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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
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
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

Colton's United States : showing the military stations, forts & c.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century United States geography, states, cities, and military installations. Relief shown by hachures. No scale indicated.
Date: 1862
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
Object Type: Map
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
Presidential Proclamation (open access)

Presidential Proclamation

Proclamation issued by Lincoln concerning designation of areas in rebellion and emancipation in those areas.
Date: January 2, 1863
Creator: Lincoln, Abraham
Object Type: Text
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
[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Ziza Moore, May 24, 1865] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Ziza Moore, May 24, 1865]

Transcript of a letter from Charles Moore to Ziza Moore comparing the Civil War to the American Revolution, considering the future of the nation, and relaying local news.
Date: May 24, 1865
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Weekly Texas State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 4, 1862 (open access)

The Weekly Texas State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 22, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 4, 1862

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 4, 1862
Creator: Marshall, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Eulogy on Abraham Lincoln, April 19, 1865] (open access)

[Eulogy on Abraham Lincoln, April 19, 1865]

Eulogy on Abraham Lincoln, presented at the City Hall in Springfield, Massachusetts. The eulogy was written by J. G. Holland and was published by Samuel Bowles & Co.: L. J. Powers.
Date: April 19, 1865
Creator: Holland, J. G.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 19, 1866 (open access)

The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 19, 1866

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 19, 1866
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 52, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 22, 1865 (open access)

The Weekly State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 52, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 22, 1865

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 22, 1865
Creator: Raymond, N. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 19, 1863 (open access)

The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 19, 1863

Weekly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 19, 1863
Creator: Maltby, H. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1863 (open access)

The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 5, 1863

Weekly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 5, 1863
Creator: Maltby, H. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1863 (open access)

The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 29, 1863

Weekly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 1863
Creator: Maltby, H. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1863 (open access)

The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1863

Weekly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 19, 1863
Creator: Maltby, H. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 37, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 29, 1861 (open access)

The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 37, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 29, 1861

Weekly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 29, 1861
Creator: Maltby, Henry A. & Maltby, William H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1863 (open access)

The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1863

Weekly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 9, 1863
Creator: Maltby, H. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1863 (open access)

The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 22, 1863

Weekly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 22, 1863
Creator: Maltby, H. A.
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
The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 11, 1862 (open access)

The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 11, 1862

Weekly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 11, 1862
Creator: Maltby, H. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1863 (open access)

The Ranchero. (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 12, 1863

Weekly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 12, 1863
Creator: Maltby, H. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History