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[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Criminal Docket, District Court, Cooke County, 1871-1874] (open access)

[Criminal Docket, District Court, Cooke County, 1871-1874]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas, containing docket information that includes attorney names, the names of the parties involved, offenses, witnesses, and orders made.
Date: 1863-11~
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[J. P. Civil and Criminal Docket, No Precinct , Cooke County, 1866-1867] (open access)

[J. P. Civil and Criminal Docket, No Precinct , Cooke County, 1866-1867]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas containing records of civil and criminal dockets, minutes, and fees.
Date: May 11, 1866
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Record of Fugitives, District Court, Cook County, 1865-1908] (open access)

[Record of Fugitives, District Court, Cook County, 1865-1908]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas containing an alphabetical list of criminal fugitives, identified by file number, name, offense, and date of filing.
Date: 1865-11~
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Life of Col. David Crockett (open access)

Life of Col. David Crockett

Life of Col. David Crockett, written by himself. Comprising his early life, hunting adventures, service under General Jackson in the Creek war, electioneerng speeches, career in Congress, triumphamnt tour in the northern states, and service in the Texan war. To which is added, an account of Colonel Crockett's glorious death at the Alamo, while fighting in defence of Texan independence. By the editor.
Date: 1860
Creator: Crockett, Davy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas City Council Minutes: 1869-1872] (open access)

[Dallas City Council Minutes: 1869-1872]

Ledger containing minutes of the city Board of Commissioners in Dallas, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from March 1869 through October 1872.
Date: 1869-03/1872-10
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Diary of Henry J. Durgin] (open access)

[Diary of Henry J. Durgin]

Diary of Henry J. Durgin, Chief Bugler of the 1st N. H. Cavalry from Franklin, Louisiana, a leather-bound book with small paragraphs written under a typed heading for each day of 1864. Durgin served in the Civil War at Camp Ford.
Date: 1864
Creator: Durgin, Henry J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Diary of Theodore H. Ferris: 1863] (open access)

[Diary of Theodore H. Ferris: 1863]

Diary of Theodore H. Ferris from January 1 through April 1, 1863.
Date: 1863-01-01/1863-04-01
Creator: Ferris, Theodore H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Murchison Lodge #80 Minutes: 1869-1892] (open access)

[Murchison Lodge #80 Minutes: 1869-1892]

Minutes of the Freemason Murchison Lodge documenting the officers present at meetings, news and activities within the group.
Date: 1869/1892
Creator: Freemasons. Murchison Lodge No. 80 (Hallettsville, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Galveston City Company Accounts: 1867-1883] (open access)

[Galveston City Company Accounts: 1867-1883]

Ledger containing financial records relating to the Galveston City Company including the expense account, cash, cancelled stocks, city bonds, and other transactions. A list of dates, names, and lot numbers starts on page 422.
Date: 1867-03/1883-06-01
Creator: Galveston City Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Church Account Book] (open access)

[Church Account Book]

Account book for St. Mary's Church in Victoria, Texas, kept by Father Gardet.
Date: [1867-06-07..1868-12-16]
Creator: Gardet, Father
System: The Portal to Texas History
Geo. P. Rowell & Co's American Newspaper Directory, containing Accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and Territories, and the Dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America; together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published, 1869 (open access)

Geo. P. Rowell & Co's American Newspaper Directory, containing Accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States and Territories, and the Dominion of Canada, and British Colonies of North America; together with a description of the towns and cities in which they are published, 1869

American Newspaper Directory contains 17 sections which include lists of newspapers and periodicals published in the United States, Territories, Canada, and British Colonies arranged by town, county, circulation rates, subject, and languages, as well as a Newspaper Directory Advertiser, and indexes. General Index starts on page 353; Index to Advertisements begins on page 355.
Date: 1869
Creator: Geo. P. Rowell & Co.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The American conflict: a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64: its causes, incidents, and results: intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the war for the Union.  Volume 1. (open access)

The American conflict: a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64: its causes, incidents, and results: intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the war for the Union. Volume 1.

Volume one of a two-volume set gives a historical overview of slavery and the abolition movement in the U.S., records events leading to secession, and details political and military action early in the Civil War. Chapter XII (pp. 147-177) discusses the annexation of Texas to the United States. Analytical index begins on p. 633.
Date: 1864
Creator: Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The American conflict: a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64: its causes, incidents, and results: intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the war for the Union.  Volume 2. (open access)

The American conflict: a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64: its causes, incidents, and results: intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the war for the Union. Volume 2.

Volume two of a two-volume set details political and military action in the Civil War. Chapter I (pp. 17-25) discusses activity in Texas and New Mexico in 1862. Analytical index begins on p. 765.
Date: 1866
Creator: Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary charge to the Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Texas : delivered in Christ Church, Houston, on Saturday, May 9th, 1863 (open access)

Primary charge to the Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Texas : delivered in Christ Church, Houston, on Saturday, May 9th, 1863

Primary charge to the Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Texas : delivered in Christ Church, Houston, on Saturday, May 9th, 1863 by Bishop of the Diocese, Alexander Gregg.
Date: 1863
Creator: Gregg, Alexander
System: The Portal to Texas History
Die Tochter Tehuan's: oder Texas im vorigen Jahrhundert. (open access)

Die Tochter Tehuan's: oder Texas im vorigen Jahrhundert.

This German text is a work of fiction that paints a historical picture of life in Spanish Texas. The protagonist is a young Spanish immigrant, Don Hesu Navarro, who befriends Tehuan and his family. The action is centered around the San Jose Mission in San Antonio.
Date: 1866
Creator: Hoermann, Alto S. (Alto Sebastian), 1829-1867
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Eulogy on Abraham Lincoln, April 19, 1865] (open access)

[Eulogy on Abraham Lincoln, April 19, 1865]

Eulogy on Abraham Lincoln, presented at the City Hall in Springfield, Massachusetts. The eulogy was written by J. G. Holland and was published by Samuel Bowles & Co.: L. J. Powers.
Date: April 19, 1865
Creator: Holland, J. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Diary of J. D. Howard Atkinson Ills: 1864] (open access)

[Diary of J. D. Howard Atkinson Ills: 1864]

Diary of J. D. Howard Atkinson Ills from 1984.
Date: 1864-01-01/1864-12-31
Creator: Howard Atkinson Ills, J. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jasper County, Texas Tax Roll: 1866] (open access)

[Jasper County, Texas Tax Roll: 1866]

Tax rolls for Jasper County, Texas documenting real and personal properties taxed during the year 1866. Information includes land plot(s) and owner's name, the acreage and assessed value for each property, additional assets, taxes assessed by the state and county, and other relevant details.
Date: 1866
Creator: Jasper County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Diary of G. L. MacMurphy] (open access)

[Diary of G. L. MacMurphy]

Diary of G. L. MacMurphy of Galveston, Texas, describing events of the Civil War from his perspective as a soldier. Parts of the diary were written in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Date: 1862/1863
Creator: MacMurphy, G. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Diary of G. L. MacMurphy] (open access)

[Diary of G. L. MacMurphy]

Diary of G. L. MacMurphy of Galveston, Texas, describing events of the Civil War from his perspective as a soldier. Parts of the diary were written in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and a list in the back of the diary has the names of soldiers and whether they had died or deserted.
Date: 1864/1865
Creator: MacMurphy, G. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Diary of G. L. MacMurphy] (open access)

[Diary of G. L. MacMurphy]

Diary of G. L. MacMurphy of Galveston, Texas, describing events of the Civil War from his perspective as a soldier. Also included in the back of the diary are lists of other soldiers.
Date: 1860/1863
Creator: MacMurphy, G. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston City Directory, 1868-1869 (open access)

Galveston City Directory, 1868-1869

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "a complete business directory and street guide."
Date: 1868
Creator: Marston, C. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Journal of Henry Maxwell] (open access)

[Journal of Henry Maxwell]

Journal of Henry Maxwell containing daily activities and accounts. A newspaper clipping with a poem is included.
Date: January 1864
Creator: Maxwell, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History