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[Receipt of supplies, April 4, 1865]

Description: Receipt of supplies shipped to Capt. Hamilton K. Redway at his station in Kelly's Creek, West Virginia. Redway received twenty bales of hay for his cavalry's forage. A note written by Captain Farlin on the receipt states that no grain was on hand for this shipment and that he has telegraphed Madden to go buy oats for the cavalry. Redway received this shipment at his station in Kelly's Creek.
Date: April 4, 1865
Creator: Dewey, A. S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Pass for furlough for Lafayette Cross, January 4, 1865]

Description: Pass for furlough for Lafayette Cross, originally issued January 4, 1865. The pass was for 15 days leave, but was used more than once through August. The pass includes a physical description and occupation. There is a note included from the camp surgeon certifying a disability.
Date: January 4, 1865
Creator: Platner, John S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Special orders, February 4, 1865]

Description: Special orders from Lt. Col. J. S. Platner to Capt. H. K. Redway specifying the requirements for monthly and tri-monthly reports. The orders state that the reports should include details on extra and daily duty men, as well as men on detached service. It notes that in the report's remark column the number of men in Charleston, the men who are sick, and those who are on any other kind of duty.
Date: February 4, 1865
Creator: Headquarters 1st Vet. Cavalry
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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

Description: Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara regarding his sickness, how he is out of medicine but improvising to heal sick; going to move to new location to help with sickness. Tells her about the news of the war and politics. Believes end of war is close and England and France will recognize south as separate. Tells his opinion on Lincoln and the exemption fees. He received a commission. Also that men will go back to Texas to get more clothing, how to send clothing to him, telling her to hel… more
Date: August 4, 1863
Creator: Fentress, David
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Raising the Flag at Camp Swift]

Description: Photograph of four soldiers raising the flag for the first time at Camp Swift. Writing on the back reads: "Left to right: 1st Lt. Victor M. Wallace, adjutant; 2nd Lt. Henry Stone, Motor Pool Officer; Major Oscar P. Houston, Executive; and Major Earl Chase, Director of Supply. When the flag pole was originally set in place it was not perfectly vertical. It was necessary to take it up and reset it which was a major operation because of its length, weight, and concrete setting."
Date: May 4, 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[News Script: Activities of the week]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering the major news stories of the past week, including a winter storm in Texas that caused heavy damage to crops and property, as well as loss of life; the implementation of wage-price controls in the state, the swearing-in for new Marine recruits in Dallas, the reactivation of former Army Camp Wolters in Mineral Wells as an Air Force installation, and an athletic awards banquet hosted by the Texas Sportswriters Association honoring col… more
Date: February 4, 1951, 6:45 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Harper's Weekly: Camp Ford, Texas Sketch]

Description: Hand-colored print of the Civil War camp, Camp Ford taken from an 1865 issue of Harper's Weekly, page 132. Camp Ford, located near Tyler, Texas was established in 1863 as a Confederate prison camp during the Civil War. Over the course of two years, the camp held about 6,000 prisoners and was one of the largest Confederate prison camps west of the Mississippi River.
Date: March 4, 1865
Creator: Simmons, G. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Harper's Weekly: Camp Ford, Texas Sketch]

Description: Hand-colored print of the Civil War camp, Camp Ford took from an 1865 issue of Harper's Weekly, page 132. Camp Ford, located near Tyler, Texas was established in 1863 as a Confederate prison camp during the Civil War. Over the course of two years, the camp held about 6,000 prisoners and was one of the largest Confederate prison camps west of the Mississippi River. George Washington Simmons, pictured holding a pail, was the paymaster of the USS Clifton, captured at Sabine Pass on September 8, 18… more
Date: March 4, 1865
Creator: Simmons, G. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Location: 32.396301 -95.267229
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - September 4, 1864]

Description: Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated September 4, 1864 and sent from Mud Island, in which he writes about how much he misses her, and gives her some instructions about taking care of herself as she nears the end of her pregnancy. Included is a short letter to their daughter Callie, nicknamed "Bobolinks."
Date: September 4, 1864
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Pearce Museum at Navarro College
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