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Map to illustrate the Civil War.

Map shows state boundaries, military posts, major cities, and notable physical features. Inset: "North Eastern Virginia." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:9,216,000].
Date: 1885
Creator: A. S. Barnes & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Civil War Diary of Dr. John Henry Bass] (open access)

[Civil War Diary of Dr. John Henry Bass]

Transcript of the diary of D. John Henry Bass documenting his time in the Confederate Army, including his observations, notes about the progress of the war and various skirmishes, and being wounded.
Date: 1864
Creator: Bass, John Henry
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of The Civil War Diary of Dr. John Henry Bass] (open access)

[Transcript of The Civil War Diary of Dr. John Henry Bass]

Transcript of the diary of D. John Henry Bass documenting his time in the Confederate Army, including his observations, notes about the progress of the war and various skirmishes, and being wounded.
Date: June 6, 2017
Creator: Kuenstler, Jewellee
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with William Alexander Hatcher, December 4, 2008

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Transcript of an interview with William Hatcher, a World War II Army veteran (29th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force). Hatcher discusses concerning his his childhood and education; family's experiences in the Great Depression; decision to attend University of Tennessee-Knoxville and major in mechanical engineering; memories of Pearl Harbor attack; decision to join U.S. Army Enlisted Reserve Corps in 1942; 1943 call-up; basic training at Ft. Belvoir, Va.; instruction in engineering, communications, and radar repair at City College of New York and Chanute Field, Ill.; assignments to Truax Field, Wis., and Boca Raton, Fla.; meeting future wife, Jean E. Sheppard, at USO Club in West Palm Beach, Fla.; transfer to B-29 unit and bases in Neb. And Kan.; deployment to Guam with 29th Bomb Group, 20th Air Force, March 1945; details of high-altitude radar repair work; aspects of daily life for American soldiers stationed in Guam; descriptions of devastation of Japan, including Hiroshima; transfer to base on Tinian; return to U.S. in February 1946; wedding; return to UT-Knoxville using GI Bill benefits; work at Oak Ridge; decision to transfer to University of New Mexico for Mrs. Hatcher's health; career with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Convair Corp. of Fort Worth; …
Date: December 4, 2008
Creator: Hegi, Benjamin & Hatcher, William Alexander, 1923-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: "War Remembered by Women Pilots"] (open access)

[Clipping: "War Remembered by Women Pilots"]

Newspaper clipping with an article about World War 2 and the WASP.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mississippi River From Memphis to Vicksburg

Map illustrating the region between Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee, focusing on the Mississippi River. Towns, rivers, lakes, railroads, and hills are shown. 1 inch = 20 miles.
Date: 1910
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ben Russell, April 22, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ben Russell, April 22, 1988

Interview with Ben Russell, a United States Navy veteran from Memphis Tennessee, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the light cruiser USS Phoenix.
Date: April 22, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Russell, Ben
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Soldier on Tank]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier manning a gun on top of a moving tank.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, March 9, 1998 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, March 9, 1998

Interview with Robert Lee Mosty, World War II veteran and owner/operator of a plant nursery in Center Point, Texas. Mr. Mosty tells stories from his service in WWII, including how his unit was one of the first to meet liberated prisoners of war, as well as how he was wounded and taken prisoner. He also discusses studying at A&M, his work for the National Park Service, and running a plant nursery in the 1920s.
Date: March 9, 1998
Creator: Witt, Gerald & Mosty, Robert Lee
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier at Parade Rest]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier in a khaki uniform standing at parade rest in a field in Tennessee.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers With Cannon]

Photograph of two soldiers, Stewart and Lemke, watching another unidentified soldier who sits at the base of a tall 40MM anti-aircraft gun in a field.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Five Gun Section Soldiers]

Photograph of five unidentified soldiers of a gun section of the 12th Armored Division standing on top of a building or platform, while on maneuvers in Tennessee.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Standing by Guns]

Photograph of a soldier identified as Sgt. Mashburn standing by two guns set up in a forest while on maneuvers in Tennessee.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Two Soldiers on Maneuvers]

Photograph of two soldiers standing in the forest while on maneuvers in Tennessee. A tent is set up to the left.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[PFC Burdzy with Tank]

Photograph of P.F.C. Burdzy standing alongside an M-5 tank while on maneuvers in Tennessee. A handwritten note on the photo reads: "P.F.C. Burdzy, Florence, TN. New M5 light tank".
Date: September 28, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Standing Alone]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier standing alone in a field while on maneuvers in Tennessee.
Date: October 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Line of Vehicles]

Photograph of a line of soldiers pulling wheeled carts behind them while on field maneuvers in Tennessee.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldier Taking a Nap]

Photograph of an unidentified soldier taking a nap in a field while on maneuvers in Tennessee.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with James F. Brede, 2011

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Interview with James F. Brede, dentist and U.S. Army Air Forces veteran. The interview includes his personal experiences in World War II as a B-17 co-pilot with the 8th Air Force in the European Theater, his childhood in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, enlistment in the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1943, preliminary training in Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas, his active service with the 379th Bomb Group in Kimbolton, England, combat experience in 35 missions, return to the U.S. and continued military service as a flight instructor in Lakeland, Florida and Wichita Falls, Texas, as well as the return to civilian life, marriage, dental school under the G.I. Bill, reenlistment in the Air Force as a dentist, his deployment to Korea, his discharge from the Air Force, and the establishment of his dental practice and experiences since retirement. The interview includes an appendix with a copy of his book.
Date: March 30, 2011
Creator: Fox, Lisa A. & Brede, James F.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Soldiers Fixing Their Equipment]

Photograph of soldiers fixing their equipment in camp.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herman Rolfes in the Forest]

Photograph of Herman Rolfes standing in front of several guns and other equipment in the forest while on maneuvers in Tennessee.
Date: 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tank in Motion]

Photograph of two or three soldiers standing in the hatch of a tank in motion. Blurry trees are visible in the background.
Date: [1942..1943]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Soldiers Standing by Tents]

Photograph of several soldiers standing by a row of tents set up in a field while on maneuvers in Tennessee.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Lt. Blanchard Relaxing]

Photograph of Lt. Blanchard relaxing while on Tennessee Maneuvers.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History