the town's civilian citizens as well as United States Army personnel stationed there.
Date: March 12, 1915
Creator: Nelson, H. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, July 17, 1914 (open access)

The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, July 17, 1914

Weekly newspaper from Texas City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising for the town's civilian citizens as well as United States Army personnel stationed there.
Date: July 17, 1914
Creator: Nelson, H. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, January 15, 1915 (open access)

The Provost Guard (Texas City, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, January 15, 1915

Weekly newspaper from Texas City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising for the town's civilian citizens as well as United States Army personnel stationed there.
Date: January 15, 1915
Creator: Nelson, H. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Oklasodak (San Benito, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 11, 1916 (open access)

The Oklasodak (San Benito, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 11, 1916

Weekly newspaper from San Benito, Texas that includes news and information of interest to National Guard and Bullard's Brigade personnel stationed in San Benito along with advertising.
Date: October 11, 1916
Creator: Wasson, S. Deane
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Battery A on the Mexican Border (open access)

Battery A on the Mexican Border

This book is an account of Battery A of the Rhode Island National Guard and its activation on June 24, 1916, its travel to the U.S.-Mexico border, its activities until it was mustered out on November 2, 1916. They were stationed at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, and also referred to their site as Camp Pershing. Includes a narrative description of their trip by train, their camp and training activities on the border. Also includes many reproductions of photographs of the troops and sites, cartoons, and a list of personnel.
Date: 1916
Creator: Stiness, Henry R. W.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 19, July 1915 - April, 1916 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 19, July 1915 - April, 1916

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 447.
Date: 1916
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 18, July 1914 - April, 1915 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 18, July 1914 - April, 1915

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 427.
Date: 1915
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History