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[Invoice of Supplies from D. B. Abrahams] (open access)

[Invoice of Supplies from D. B. Abrahams]

Invoice of supplies from Lt. D B. Abrahams to Lt. H. K. Redway.
Date: March 28, 1866
Creator: Abrahams, D. B.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from John C. Barr to Charles Moore, July 3, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from John C. Barr to Charles Moore, July 3, 1865]

Letter from John C. Barr in which he copies a letter from Henry Moore to Charles Moore. Henry relays news crops, jayhawkers, and of his impending surrender to the federal forces. In a second part of the letter, Barr mentions that he has received two letters addressed to Charles and then goes into local news.
Date: July 3, 1865
Creator: Barr, John C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from John C. Barr to Charles Moore, July 3, 1865] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from John C. Barr to Charles Moore, July 3, 1865]

Transcript of a letter from J. C. Barr in which he copies a letter from Henry Moore to Charles Moore. Henry relays news crops, jayhawkers, and of his impending surrender to the federal forces. In a second part of the letter, Barr mentions that he has received two letters addressed to Charles and then goes into local news.
Date: July 3, 1865
Creator: Barr, John C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Private H. C. Denny to Captain H. M. Bouldin, October 13, 1862] (open access)

[Letter from Private H. C. Denny to Captain H. M. Bouldin, October 13, 1862]

Letter from Private H. C. Denny to Captain H. M. Bouldin. Denny wrote Bouldin about the movement of his group past the Arkansas line. He passed along a message from another soldier to be given to his wife and other small pieces of news, such as the price of corn back home.
Date: October 13, 1862
Creator: Denny, H. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States of North America: Eastern & Central [Sheet 5]

Map shows proposed Pacific Railway routes and existing transportation routes across the mid-nineteenth century south-central United States. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,294,720].
Date: 1863
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 25, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 25, 1864]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he states how upset he is that he has not heard form her since June. He recounts a bad dream he had. He updates her on his effort to gain a leave of absence and a transfer. He also describes his health.
Date: August 25, 1864
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 28, 1863] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 28, 1863]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara describing the toll that sickness has taken on the Confederate troops; troop movements; demoralized troops deserting and going home; his personal health; and comments on family news.
Date: August 28, 1863
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 30, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 30, 1864]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara regarding the difficulties he faces applying for a transfer and/or a leave of absence. He states that he has 110 men in hospitals. Dr. Fentress's brigade is to march to Arkansas and only waits for Hardeman's Brigade to arrive. He also states that his men look forward to leaving Louisiana and moving to Arkansas.
Date: August 30, 1864
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 1863] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 1863]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he writes about having fevers and waiting for his box of medicines to arrive. His slave, Al, is sick, so he is having to wait upon the sick,feed his own horses, and do his own cooking. He argues that the losses at Vicksburg, Charleston, or Richmond do not mean that the South is conquered. He says that the North has an advantage with gun boats. He also writes about family, the health of family and friends. He talks about fabric for new pants and vest. He has new orders to move to Pine Bluff.
Date: {1863-08-15,1863-08-17..1863-08-18}
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, December 10, 1862] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, December 10, 1862]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he asks her to write longer letters with news of her and the children; his hopes for an end to the war in the spring; the shortage of physicians and why that makes it impossible for him to receive a furlough; the difficulty in receiving newspapers that have been subscribed to; news of the war; Abraham Lincoln's success in bringing people in west Tennessee to support the north; the difficulty in sending items home because he does not think they would get there; the sick making their way to the general hospital and a list of individuals who have died; his dislike for the people of Arkansas; the support of the people of Texas for the troops; the cost of wheat; his personal health; and his attendance at the funeral of Governor Jackson of Missouri.
Date: December 10, 1862
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, July 12, 1863] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, July 12, 1863]

Letter written by David Fentress to his wife Clara informing her of his improving health; the continuing problems of sickness among the troops; the movement of the troops; a description of how his wife can treat a problem with her face; and news of the war.
Date: July 12, 1863
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, June 23, 1863] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, June 23, 1863]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara describing his ill health. He remarks that he has had no letter from her, yet hopes to hear from her before the end of the war. Included in the letter are remarks on troop movements; a request for a photograph; talk of good crops; family updates; and the weather.
Date: June 23, 1863
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, June 30, 1863] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, June 30, 1863]

Letter written by David Fentress to his wife Clara declaring his love and stating the importance of communication between them. He includes news of his health; troop locations and news of the war.
Date: June 30, 1863
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, March 29, 1863] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, March 29, 1863]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he says that he despaired of receiving another letter from her after waiting a month between letters. David describes what they had to leave behind when the order to move out came. He also lists what he took with him. He recounts the meeting with his mother when he returned to her home after moving to Texas. He remarks that for once she hand nothing to say. He tells Clara he raced her mare. He appreciates the hat she gave him. He explains about the care of peach trees. He also says that he thinks it would be best to allow a slave, Rhett, to marry her beau. He ends the letter by sending his love to her and the children.
Date: March 29, 1863
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, November 12, 1862] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, November 12, 1862]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara detailing the process and difficulties of sending mail; the winter weather; illness in another company; his duties as a physician and schedule; how to care for sheep with scab; his personal health and a declaration of love for his wife and children.
Date: November 12, 1862
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, September 3, 1863] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, September 3, 1863]

Letter written by David Fentress to his wife Clara seeking to reassure her about his recovering health. He updates her on the sickness among the troops. He also comments on the dispirited populace and troops since the fall of Vicksburg.
Date: September 3, 1863
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, September 4, 1863] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, September 4, 1863]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara telling her that Mr. J. H. Hodges would be returning home to collect clothing for his company. He gives updates on the war; his health; and the health of his fellow soldiers.
Date: September 4, 1863
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 25, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 25, 1864]

Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he states how upset he is that he has not heard form her since June. He recounts a bad dream he had. He updates her on his effort to gain a leave of absence and a transfer. He also describes his health.
Date: August 25, 1864
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 30, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 30, 1864]

Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara regarding the difficulties he faces applying for a transfer and/or a leave of absence. He states that he has 110 men in hospitals. Dr. Fentress's brigade is to march to Arkansas and only waits for Hardeman's Brigade to arrive. He also states that his men look forward to leaving Louisiana and moving to Arkansas.
Date: August 30, 1864
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Richardson's New Map of the State of Texas

Map of Texas and parts of northern Mexico, Louisiana, and Arkansas, showing Indian Territory, towns roads, railroads, battlefields, military posts, bodies of water, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. Includes inset maps of the northern part of the Panhandle, plan of the western United States, and plans of Sabine Lake, Galveston Bay, and Matagorda Bay. Scale varies.
Date: 1867
Creator: G.W. & C.B. Colton
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Railway Map of the Southern States : Map of part of the United States South of the 37th Parallel embracing the country between the Atlantic Ocean and the 97th meridian of longitude [Sheet 1].

Map shows counties, township grid, completed and proposed railroads, canals, cities, towns, swamps, and notable physical features in the mid-nineteenth century southern United States. Includes reference and distances between points. Scale [ca. 1:1,267,200].
Date: 1869
Creator: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. F. Gilluly, January 23, 1866] (open access)

[Letter from W. F. Gilluly, January 23, 1866]

Ordnance and ordnance stores received from Lieut. W. F. Gilluly to Lieut. H. K. Redway. Stores such as: belts, cartridge boxes, brush whips, screw drivers and other items.
Date: January 23, 1866
Creator: Gilluly, W. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[List of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage from W. F. Gilluy,  January,1866] (open access)

[List of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage from W. F. Gilluy, January,1866]

List of clothing, camp and garrison equipage from W. F. Gilluy to H. K. Redway. Items include: tent equipment, axes & hatchets, camp kettles, sabres.
Date: January 1866
Creator: Gilluly, W. F.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

New Map of the State of Texas: Compiled From J. De Cordova's Large Map.

Map shows major roads, military outposts, major cities and towns, notable geographic features with relief shown by hachures, and areas of Native American habitation; only four counties defined in west Texas and panhandle: El Paso, Bexar, Presidio, and one unnamed. It includes geographical notes and has three insets: one of northern showing the panhandle portion of the state and two depicting Galveston Bay and Sabine Lake, with depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1: 2,300,000]. Text on the back of the map describes Arkansas and Oklahoma (Indian Territory) including physical descriptions and characteristics, as well as population statistics by county.
Date: 1866
Creator: J. H. Colton & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History