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

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 Mexican situation: new commercial atlas map of Mexico.

Map shows U.S. Army forts in South Texas, chief centers of rebellion in Mexico and names of the leaders in each region; positions and names of U.S. Naval warships in the Pacific Ocean, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Bay of Campeche, and the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Includes index of Mexico's principal cities with a "pronouncing vocabulary", and information on the United States Army and Navy, and the Mexican Army and Navy. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,560,000].
Date: 1914
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
German Pioneers in Texas; A Brief History of Their Hardships, Struggles and Achievements (open access)

German Pioneers in Texas; A Brief History of Their Hardships, Struggles and Achievements

Compiled for the Fredericksburger wochenblatt and Fredericksburg standard by Don H. Biggers.
Date: 1925
Creator: Biggers, Don Hampton, 1869-1957
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Papers concerning Robertson's Colony in Texas, Volume 10 (open access)

Papers concerning Robertson's Colony in Texas, Volume 10

This volume continues the story of Sterling C. Robertson's colonization efforts in Texas. Includes a description land in the Upper Brazos, and lists the 58 land grants issued between March 21, 1835 and July 25, 1835. Includes transcriptions of grants, correspondence, and other papers related to the Robertson Colony. Includes bibliographies and indexes.
Date: 1983
Creator: McLean, Malcolm Dallas, 1913-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History