Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated March 9, 1864 and sent from a camp near Caney Creek, in which he writes about the Yankees leaving the peninsula and mentions a shortage of food in his company.

Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated March 26, 1864 and sent from a camp at Caney Creek, in which he writes about wanting her to tell him everything and not worry about boring him.

Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated March 12, 1864 and sent from a camp on Cedar Bayou, in which he writes about rumors of where his company will move next, and discusses some matters related to money. Minnie wrote below the end of the letter: "My own Darling heart. My dear precious husband."

Letter from Mollie, Ellen and another individual to Lizzie Johnson. Letter is in pencil making to difficult to read, but the letter includes a fabric sample.

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Witt, Luranie (died March 31, 1854) and W.H. Witt (Executor or Guardian)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Mumpson, J. (died October 1863) and R.A. Nance (Executor or Guardian)

Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll discussing the money he has been offered to buy an animal of his. He asks Celia to ask Mr. Murphy if selling the animal is agreeable to him.

Lithograph of an original newspaper manuscript first published by Captain William H. May and Union soldiers while imprisoned at Camp Ford, Tyler, Smith County, Texas. The paper was published for the purpose of "enlivening the monotonous, at times almost unbearably eventless life of Camp Ford" (J. P. Robbins, Preface to The Old Flag). Included are camp, local, state, and national news articles; poems; advertisements; and a map of "Ford-Borrough." The manuscript was originally hand lettered and illustrated on unruled letter paper.

Lithograph of an original newspaper manuscript first published by Captain William H. May and Union soldiers while imprisoned at Camp Ford, Tyler, Smith County, Texas. The paper was published for the purpose of "enlivening the monotonous, at times almost unbearably eventless life of Camp Ford" (J. P. Robbins, Preface to The Old Flag). Included are camp news articles, fiction, poems, humorous articles, advertisements, and obituaries. The manuscript was originally hand lettered and illustrated on unruled letter paper.

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.

Letter from Charles Moore to an unidentified person discussing family matters and news. He also writes about the exemptions a person could have to get out of compulsory military service in the south: owning 600 cattle, owning 20 slaves, or being in the ministry. He mentions a Unionist friend who escaped service via the latter. He states that 42 men have been hanged for their Union sympathies.

Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore and family, discussing local and family news. There has been a rash of horse thieving in the area. A Union deserter, Captain Mortimer Scott, is among the twelve men captured.

Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, in which Charles has copied and forwarded a message from Captain C. C. Allen regarding the pervasive thievery in Izard County, Arkansas, and that Moore would do well not to return. He also discusses some local news, including further arrests of a gang of horse thieves.

Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, in which Charles copies and forwards a letter by E. D. Rushing. Rushing wrote about the whereabouts of Charles' brother and sister, Henry and Sabina, and of the violence in Izard County, Arkansas. Rushing reports that his two eldest daughters and their husbands are dead. He then describes how Union sympathizers are seeking a new constitution in Arkansas. Rushing concludes with his ideas about the Civil War being a race war and that non-white races must be forced out of the country. Charles Moore then adds a conclusion, lamenting the state of things. A small portion of the top of each page is missing.

Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, relating news and the status of family members. He also mentions several Confederate soldiers that are imprisoned in Rock Island Prison

Transcript of a letter from Charles Moore to an unknown person. Charles discusses family matters and news. He also writes about the exemptions a person could have to get out of compulsory military service in the south: owning 600 cattle, owning 20 slaves, or being in the ministry. He mentions a Unionist friend who escaped service via the latter. He states that 42 men have been hanged for their Union sympathies.

Transcript of a letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore and family, discussing local and family news. There has been a rash of horse thieving in the area. A Union deserter, Captain Mortimer Scott, is among the twelve men captured.