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[Oath of Service in the Western Frontier of Texas]

Description: Oath of military service in the Western Frontier of Texas during an invasion by Mexico. The oath was made by H. M. Watkins and B. N. Robinson and certified that Private [Juno] D. Banton[deco], deceased, served under General Vasquez. John Davidson, the county clerk, served as a witness to the oath and added his seal of office to the paper.
Date: June 20, 1854
Creator: Walker County (Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Austin College

Republic of Rio Grande. And Friend of the People. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 30, 1846

Description: Semiweekly newspaper from United States-occupied Matamoros, Mexico printed in English and Spanish that includes local and national news from the United States and Mexico, especially concerning the Mexican War. Also includes advertising.
Date: June 30, 1846
Creator: Fleeson, Isaac Neville & Dryden, W. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Newspaper
Partner: Abilene Library Consortium

Republic of Rio Grande. And Friend of the People. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 16, 1846

Description: Semiweekly newspaper from United States-occupied Matamoros, Mexico printed in English and Spanish that includes local and national news from the United States and Mexico, especially concerning the Mexican War. Also includes advertising.
Date: June 16, 1846
Creator: Fleeson, Isaac Neville & Dryden, W. G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Newspaper
Partner: Abilene Library Consortium

Historical Marker: Site of Camp Belknap

Description: Photograph of Historical Marker entitled: "Site of Camp Belknap." Text reads: "In May 1846 when war was declared against Mexico, the U.S. Congress authorized the raising of 50,000 volunteer troops to supplement the regular U.S. Army. General Zachary Taylor was quickly inundated with volunteer soldiers arriving at Brazos Santiago, and was forced to place them in temporary encampments. Camp Belknap, located on this site, was established in the summer of 1846. The camp was located on a long narro… more
Date: June 24, 2018
Creator: Hicks, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 25.963411 -97.229808
Partner: UNT Libraries

Distances & number of men.

Description: Sketch of military posts along the California coast between Sacramento and La Paz with inset detailing distances between each post and number of men at each one
Date: June 19, 1847
Creator: California. Adjutant's Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Location: None
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Letter to Thomas Falconer - June 28, 1846]

Description: Letter from unknown author from Washington [D.C.] to Falconer thanking him for a letter and an article from the Washington Review. The author hopes that the "vexatious" war with Mexico will be cut short and references the border dispute between Oregon and Canada that was settled by the 1846 Oregon Treaty. The letter is incomplete.
Date: June 28, 1846
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Southwestern University
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