Colton's Louisiana.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Louisiana railroads, roads, counties/parishes, township grid, cities, towns, swamps, and notable physical features. Scale [ca. 1:1,650,000].
Date: 1861
Creator: J.H. Colton & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colton's Texas.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Texas geography, counties, settlements, railroad routes, and common roads. The "Cross Timbers" area of north Texas is also indicated. Insets: "Plan of Galveston Bay" and "Plan of Sabine Lake." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca.1:4,055,000].
Date: 1861
Creator: Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. H. Timmins to Charles B. Moore, August 25, 1861] (open access)

[Letter from W. H. Timmins to Charles B. Moore, August 25, 1861]

Letter from W. H. Timmins to Charles B. Moore discussing low cotton prices, the blockade preventing shipments from New Orleans, and other financial hardships caused by the war.
Date: August 25, 1861
Creator: Timmins, W. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library