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The American conflict: a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64: its causes, incidents, and results: intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the war for the Union.  Volume 2. (open access)

The American conflict: a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64: its causes, incidents, and results: intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the war for the Union. Volume 2.

Volume two of a two-volume set details political and military action in the Civil War. Chapter I (pp. 17-25) discusses activity in Texas and New Mexico in 1862. Analytical index begins on p. 765.
Date: 1866
Creator: Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Jackson County, no. 120 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Jackson County, no. 120

Inventory of records of Jackson County housed in the Jackson County Courthouse as of 1936. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a governmental organization chart and information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justices of the Peace, District Attorney, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constables, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, Board of Land Commissioners (Defunct), Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct), and Coroner (Defunct). Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: December 1940
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Brown County, no. 25 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Brown County, no. 25

Inventory of records of Brown County housed in the Brown County Courthouse as of 1936 and 1937. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace Courts, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct), and Inspector of Sheep (Defunct). References laws naming Brown County. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: May 1940
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Bastrop County, no. 11 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Bastrop County, no. 11

Inventory of records of Bastrop County housed in the Bastrop County Courthouse as of 1936 and 1937. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a government organization chart, and information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justices of the Peace, District Attorney, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constables, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Health Officer, County Surveyor, Board of Land Commissioners (Defunct), Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct), and Coroner (Defunct). Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: June 1941
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Texas: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846, Volume 2 (open access)

History of Texas: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846, Volume 2

Book describing Texas history; this second volume is broken into 14 chapters covering the start of the Republic of Texas in 1835 through annexation by the U.S. in 1846, with a number of appendices containing supplementary information.
Date: 1855
Creator: Yoakum, H. (Henderson K.), 1810-1856
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Caldwell County, no. 28 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Caldwell County, no. 28

Inventory of records of Caldwell County housed in the Caldwell County Courthouse as of 1936-1937. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a governmental organization chart and information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justices of the Peace, District Attorney, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constables, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Health Officer, County Surveyor, Board of Land Commissioners (Defunct), Coroner (Defunct) and Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct). Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: November 1941
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas: The Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas. Volume 2 (open access)

Texas: The Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas. Volume 2

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Date: 1841
Creator: Kennedy, William
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Bandera County, no. 10 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Bandera County, no. 10

Inventory of records of Bandera County housed in the Bandera County Courthouse as of 1936. Begins with an extensive historical sketch of the county along with information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace Court, Sheriff, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Surveyor, and Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct). References laws naming Bandera County. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes.
Date: June 1940
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The treachery in Texas, the secession of Texas, and the arrest of the United States officers and soldiers serving in Texas. Read before the New-York Historical Society, June 25, 1861. By Major J. T. Sprague, U. S. A. (open access)

The treachery in Texas, the secession of Texas, and the arrest of the United States officers and soldiers serving in Texas. Read before the New-York Historical Society, June 25, 1861. By Major J. T. Sprague, U. S. A.

The treachery in Texas, the secession of Texas, and the arrest of the United States officers and soldiers serving in Texas. Read before the New-York Historical Society, June 25, 1861. By Major J. T. Sprague, U. S. A.
Date: 1862
Creator: Sprague, John Titcomb
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Texas, from 1685 to 1892.  Volume 2. (open access)

History of Texas, from 1685 to 1892. Volume 2.

Volume two of a two-volume set, covers Texas history from the time of Texas's fight for independence from Mexico through the gubernatorial administation of James S. Hogg in 1892.
Date: 1893
Creator: Brown, John Henry, 1820-1895.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of the Revolution in Texas, Particularly of the War of 1835 & '36; Together With the Latest Geographical, Topographical, and Statistical Accounts of the Country, From the Most Authentic Sources. Also, an Appendix. (open access)

History of the Revolution in Texas, Particularly of the War of 1835 & '36; Together With the Latest Geographical, Topographical, and Statistical Accounts of the Country, From the Most Authentic Sources. Also, an Appendix.

Book outlining the history of the Texas Revolution and a description of Texas geography, with a map, as well as an appendix containing personal accounts and text excerpts about specific events.
Date: 1838
Creator: Newell, Chester
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The American conflict: a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64: its causes, incidents, and results: intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the war for the Union.  Volume 1. (open access)

The American conflict: a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64: its causes, incidents, and results: intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the war for the Union. Volume 1.

Volume one of a two-volume set gives a historical overview of slavery and the abolition movement in the U.S., records events leading to secession, and details political and military action early in the Civil War. Chapter XII (pp. 147-177) discusses the annexation of Texas to the United States. Analytical index begins on p. 633.
Date: 1864
Creator: Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties. (open access)

History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties.

Book containing a brief overview of the state of Texas and more specific focus on six specific counties, with extensive biographical sketches about persons related to the history of those places. An alphabetical index of persons who are included follows the table of contents at the front of the book.
Date: 1893
Creator: Lewis Publishing Company
Object Type: Book
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
Inventory of county records, Fayette County courthouse, La Grange, Texas, Volume 1 (open access)

Inventory of county records, Fayette County courthouse, La Grange, Texas, Volume 1

Inventory of the the records of Fayette County. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Volume 1 describes the records of the Commissioners Court, County Judge, County Clerk, County Court, County Attorney, District Clerk, and Probation Officer. Also provides a list of Fayette County records and an index.
Date: 1979
Creator: Texas County Records Inventory Project
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A soldier's letters to charming Nellie (open access)

A soldier's letters to charming Nellie

A soldier's letters to charming Nellie, by J.B. Polley, of Hood's Texas Brigade.
Date: 1908
Creator: Polley, Joseph Benjamin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A History of Grayson County, Texas (open access)

A History of Grayson County, Texas

This book covers the early history of Grayson County, including early pioneers, industry, and development.
Date: 1936
Creator: Lucas, Mattie Davis & Hall, Mita Holsapple
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forty years at El Paso, 1858-1898; recollections of war, politics, adventure, events, narratives, sketches, etc., by W. W. Mills. (open access)

Forty years at El Paso, 1858-1898; recollections of war, politics, adventure, events, narratives, sketches, etc., by W. W. Mills.

Recollections of war, politics, adventure, events, narratives, sketches, etc.
Date: 1901
Creator: Mills, William W.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Texas, from 1685 to 1892.  Volume 1. (open access)

History of Texas, from 1685 to 1892. Volume 1.

Volume one of a two-volume set, covers Texas history from colonial times to Texas's fight for independence from Mexico.
Date: 1892
Creator: Brown, John Henry, 1820-1895.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Gillespie County, no. 86 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Gillespie County, no. 86

Inventory of records of Gillespie County housed in the Gillespie County Courthouse as of 1941. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along with a governmental organization chart, and information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justices of the Peace, District Attorney, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constables, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Health Officer, County Surveyor, Coroner (Defunct), and Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct). Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject indexes.
Date: October 1941
Creator: Historical Records Survey. Texas.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas (open access)

Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas

Biographical view of Texas and its history including narratives of the individuals who helped shape Texas history and information about important point in history including: the pioneer days of Texas, Texas' transition from a Mexican state to being part of the United States, and the wars in which Texas citizens took part.
Date: 1880
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[This Rich Territory: Denton County 1846-1996] captions transcript

[This Rich Territory: Denton County 1846-1996]

Video footage of the exhibition "This Rich Territory: Denton County 1846-1996," held on the 4th floor of Willis Library in the Rare Book Room, on the UNT campus.
Date: [1985..1999]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
A new history of Texas for schools : also for general reading and for teachers preparing themselves for examination (open access)

A new history of Texas for schools : also for general reading and for teachers preparing themselves for examination

Texas history textbook
Date: 1895
Creator: Pennybacker, Anna J. Hardwicke
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Fayette County, no. 75 (open access)

Inventory of the county archives of Texas : Fayette County, no. 75

Inventory of records of Fayette County housed in the Fayette County Courthouse as of 1937. Begins with a historical sketch of the county along information on the housing, care, and accessibility of the records. Describes the records of the County Commissioners Court, County Clerk as Recorder, District Court, County Court, Justice of the Peace, District Attorney, County Attorney, Sheriff, Constable, Tax Assessor-Collector, Board of Equalization, County Treasurer, County Auditor, County Board of School Trustees, County School Superintendent, County Health Officer, County Surveyor, Board of Land Commissioners (Defunct), Inspector of Hides and Animals (Defunct), and Coroner (Defunct). References constitutional provisions and laws specifically applicable to Fayette County. Includes a bibliography as well as chronological and subject and entry indexes
Date: June 1940
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History