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[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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from William M. Rice to Fred A. Rice - April 28, 1864] (open access)

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

Transcript of 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: unknown
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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from E. B. Nichols and S. Hart to Fred A. Rice - April 20, 1864] (open access)

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

Transcript of 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: unknown
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.
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.
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.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, April 14, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of 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: unknown
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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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.
System: The Portal to Texas History