Ross' Texas Brigade : being a narrative of events connected with its service in the late war between the states / By Victor M. Rose. (open access)

Ross' Texas Brigade : being a narrative of events connected with its service in the late war between the states / By Victor M. Rose.

A history of Ross' Texas Brigade. Includes details on: the organization of the 3rd Regiment Texas Cavalry; the march to Missouri; Battle of Oaks Hills; Mabry and Johnson's Gallant fight; death of Captain Harris; Battle of Chustenahlah; Winterquarters; Van Dorn assumes command; Elk Horn; Battle of Iuka; Battle of Oakland; Campaign in Tennessee and Missippi; Battle of the Wichita; reminiscences of Camp Chase; and the death of Gen. Van Horn. Features biographical sketches of Gen. John S. Griffith; Hon. O. N. Hollingsworth; Col. Elkanah Greer; H. P. Mabry; Gen. J. W. Whitfield; Col. D. W. Jones; Col. Jack Wharton; Col. John H. Broocks; and Gen. Laurence Sullivan Ross.
Date: 1881
Creator: Rose, Victor M.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The capitalist, or, The city of Fort Worth : a parody on the Mikado (open access)

The capitalist, or, The city of Fort Worth : a parody on the Mikado

City of Fort Worth.; Texas Mikado. Fort Worth facts in footnote area of each page of text of play./ Subtitle on cover: The Texas Mikado./ Folded colored map inserted at front./ Advertising matter on leaves before and after numbered pages.
Date: 1888
Creator: Smith, Ed. J.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A description of Texas, its advantages and resources, with some account of their development, past, present and future (open access)

A description of Texas, its advantages and resources, with some account of their development, past, present and future

A book describing economic conditions in Texas in the early 1880s.
Date: 1881
Creator: Roberts, Oran Milo
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mayor's Message and Annual Reports of City Officers of the City of Dallas, Texas: For the Fiscal Year Ending April 15th, 1889 (open access)

Mayor's Message and Annual Reports of City Officers of the City of Dallas, Texas: For the Fiscal Year Ending April 15th, 1889

Report on various aspects of the city of Dallas, Texas describing activities, funding, and other information for fiscal year 1888-1889, including an overall report from the mayor as well as departmental reports from the health officer, city chemist, chief of the fire department, superintendent fire alarm telegraph, city engineer, superintendent of waterworks, city recorder, city marshal, city collector, city treasurer, and city secretary. An index to the reports is on page 108.
Date: 1889
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Joseph Alexander Kemp]

Photograph of Joseph Alexander Kemp (July 31, 1861-November 16, 1930). Kemp was a prominent member of early Wichita Falls society. The photograph may be a photo from the Board of Commerce & Industry.
Date: 1883
Creator: Lester Jones
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wichita Falls 1885]

Photograph of Wichita Falls, Texas circa 1885. The photograph shows the original courthouse for Wichita Falls before it burned down.
Date: 1885
Creator: Lester Jones
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wichita Falls 1885 Photograph]

Framed photograph of Wichita Falls, Texas in 1885. The photograph shows the original courthouse for Wichita Falls before it burned down.
Date: 1885
Creator: Lester Jones
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History