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[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, February 19, 1864]

Description: Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara regarding his trip to Houston to acquire medicine for his troops. He gives details of his trip, how much he spent, and his plans to send his wife some money. He passes on news of the war. He says that the Monitor Fleet is a failure. He also speculates on the future of the war. He gives an update on his health.
Date: February 19, 1864
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[General orders no. 301, December 19, 1864]

Description: General orders no. 301 details that every officer and soldier capable of duty is needed on the field. The document instructs that all Provost Marshals, Boards of Enrollment, surgeons, recruiting officers to send all who are fit for service to the front.
Date: December 19, 1864
Creator: War Department
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Receipt of supplies, March 19, 1865]

Description: Handwritten Receipt of supplies shipped to Capt. Hamilton K. Redway at his station in Kelly's Creek, West Virginia. Redway received fifty three bales of hay, forty four sacks of oats, and eighty three sacks of corn for his cavalry's forage. He received this shipment at his station in Kelly's Creek.
Date: March 19, 1865
Creator: Dewey, A. S.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Captain S. Farlin to Captain Hamilton K. Redway, March 19, 1865]

Description: Letter from Captain S. Farlin to Captain Hamilton K. Redway which deatils that Farlin has sent forage for 86 horses. Farlin also notes that he has sent three sacks of oats to Redway in Kelly's Creek and delevered two sacks to Redway's team located in Camp Piatt. The oats were to make up for the shortage of forage supplies during the last ten days.
Date: March 19, 1865
Creator: Farlin, S.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Receipt of supplies, April 19, 1865]

Description: Receipt of supplies shipped to Capt. Hamilton K. Redway at his station in Kelly's Creek, West Virginia. Redway received fifty six sacks of corn, thirty two sacks of oats, and fifty seven bales of hay for his cavalry's forage. Notations on the receipt state that additional stores of corn were available at Tompkins. He received this shipment at his station in Kelly's Creek.
Date: April 19, 1865
Creator: Dewey, A. S.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, July 19, 1863]

Description: Transcript of letter from from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his recent life at an Army camp in Moscow, Tennessee. He briefly mentions his expectation to get paid and to be home soon, less than 6 months, because of the good news being received of the war.
Date: July 19, 1863
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Partner: McWhiney History Education Group

[Letter from Mrs. Watts to Effie Watts Rector, February 19, 1867]

Description: Letter from Mrs. Watts, to her daughter, Effie Watts Rector discussing how Effie has many blessings from her. To Effie and her husband, kisses for their little boy. The winter has been rough back home, many deaths have occurred, just as many marriages. A lot of couples are tying the knot; she accepts the invitation to visit Texas.
Date: February 19, 1867
Creator: Watts, Mrs.
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Partner: McWhiney History Education Group

[Letter from Lee Rector to Kenner K. Rector, November 19, 1869]

Description: Letter from Lee Rector, to his brother, Kenner K. Rector discussing how pleased he is to hear from kinfolk in the cold weather. He tells his brother that Effie is welcomed to go through his compositions and papers. As well as the trunk, there all welcomed to take what they need; pneumonia is going about, he's caught it a lot and wishes someone was here on the days he was sick. So he isn't alone.
Date: November 19, 1869
Creator: Rector, Lee
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Partner: McWhiney History Education Group

[Letter from Daniel Gorren to William M. Rice - March 19, 1867]

Description: Letter from Daniel Gorren to William M. Rice discussing the possibility of a transfer of Central RR stock from William to Daniel and previously agreed money needed to offset the costs of the original transfer. He states that the reason this transfer is needed is because a person is constantly inquiring on the stock.
Date: March 19, 1867
Creator: Gorren, Daniel
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Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center
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