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[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - April 3, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - April 3, 1864]

Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated April 3, 1864 and sent from Camp Sidney Johnston, in which he writes about receiving her letter and being very happy that she is pregnant, and says that he will be home by the first of June.
Date: April 3, 1864
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - April 9, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - April 9, 1864]

Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated April 9, 1864 and sent from Camp Sidney Johnston, in which he writes about the landscape of the camp, including a lake (Cedar Lake), and expresses that he would like to live there after the war.
Date: April 9, 1864
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - April 18, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - April 18, 1864]

Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated April 18, 1864 and sent from Houston, in which he writes about his company moving to Houston, and describes the new organization system of his regiment.
Date: April 18, 1864
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - April 21, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - April 21, 1864]

Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated April 21, 1864 and sent from Houston, in which he writes about the recent news of the war and how it might impact the orders of his company.
Date: April 21, 1864
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, April 17, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, April 17, 1864]

Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll discussing his regiment's exit from Camp Garland.
Date: April 17, 1864
Creator: Carroll, Joseph A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[General court martial order, April 12, 1864] (open access)

[General court martial order, April 12, 1864]

General court martial order sent to Lieut. H. K. Redway summoning him to a court session on April 13, 1864 at 10 o'clock. The session was being held in Martinsburg, West Virgina. Lieut. Redway would be part of the defense in the case of U. S. vs. John Whittey, Jr., 1st N. Y. Veteran Cavalry.
Date: April 12, 1864
Creator: Cather, T. A.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Return of Capt. E. D. Comstock, April 1864] (open access)

[Return of Capt. E. D. Comstock, April 1864]

Return of Capt. E. D. Comstock which details the present and absent men of Company "F" First Veteran regiment of the New York Cavalry for the month of April in the year of 1864. The return notes enlisted men on "extra or daily duty," commissioned officers present or absent, and any alterations made to the company for this particular month.
Date: April 1864
Creator: Comstock, E. D.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dallas County Probate Case 391: Montgomery, Thos. J. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 391: Montgomery, Thos. J. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Montgomery, Thos. J. (died March 30, 1871) and S. Montgomery (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1864-04-16/1871-10-06
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 465: Mumpson, Jno. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 465: Mumpson, Jno. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Mumpson, Jno. (Deceased) and T.G.T. Kendall (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1864-04-25/1871-12-16
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 40, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 2, 1864 (open access)

The Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 40, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 2, 1864

Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: April 2, 1864
Creator: De Morse, Charles
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 16, 1864 (open access)

The Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 16, 1864

Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: April 16, 1864
Creator: De Morse, Charles
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 30, 1864 (open access)

The Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 30, 1864

Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: April 30, 1864
Creator: De Morse, Charles
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. B. Nichols and S. Hart to Fred A. Rice - April 20, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from E. B. Nichols and S. Hart to Fred A. Rice - April 20, 1864]

Letter from E. B. Nichols and S. Hart to Fred A. Rice discussing the lack of opportunity given to discuss a difficult subject with the boy. Additionally, Hart expresses his frustration for the lack of communication on the cotton business.
Date: April 20, 1864
Creator: Nichols, E. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 6, 1864 (open access)

The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 6, 1864

Semi-weekly newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 6, 1864
Creator: Osterhout, John P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 29, Ed. 1 Monday, April 11, 1864 (open access)

The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 29, Ed. 1 Monday, April 11, 1864

Semi-weekly newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 11, 1864
Creator: Osterhout, John P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1864 (open access)

The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1864

Semi-weekly newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 21, 1864
Creator: Osterhout, John P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 31, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 26, 1864 (open access)

The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 31, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 26, 1864

Semi-weekly newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 26, 1864
Creator: Osterhout, John P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hamilton K. Redway to Loriette C. Redway, April 14, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from Hamilton K. Redway to Loriette C. Redway, April 14, 1864]

Letter from Hamilton K. Redway to Loriette C. Redway which discusses that Redway longs to receive letters from Loriette. He details that his regiment is being moved, but does not have additional information about the location they are moving to. He asks Loriette to write anyways regardless of their move and tells her to take care of herself. He sends his love to his children in the letter's closing. The letter was written while Redway was stationed near Martinsburg,West Virginia.
Date: April 14, 1864
Creator: Redway, Hamilton K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from William M. Rice to Fred A. Rice - April 28, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from William M. Rice to Fred A. Rice - April 28, 1864]

Letter from William M. Rice to Fred A. Rice discussing the lack of progress on the sale of 28 bales of cotton. He emphasizes to Fred that it is crucial to sell the cotton as soon as possible, thus he needs to ship the cotton to Eugene as he will be able to sell it.
Date: April 28, 1864
Creator: Rice, William M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. H. Robertson - April 11, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from W. H. Robertson - April 11, 1864]

Letter from W. H. Robertson, addressed to "Sisters," and sent from a Civil War camp near Yazoo City. The letter details Robertson's experiences as a soldier in the war, with some information about local skirmishes, whether he will receive orders to go soon, as well as some gossip about the state of the war in general.
Date: April 11, 1864
Creator: Robertson, W. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, April 14, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, April 14, 1864]

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his army company's movement and combat through the Mississippi River. He mentions attacking Fort DeRaissa (DeRussy) and his company acting as a reserve reinforcement for General Nathaniel Banks Army of the Gulf and Red River campaign.
Date: April 14, 1864
Creator: Sargent, Vanburen W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Confederate Tax Receipt from H. Maxwell] (open access)

[Confederate Tax Receipt from H. Maxwell]

Confederate tax receipt for taxes received from H. Maxwell for the year 1963.
Date: April 12, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Estimate of Cotton, Sugar, Molasses, Tobacco and Bacon Tithes, Due by Henry Maxwell for 1863 (open access)

Estimate of Cotton, Sugar, Molasses, Tobacco and Bacon Tithes, Due by Henry Maxwell for 1863

Estimate of agricultural taxes due by Henry Maxwell to the state of Texas. Maxwell owed 240 pounds of bacon valued at $240.
Date: April 13, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Patriot. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1864 (open access)

The Patriot. (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1864

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 21, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History