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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 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

Map of the United States, showing the territory in possession of the Federal Union, January 1864.

Map shows, by color, the territories "claimed by the confederates in 1861," "in the military possession of the Confederates in 1861," "reclaimed from rebellion by the Federal Union," and "remaining in possession of the Rebels January, 1864." Map also includes rail lines and gauges, towns, forts, rivers, state boundaries, and distances by rail. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:7,400,000]. This map is one of six known, collectively, as the Shilling War Maps by Bacon & Co.
Date: 1864
Creator: Bacon & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[General orders no. 231, July 18, 1864] (open access)

[General orders no. 231, July 18, 1864]

General orders no. 231 details the following Acts and Resolutions of Congress:I.) Appropriations for fortifications; II.) Act to authorize commanders to execute sentence against guerrillas, spies, deserters, murderers, and for other purposes; III.) Act concerning pensions; IV.) Act for better organization of Quartermaster's Department; V.) Resolution to settle Captain Hebard's accounts, the accounts of the United States volunteers, and other officer's accounts; VI.)Resolution in amending act concerning pay of officers and men in Western Department; VII.) Resolution for publication of the Army register; VIII.) Resolution for relief of officers of 4th and 5th Indian regiments; IX.) Resolution in relation to leaves of absence to professors at Military Academy; X.) Resolution explaining act of June 20, 1864, to increase soldier's pay; XI.) Resolution to increase pay of hospital matrons; and XII.) resolution to explain resolution relative to pay of staff of Lieutenant General.
Date: July 18, 1864
Creator: War Department, Adjutant General's Office
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

One hundred & fifty miles around Richmond.

Map shows cities and towns, railroads, roads, and swamp the area surrounding Richmond, Virginia; cities, roads, and railroads on insets; city grid, railroads, and fortifications in Richmond. Insets [ancillary maps]: "100 miles around Chattanooga, Tenn.," "250 miles around Charleston, S.C.," "Fortifications around Richmond, Va. [5 mile radius bullseye of 1 mile circles]," "100 miles around Augusta, Geo.," "Nashville and Surroundings," "Memphis and surroundings," "200 miles around Montgomery, Ala.," "250 miles around Galveston, Texas," and "200 miles around Natchez, Miss." Scale [ca. 1:880,000].
Date: 1864
Creator: Boell, F. W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 7, 1864 (open access)

The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 7, 1864

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 7, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 4, 1864 (open access)

The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 4, 1864

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 4, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 9, 1864 (open access)

The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 9, 1864

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 9, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 16, 1864 (open access)

The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 16, 1864

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 16, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 18, 1864 (open access)

The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 18, 1864

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 18, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 17, 1864 (open access)

The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 17, 1864

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 17, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 31, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 16, 1864 (open access)

The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 31, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 16, 1864

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 16, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 21, 1864 (open access)

The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 21, 1864

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 21, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 102, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 2, 1864 (open access)

The Galveston Tri-Weekly News. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 102, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 2, 1864

Tri-weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 2, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, July 12, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, July 12, 1864]

Transcript of a letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore about local news and discussing politics. Charles discusses the war, the fall of Atlanta, and the death of Union General James McPherson. Portions of the letter have been omitted due to damage.
Date: July 24, 1864
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, June 26, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, June 26, 1864]

Transcript of letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore in which Josephus shares his harsh views about the South, some war news, local news. In addition, he notes that he has a large crop to harvest.
Date: June 26, 1864
Creator: Moore, Josephus C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, November 20, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, November 20, 1864]

Transcript of a letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore containing local news and health, a misunderstanding that caused a family friend to be imprisoned, and noting the reelection of Abraham Lincoln.
Date: November 20, 1864
Creator: Moore, Josephus C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texas Almanac for 1864 (open access)

The Texas Almanac for 1864

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.
Date: January 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The True Issue (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 5, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 12, 1864 (open access)

The True Issue (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 5, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 12, 1864

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 12, 1864
Creator: Shearn, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Tri-Weekly News. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 94, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1864 (open access)

The Galveston Tri-Weekly News. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 94, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1864

Tri-weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 12, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Navarro Express (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 16, 1864 (open access)

The Navarro Express (Corsicana, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 16, 1864

Weekly newspaper from Corsicana, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 16, 1864
Creator: Garner, T. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Daily Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 4, Ed. 1 Monday, March 28, 1864 (open access)

The Houston Daily Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 4, Ed. 1 Monday, March 28, 1864

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 28, 1864
Creator: Cushing, E. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Henderson Times.  (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 40, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 5, 1864 (open access)

The Henderson Times. (Henderson, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 40, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 5, 1864

Weekly newspaper from Henderson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with some advertising.
Date: November 5, 1864
Creator: Dodson, J. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 20, 1864 (open access)

The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 20, 1864

Semi-weekly newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 20, 1864
Creator: Osterhout, John P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 47, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 16, 1864 (open access)

The Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 47, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 16, 1864

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 16, 1864
Creator: Cushing, E. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History