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[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, December 25, 1860] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, December 25, 1860]

Transcript of a letter from M.(Maud)C. Fentress to her son David regarding the separation of the southern states from the union; the sale of slaves (Barb and her two children); breeding and care of a female slave named Eliza; hiring out of a slave; the capture and hanging of an abolitionist; and the health of those around her.
Date: December 25, 1860
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, December 10, 1862] (open access)

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

Transcript of a 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: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, December 21, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, December 21, 1864]

Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara telling her that he is sending food, candy, and cloth. He requests that she sew the cloth into drawers and send them back to him. He states his salary will be $110 per month. He then lists his expenses. He tells Clara he has had Yellow Fever. He requests cotton socks. He ends by regretting not being able to spend Christmas with his family.
Date: December 21, 1864
Creator: Fentress, David
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress - December 7, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress - December 7, 1864]

Transcript of a letter from the David Fentress to "My Dear Wife" (Clara Fentress). The letter is badly faded. It appears to inform the recipient that the writer is about to take a trip of several days. The trip may have been delayed so he can "wait until all danger is past."
Date: December 7, 1864
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress December 4, 1865] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress December 4, 1865]

Transcript of a letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son David Fentress urging him to raise godly children and to pursue a life of piety. She also updates him on the lives of family and friends.
Date: December 4, 1865
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from M. M. Kennard to A. D. Kennard, December 18, 1861] (open access)

[Letter from M. M. Kennard to A. D. Kennard, December 18, 1861]

Letter from M.M. Kennard to A.D. Kennard writing about the family doing well, John Fanthorp is getting married, his son died of typhoid fever, and is giving his son's mare to A.D. Kennard's son Mark.
Date: 1861-12-18~
Creator: Kennard, M. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Hamilton K. Redway to Loriette and Rosa Redway, December 10, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from Hamilton K. Redway to Loriette and Rosa Redway, December 10, 1865]

This item contains two letters: A letter from Hamilton K. Redway to his wife, Loriette Redway on December 10, 1865; and a letter from Hamilton K. Redway to his daughter, Rosa Redway, on December 10, 1865. Both letters are regarding his business and life in Washington D.C. In his letter to Loriette, Redway asks about his father, Chauncey Redway. In his letter to Rosa, Redway speaks about the failure of the people in Washington to keep the Sabbath. He asks his daughter to study as much as possible, and to take care of the other children, Flora and Minnie.
Date: December 10, 1865
Creator: Redway, Hamilton K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Hamilton K. Redway to Loriette Redway, December 3, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from Hamilton K. Redway to Loriette Redway, December 3, 1865]

A letter from Hamilton K. Redway in Washington D.C. to his wife, Loriette Redway, on December 3, 1865. The letter is regarding Hamilton Redway's business and life in Washington. Redway mentions that he will remain in the city until he gets his papers, and comments on the affairs of the army in Washington. He mentions that he has visited Munson's Hill and Upton's Hill in Arlington, and informs Loriette that the grounds about the Arlington Home have been turned into a national cemetery and that the old mansion (Custis-Lee Mansion) has been newly painted. According to Redway, there were between seven- and eight-thousand families buried in the cemetery at that time. Redway asks about his father, Chauncy Redway, as well as his daughter, Rosa Redway.
Date: December 3, 1865
Creator: Redway, Hamilton K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter to the Commanding Officer, December 6, 1864] (open access)

[Letter to the Commanding Officer, December 6, 1864]

Letter to the Commanding Company that Private Joseph D. Lace was furnished transportation from Harrisburg PA to Pittsburgh PA at the cost of $4.96.
Date: December 6, 1864
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter to the Commanding Officer, December 6, 1864] (open access)

[Letter to the Commanding Officer, December 6, 1864]

Letter to the Commanding Company that Private Joseph D. Lace was furnished transportation from Harrisburg PA to Pittsburgh PA at the cost of $4.96.
Date: December 4, 1864
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from S. P. Sundam to the Commanding Officer, December 2, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from S. P. Sundam to the Commanding Officer, December 2, 1864]

Letter from S. P. Sundam that transportation was funished for J. D. Luce from Elmira NY to Harrisburg PA at the cost of $3.55.
Date: December 2, 1864
Creator: Sundam, S. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter to Hamilton K. Redway, December 10 1864] (open access)

[Letter to Hamilton K. Redway, December 10 1864]

List of clothing and equipage. Needs a signature and to be dated and returned by mail. List consists of:shirts, drawers, socks, blankets, etc.
Date: December 10, 1864
Creator: Forrman, J. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Lieutenant General Longstreet, December 29,1862] (open access)

[Letter from Lieutenant General Longstreet, December 29,1862]

General Orders No. 55. A complete list of officers and men with the information if he had had furlough since his service, when, and for what length of time, also the case of absence of the individual and who gave permission.
Date: December 29, 1862
Creator: Longstreet, Lt. Gen.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Lieutenant General Longstreet, December 18,1862] (open access)

[Letter from Lieutenant General Longstreet, December 18,1862]

Lt. Gen. Longstreet expresses his gratitude for those troops of 1st Army Corps. for their firm resistance to the enemy in the Battle of the 13 December, 1862 near Fredericksburg VA.
Date: December 18, 1862
Creator: Longstreet, Lt. Gen.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Lieutenant General Longstreet, December 16,1862] (open access)

[Letter from Lieutenant General Longstreet, December 16,1862]

General Order No. 114. Commanders are to make sure that provisions are at hand, ammunition and transportation. Officers are to take care of their men and soldiers are to obey their officers.
Date: December 16, 1862
Creator: Longstreet, Lt. Gen.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from C. Kingsbury Jr., December 28, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from C. Kingsbury Jr., December 28, 1865]

Special Order No. 123. The Chief Commissary is charged with seeing this order executed, 50lbs of sour krout and 25lbs of onion to every one hundred rations.
Date: December 28, 1865
Creator: Kingsbury, C., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from S. Farlin to Hamilton K. Redway, December 9, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from S. Farlin to Hamilton K. Redway, December 9, 1864]

Letter from S. Farlin to Hamilton K. Redway regarding forage for Redway's command of 21 horses. The letter indicates that 10 sacks (1,260 pounds) of oats and 11 sacks (1,260 pounds) of corn are to be sent to Redway by train. The forage is to last from December 11 to December 20.
Date: December 9, 1864
Creator: Farlin, S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from S. Farlin to Hamilton K. Redway, December 13, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from S. Farlin to Hamilton K. Redway, December 13, 1864]

Letter from S. Farlin to Hamilton K. Redway regarding forage for Redway's command of 30 horses. The letter indicates that 18 sacks (2,400 pounds) of oats, 22 sacks (2,400 pounds)of corn, and 10 bales (2,320 pounds)of hay are to be sent to Redway by train. The forage is to last from December 13 to December 20.
Date: December 13, 1864
Creator: Farlin, S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from S. Farlin to Captain Hamilton K. Redway, December 29, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from S. Farlin to Captain Hamilton K. Redway, December 29, 1864]

A letter from Capt. S. Farlin addressed to Captain Redway notifying him of the delevery of 200 bushels of corn from Mr. Tompkins. Farlin details that he will send Redway an equal amount of oats. He asks Redway to create a receipt for the bushels and send it "down tomorrow."
Date: December 29, 1864
Creator: Farlin, S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Samuel B. Foster, December 18, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from Samuel B. Foster, December 18, 1865]

Letter from Samuel B. Foster to the addressee, "To whom it may concern." Foster has written this letter to inform Sergeant Lafayette's commanding officer that Lafayette has influenza and will not be able to return to duty for 10 days. Sergeant Lafayette was part of the company lead by Capt. Redway, the 1st regiment, N. Y. Veteran's Cavalry.
Date: December 18, 1865
Creator: Foster, Samuel B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Loriette C. Redway, December 30, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from Loriette C. Redway, December 30, 1865]

Letter from Loriette C. Redway to an unidentified person discussing her family, the past year, and the coming new year.
Date: December 30, 1865
Creator: Redway, Loriette C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Captain H. K. Redway to Mrs. Loriette C. Redway, December 11, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from Captain H. K. Redway to Mrs. Loriette C. Redway, December 11, 1864]

Letter from Hamilton K. Redway to Loriette C. Redway which reassures his wife about their relationship and the love he has for her and their children. The letter is dated December 11, 1864 and was written while Redway was stationed at the camp in Kelly's Creek, West Virginia.
Date: December 11, 1864
Creator: Redway, Hamilton K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Instructional Letter from Headquarters to Lieutenant Redway, December 1, 1864] (open access)

[Instructional Letter from Headquarters to Lieutenant Redway, December 1, 1864]

A letter authorizing the recipient to examine some baggage and ensure that Mrs. Patten and her daughters take an oath promising not to aid the Confederate States with information.
Date: December 1, 1864
Creator: Rife
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from J. S. Platner, December 31, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from J. S. Platner, December 31, 1864]

Regimental Orders No. 6. Commissioned and now Commissioned Officers assigned to new duties.
Date: December 31, 1864
Creator: Platner, J. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library