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Confederate Memorial, Callahan County

Description: Photograph of the historic marker for Camp Pecan in Baird, Texas. The stone marker is on the courthouse lawn; buildings are visible in the background. Text: Camp Pecan C. S. A. This Civil War camp of the Texas Frontier Regiment was located 21 mi. southeast established in 1862 as one of a line of posts a day's horseback ride apart. The number of men guarding the frontier were few. Trouble came from all directions with Indian threats and raids from the west and plundering renegades and deserter… more
Date: August 7, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 7, 1863]

Description: Transcript of a letter written by David Fentress to his wife Clara requesting that she look after the orchard, plant grapes, and care for the garden. He states his interest in teaching his daughters how to garden and "kitchen education" before other branches of learning. He describes his health and says that he has not lost any of his sick soldiers.
Date: August 7, 1863
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Emmett Patton to Levi Perryman, March 7, 1908]

Description: Letter from Emmett Patton of Law Office of Patton & Gibbany, Roswell, New Mexico to Levi Perryman discussing land and other property owned by Bob Perryman and how it should be disposed of. Some of the land needed to have improvements made immediately or it would be taken away, some had been only partially paid for and other plots were jointly owned with others. Letter actually addressed to "Leroy" Perryman, but the letters "roy" are partially erased.
Date: March 7, 1908
Creator: Patton, Emmett
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Settlement of claim, May 7, 1891]

Description: Settlement of claim for the service of Hamilton K. Redway during the civil war. As Redway's widow, this notification states that Loriette C. Redway would receive $92.86 and her attorneys, Butts and Philips, would receive $10.31. The total of this settlement was $103.17. The claim payment would be distributed in numerical order according to the settlement number on this notification.
Date: May 7, 1891
Creator: Treasury Department
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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