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

Description: Transcript of a 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 fabr… more
Date: {1863-08-15,1863-08-17..1863-08-18}
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Report, July 12, 1868]

Description: Handwritten report describing the sabbath school, its officers, the number of Sabbaths, and other statistical information about the Sabbath school. H. K. Redway was elected secretary of the Sabbath school.
Date: July 12, 1868
Creator: Redway, H. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Map to illustrate the Civil War.

Description: Map shows state boundaries, military posts, major cities, and notable physical features. Inset: "North Eastern Virginia." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:9,216,000].
Date: 1885
Creator: A. S. Barnes & Co.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865, Plate LXXXVI : [Savannah, Ga. to Washington, D.C.].

Description: Map shows troop locations, cities, towns, rivers, streams, lakes, bayous, marshes, swamps, post offices, roads, railroads, vegetation, and terrain, for area from Savannah, Ga., to Washington, D.C. Map titles: 1. Savannah River at convergence of Beaufort (SC), Effingham & Chatham (GA) counties (Savannah, Springfield, Gualamville); 2. Barnwell & Beaufort (SC) counties.; 3. Lexington & Orangeburg (SC) counties,; 4. Fairfield & Richland (SC) counties (Columbia, Winnsborough).; 5. Lancaster, Chester… more
Date: [1891..1895]
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Bouldin Family Scrapbook]

Description: The first half of the scrapbook is composed of newspaper articles that have been pasted onto the pages and some that were inserted in between the book's pages. The articles are from Confederate states and contain news, poems, and stories centered around the Civil War and the time after. The second half of the book served as a ledger for the family to keep track of their expenses.
Date: unknown
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

The country round Washington : the Chesapeake and the Potomac.

Description: Map shows geography and militarily strategic points along the Civil War era eastern coast of the United States. Insets: "City of Washington and the District of Columbia," "Pensacola Bay and its fortifications (Florida)" and "Charleston and the Harbour (South Carolina)." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca.1: 1,193,000].
Date: 1863
Creator: Wyld, James, 1812-1887
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

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

Description: 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… more
Date: {1863-08-15,1863-08-17..1863-08-18}
Creator: Fentress, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Memories of Martha Elizabeth Gibson Anglin

Description: A transcript of a 1963 oral history with Martha Elizabeth Anglin (née Gibson), recalling her childhood in Alabama, her family's move to Texas in 1895, and her marriage and life on a farm in Commerce, Texas. Footnotes are provided to add context to the narrative.
Date: 1887/1963
Creator: Anglin, Michael W.; Anglin, Reba; Barnett, Robert & Barnett, Patricia
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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