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Gideon Lincecum's Sword: Civil War Letters From the Texas Home Front
Compilation of letters written by Gideon Lincecum, a natural scientist and philosopher living in Texas, discussing various events and his experiences during the Civil War as a proponent of the Confederacy. The collection includes editorial notes and commentary. Index starts on page 373.
Date:
2001
Creator:
Lincecum, Jerry Bryan; Phillips, Edward Hake & Redshaw, Peggy A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Washington-on-the-Brazos Texas, in the times of Jim Johnson, now free, then a slave who lived there before the War
Hand-drawn map in black ink showing roads, structures, and names of residents; only known map of Washington-on-the-Brazos in the 19th century
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - June 4, 1862]
Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Graysen Bradley, dated June 4, 1962, in which he talks about having to travel to Hempstead from Brenham and back and lets her know where to send her letters.
Date:
June 4, 1862
Creator:
Bradley, L. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - June 4, 1862]
Transcript of letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Graysen Bradley, dated June 4, 1962, in which he talks about having to travel to Hempstead from Brenham and back and lets her know where to send her letters.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - July 6, 1862]
Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Graysen Bradley, dated July 6, 1962 and sent from Camp Waul near Brenham, Texas, in which speaks of being disappointed by her not visiting, and mentions the possibility of leaving the state soon with his regiment.
Date:
July 6, 1862
Creator:
Bradley, L. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - June 14, 1862]
Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Graysen Bradley, dated June 14, 1962 and sent from Camp Waul near Brenham, Texas, in which he proposes a way in which she could visit him.
Date:
June 14, 1862
Creator:
Bradley, L. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - July 6, 1862]
Transcript of letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Graysen Bradley, dated July 6, 1962 and sent from Camp Waul near Brenham, Texas, in which speaks of being disappointed by her not visiting, and mentions the possibility of leaving the state soon with his regiment.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - June 14, 1862]
Transcript of letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Graysen Bradley, dated June 14, 1962 and sent from Camp Waul near Brenham, Texas, in which he proposes a way in which she could visit him.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Willie Fred Sander, May 22, 2002
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Interview with Willie Fred Sander, a Navy WWII veteran from Brenham, Texas. Sander discusses his background and life before the war, joining the Navy and aviator training, flying PBM patrol bombers throughout the Pacific, and his family life after the war.
Date:
May 22, 2002
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Sander, Willie Fred
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress - December 7, 1864]
Transcript of a letter from the David Fentress to "My Dear Wife" (Clara Fentress). The letter is badly faded. It appears to inform the recipient that the writer is about to take a trip of several days. The trip may have been delayed so he can "wait until all danger is past."
Date:
December 7, 1864
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Selective Service System Itinerary for Thos. N. Carswell - June 4, 1943]
An itinerary for Thomas N. Carswell, C. A. S., dated June 4, 1943, for special work from April 17, 1943 through June 4, 1943, Four pages.
Date:
June 4, 1943
Creator:
Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, December 7, 1864]
Letter from the David Fentress to "My Dear Wife" (Clara Fentress). The letter is badly faded. It appears to inform the recipient that the writer is about to take a trip of several days. The trip may have been delayed so he can "wait until all danger is past."
Date:
December 7, 1864
Creator:
Fentress, David
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Date:
May 23, 2015
Creator:
Krchnak, Adolph
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Date:
May 23, 2015
Creator:
Krchnak, Adolph
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pardon from T.S. Post granting SAlexander Simon parole from Giddings Battalion Texas Cavalry, C.S.A., 1865]
Papers of Alexander Simon. Pardon from T.S. Post granting Simon parole from Company B, Giddings Battalion Texas Cavalry, C.S.A.
Date:
July 19, 1865
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, December 18, 1862]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie regarding wartime activities and family matters
Date:
December 18, 1862
Creator:
Abercrombie, Lavinia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, June 10, 1863]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie regarding the war and family matters
Date:
June 10, 1863
Creator:
Abercrombie, Lavinia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Walker Wheeler, May 26, 1863]
Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Walker Wheeler regarding Civil War news. Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers.
Date:
May 26, 1863
Creator:
Wheeler, Walker
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, February 27, 1864]
Letter written by David Fentress to his wife stating that his brigade has been furloughed and requesting that she come to collect him in Bastrop. He has been sick since the party at Colonel Groce's and she needs to bring a wagon or ambulance to move him.
Date:
February 27, 1864
Creator:
Fentress, David
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Breedlove Statement, Copy #1]
Copy of a legal statement made by C. R. Breedlove regarding his knowledge about George Seward and cotton seizures made by the U.S. government. Additionally, the testimony includes a statement and signature of Schuyler Andrews, notary public.
Date:
April 8, 1899
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Breedlove Statement, Copy #2]
Copy of a legal statement made by C. R. Breedlove regarding his knowledge about George Seward and cotton seizures made by the U.S. government. Additionally, the testimony includes a statement and signature of Schuyler Andrews, notary public.
Date:
April 8, 1899
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Breedlove Statement, Copy #3]
Copy of a legal statement made by C. R. Breedlove regarding his knowledge about George Seward and cotton seizures made by the U.S. government. Additionally, the testimony includes a statement and signature of Schuyler Andrews, notary public.
Date:
April 8, 1899
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Dora to Lizzie Johnson, dated May 12, 1863]
Letter from Dora to Lizzie Johnson. Dora inquires as to why she has not heard from Lizzie, questions Lizzie's loyalties to the Union or the Confederacy since Lizzie lives in Austin. Dora also states that she knows both her and Lizzie's brothers were taken prisoner at the Post [Arkansas Post] earlier in 1863.
Date:
May 12, 1863
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of decree from the Provisional Government of Texas outlining land grant privileges for soldiers, March 17, 1836]
Copy of transcript for a decree from the Provisional Government of Texas, signed by Richard Ellis, outlining the amount of land granted to each soldier depending on his length of service in the Texas Army.
Date:
March 17, 1836
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History