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Register of Officers of the Confederate States Navy, 1861--1865 (open access)

Register of Officers of the Confederate States Navy, 1861--1865

Alphabetical listing of men who served as officers in the navy for the Confederate States during the Civil War, 1861-1865. The listings include available biographical information, including birth and appointment dates, progression of rankings, naval appointments, and surrender or capture dates.
Date: 1931
Creator: United States. Office of Naval Records and Library.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Red Stick War: Creek Indian Affairs During the War of 1812 (open access)

The Red Stick War: Creek Indian Affairs During the War of 1812

Article details the alliances made between the Creek Nation and other foreign powers as they fought for their lands within North America.
Date: Autumn 1934
Creator: Hall, Arthur H.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 26, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 24, 1937 (open access)

McMurry War Whoop (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 26, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 24, 1937

Weekly student newspaper from McMurry College in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: April 24, 1937
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civil War in the Indian Territory, 1861: Part 2 (open access)

The Civil War in the Indian Territory, 1861: Part 2

Article documents the Union's efforts to establish agreements with the Five Civilized Tribes as allies at the start of the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1939
Creator: Trickett, Dean
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gen. James M. Shackelford (open access)

Gen. James M. Shackelford

Article chronicles the military career of Judge James M. Shackleford who established the first United States Court within Indian Territory.
Date: Spring 1934
Creator: Foreman, Carolyn Thomas, 1872-1967
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Battle of Honey Springs (open access)

The Battle of Honey Springs

Article chronicles the events that transpired during the Battle of Honey Springs that was fought during the Civil War.
Date: Summer 1935
Creator: Freeman, Charles R.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 3, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 25, 1932 (open access)

The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 3, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 25, 1932

Weekly newspaper of the U.S.S. Texas that includes news and information of interest to crew members.
Date: June 25, 1932
Creator: Texas (Battleship)
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
[Elizabeth Simpson Cooper Memoir] (open access)

[Elizabeth Simpson Cooper Memoir]

Photocopy of Elizabeth Simpson Cooper's memoir about her childhood in Virginia and later her time in Kansas after moving westward with her family. In the text of her memoir, she describes her school days in Virginia, church, Cooper family history, "Bleeding Kansas" (the period of conflict over deciding if Kansas would be a free or a slave state), and the Civil War in Kansas as well as her personal encounters with Native Americans in Kansas.
Date: 1931-02-24/1932
Creator: Cooper, Elizabeth Simpson, 1840-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 7, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 25, 1936 (open access)

The Texas Steer (U. S. S. Texas), Vol. 7, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 25, 1936

Newspaper of the U.S.S. Texas that includes news and information of interest to crew members.
Date: July 25, 1936
Creator: Texas (Battleship)
Object Type: Newspaper
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
Colonel A. W. Evans' Christmas Day Indian Fight (1868) (open access)

Colonel A. W. Evans' Christmas Day Indian Fight (1868)

Article chronicles the events that lead to a fight between Colonel A. W. Evans' troops and a band of Comanche warriors after marching through the winter in New Mexico.
Date: Autumn 1938
Creator: Rister, C. C.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Military Investigation of Colonel John M. Chivington Following the Sand Creek Massacre (open access)

The Military Investigation of Colonel John M. Chivington Following the Sand Creek Massacre

Article details the events that led to the Sand Creek Massacre and the subsequent trial of Colonel John M. Chivington to determine who were the aggressors of the event.
Date: Winter 1938
Creator: Mellor, Wm. J.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
When Texas was young (open access)

When Texas was young

The battle of San Jacinto -- A surgeon's story -- The "Twin Sisters" -- Reminiscences, piratical and revolutionary, from the career of Colonel Warren D.C. Hall.
Date: 1930
Creator: Ziegler, Jesse A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Government of the Creek Indians (open access)

The Government of the Creek Indians

Article details the structure of the Creeks' governmental system that was established in the early 1800s and how it evolved during and after the Civil War.
Date: Spring 1930
Creator: Morton, Ohland
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A History of the Cherokee Indians: Continued from September (open access)

A History of the Cherokee Indians: Continued from September

Article chronicles the history of the Cherokee tribe from protests for their removal to Oklahoma through the aftereffects of the Civil War.
Date: Winter 1930
Creator: Cunningham, Hugh T.
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Chief Isparhecher (open access)

Chief Isparhecher

Article chronicles the life of Chief Isparhecher of the Loyal Creeks, a faction of the Creek tribe who fought with the Union armies during the Civil War and were against the selling of their land to the United States federal government.
Date: Spring 1932
Creator: Meserve, John Bartlett, 1869-1943
Object Type: Article
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 34, July 1930 - April, 1931 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 34, July 1930 - April, 1931

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 351.
Date: 1931
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 35, July 1931 - April, 1932 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 35, July 1931 - April, 1932

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 338.
Date: 1932
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Lady and a Lone Star Flag (open access)

A Lady and a Lone Star Flag

Book discussing the history of Texas and of the creation of the Lone Star Flag by Joanna Elizabeth Troutman, which was lost at Goliad after the massacre there.
Date: 1936
Creator: Pope, Henry David
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 36, July 1932 - April, 1933 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 36, July 1932 - April, 1933

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 323.
Date: 1933
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 41, July 1937 - April, 1938 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 41, July 1937 - April, 1938

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 373.
Date: 1938
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 38, July 1934 - April, 1935 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 38, July 1934 - April, 1935

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 307.
Date: 1935
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 39, July 1935 - April, 1936 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 39, July 1935 - April, 1936

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 341.
Date: 1936
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History