[Transcript of report of Mexico's response to the Texas rebellion, October 31, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of report of Mexico's response to the Texas rebellion, October 31, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a report describing Mexico's response to the Texas Rebellion by an unknown author.
Date: October 31, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 3, Ed. 1, Monday, October 20, 1997 (open access)

War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 3, Ed. 1, Monday, October 20, 1997

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 20, 1997
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

From the Halls of the Montezumas: Mexican War Dispatches from James L. Freaner, Writing under the Pen Name “Mustang”

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James L. Freaner was one of America’s first war correspondents covering General Winfield Scott’s campaign during the Mexican War. His letters appeared in newspapers under the byline “Mustang,” and his reports from the front included publication of complete casualty lists (long before official reports became public), detailed battle descriptions, and observations on postwar Mexico. Freaner’s greatest contribution was persuading Nicholas P. Trist, negotiator with Mexico, to ignore his recall and conclude a peace treaty that added California, Nevada, Utah, and other territory to a growing country. From the Halls of the Montezumas is a complete compilation of Freaner’s Mexican War reporting. Editors Alan D. Gaff and Donald H. Gaff annotated the text with footnotes identifying people, places, and events, also adding pictures of key figures and maps.
Date: October 2019
Creator: Gaff, Alan D.; Gaff, Donald H. & Mustang (War correspondent), 1817-1852
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 7, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 26, 1978 (open access)

McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 7, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 26, 1978

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 26, 1978
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Andersonvilles of the North: the Myths and Realities of Northern Treatment of Civil War Confederate Prisoners

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Soon after the close of military operations in the American Civil War, another war began over how it would be remembered by future generations. The prisoner-of-war issue has figured prominently in Northern and Southern writing about the conflict. Northerners used tales of Andersonville to demonize the Confederacy, while Southerners vilified Northern prison policies to show the depths to which Yankees had sunk to attain victory. Over the years the postwar Northern portrayal of Andersonville as fiendishly designed to kill prisoners in mass quantities has largely been dismissed. The Lost Cause characterization of Union prison policies as criminally negligent and inhumane, however, has shown remarkable durability. Northern officials have been portrayed as turning their military prisons into concentration camps where Southern prisoners were poorly fed, clothed, and sheltered, resulting in inexcusably high numbers of deaths. Andersonvilles of the North, by James M. Gillispie, represents the first broad study to argue that the image of Union prison officials as negligent and cruel to Confederate prisoners is severely flawed. This study is not an attempt to “whitewash” Union prison policies or make light of Confederate prisoner mortality. But once the careful reader disregards unreliable postwar polemics, and focuses exclusively on the more reliable …
Date: October 15, 2008
Creator: Gillispie, James M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Periods of War and Dates of Recent Conflicts (open access)

U.S. Periods of War and Dates of Recent Conflicts

This report lists the beginning and ending dates for "periods of war" found in Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations, dealing with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). It also lists and differentiates other beginning dates given in declarations of war, as well as termination of hostilities dates and armistice and ending dates given in proclamations, laws, or treaties. The dates for the recent conflict in Afghanistan and Iraq including the campaign against the Islamic State are included.
Date: October 11, 2017
Creator: Torreon, Barbara Salazar
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Women in Civil War Texas: Diversity and Dissidence in the Trans-Mississippi

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Women in Civil War Texas is the first book dedicated to the unique experiences of Texas women during this time. It connects Texas women’s lives to southern women’s history and shares the diversity of experiences of women in Texas during the Civil War. Contributors explore Texas women and their vocal support for secession, coping with their husbands’ wartime absences, the importance of letter-writing, and how pro-Union sentiment caused serious difficulties for women. They also analyze the effects of ethnicity, focusing on African American, German, and Tejana women’s experiences. Finally, two essays examine the problem of refugee women in east Texas and the dangers facing western frontier women. The contents include: "Everyone has the war fever" / Vicki Betts -- Caroline Sedberry, politician's wife / Dorothy Ewing -- He said, she said / Beverly Rowe -- Finding joy through hard times / Brittany Bounds -- Black Texas women and the freedom war / Bruce A. Glasrud -- Black women and Supreme Court decisions during the Civil War era / Linda S. Hudson -- Mexican-Texan women in the Civil War / Jerry Thompson and Elizabeth Mata -- Courage on a Texas frontier / Judith Dykes-Hoffman -- "In favor of our fathers' country …
Date: October 2016
Creator: Liles, Deborah M. & Boswell, Angela
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses Afghanistan's political transition, which was completed with the convening of a parliament in December 2005. Since then, insurgent threats to Afghanistan's government have escalated to the point that some experts are questioning the future of U.S. stabilization efforts.
Date: October 15, 2008
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Proud Warriors: African American Combat Units in World War II

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During World War II, tens of thousands of African Americans served in segregated combat units in U.S. armed forces. The majority of these units were found in the U.S. Army, and African Americans served in every one of the combat arms. They found opportunities for leadership unparalleled in the rest of American society at the time. Several reached the field grade officer ranks, and one officer reached the rank of brigadier general. Beyond the Army, the Marine Corps refused to enlist African Americans until ordered to do so by the president in June 1942, and two African American combat units were formed and did see service during the war. While the U.S. Navy initially resisted extending the role of African American sailors beyond kitchens, eventually the crew of two ships was composed exclusively of African Americans. The Coast Guard became the first service to integrate—initially with two shipboard experiments and then with the integration of most of their fleet. Finally, the famous Tuskegee airmen are covered in the chapter on air warfare. Proud Warriors makes the case that the wartime experiences of combat units such as the Tank Battalions and the Tuskegee Airmen ultimately convinced President Truman to desegregate the …
Date: October 2021
Creator: Bielakowski, Alexander M.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with T. R. Milton, 2006-2007

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Interview with General T. R. Milton, retired U.S. Air Force general and former commander of Thirteenth Air Force. In the interview, Milton gives his opinions regarding various commanders, USAF traditions compared to those of other services, including discussions of uniforms and force cohesiveness, Air Force Chiefs of Staff, and Air Force execution of various Cold War policies. He also talks about his combat experience in the European Theater of World War II, gives his thoughts on command and leadership, and voices his concerns regarding the U.S. Air Force Academy, force organization, and command structure.
Date: October 11, 2006
Creator: Hurley, Alfred F. & Milton, T. Ross
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Current Study 11, Chapter 3. The Republic of China (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 3. The Republic of China

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter discusses "the progress made by the Republic of China since 1949, the problems it has overcome, its status today, and its prospects for the future" (p. 2). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: October 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 12, Chapter 4. Portugal (open access)

Current Study 12, Chapter 4. Portugal

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its role in the Cold War. This chapter discusses Portugal and its contributions to NATO. This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: October 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: They Called It Reconstruction] (open access)

[Clipping: They Called It Reconstruction]

Clipping from the Reader's Digest discussing the period of Reconstruction after the American Civil War and its impact on race relations. The author describes the discrimination against black citizens by state governments that prompted Reconstruction. The author takes the position that Reconstruction was an unnecessary and harmful process that empowered black citizens at the cost of disempowering white citizens. The author develops this idea through a combination of historical facts and anecdotal evidence, interpolating real-life events with racial stereotypes.
Date: October 1944
Creator: Muller, Edwin
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2004 (open access)

Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2004

This report lists hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its armed forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. It was compiled in part from various older lists and is intended primarily to provide a rough survey of past U.S. military ventures abroad, without reference to the magnitude of the given instance noted.
Date: October 5, 2004
Creator: Grimmett, Richard F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 279, Ed. 1 Monday, October 14, 1940 (open access)

Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 279, Ed. 1 Monday, October 14, 1940

Daily newspaper from Borger, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 14, 1940
Creator: Phillips, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2017 (open access)

Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2017

This report lists hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its Armed Forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. It was compiled in part from various older lists and is intended primarily to provide a rough survey of past U.S. military ventures abroad, without reference to the magnitude of the given instance noted.
Date: October 12, 2017
Creator: Torreon, Barbara Salazar
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 3, 1865 (open access)

The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 3, 1865

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 3, 1865
Creator: Raymond, N. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 14, 1942 (open access)

Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 14, 1942

Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 14, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Ed. 1 Monday, October 25, 1937 (open access)

The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Ed. 1 Monday, October 25, 1937

Newspaper of the U.S.S. Texas that includes news and information of interest to crew members.
Date: October 25, 1937
Creator: Texas (Battleship)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1863 (open access)

The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1863

Weekly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1863
Creator: Maltby, H. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 270, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1940 (open access)

Borger Daily Herald (Borger, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 270, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 3, 1940

Daily newspaper from Borger, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 3, 1940
Creator: Phillips, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2015 (open access)

Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2015

This report lists hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its Armed Forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. It is intended primarily to provide a rough survey of past U.S. military ventures abroad, without reference to the magnitude of the given instance noted.
Date: October 15, 2015
Creator: Torreon, Barbara Salazar
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texas State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 12, 1867 (open access)

The Texas State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 12, 1867

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 12, 1867
Creator: Josselyn, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 8, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 17, 1865 (open access)

The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 8, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 17, 1865

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 17, 1865
Creator: Raymond, N. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History