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Freedmens First Vote

Description: Photograph of the first Anderson County Courthouse on the day of the Freedmen's First Vote. The voters' horses are tied to the railing and the Union guards watching over them to prevent opposition from taking or harming them.
Date: 1866~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Palestine Public Library

[Letter from David S. Kennard to Jennie Kennard, June 6, 1862]

Description: Letter from David S. Kennard, to his sister Jennie updating her on his current living situation. He describes how often he has been traveling, and he also mentions how he is in need of a wagon. He tells her about a skirmish that resulted in the death of 200 Yankees. He also promises to send her needles if he finds the correct size.
Date: June 6, 1862
Creator: Kennard, David S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her family, October 10,1863]

Description: Transcript of a letter Maud Fentress wrote to her family regarding the problems she experienced when trying to send letters. She discusses the cotton crop and what her expenses are. The difficulties in acquiring a horse are given. She discusses the risk of capture, pillaging, and warns not to wear uniforms if going on furlough. She gives updates on family and friends. She expresses her anxiety over the freed slaves. She also gives her opinion on books she has read.
Date: October 10, 1863
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to Clara, March 29, 1863]

Description: Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he says that despaired of receiving another letter from her after waiting a month between letters. David describes what they had to leave behind when the order to move out came. He also lists what he took with him. He recounts the meeting with his mother when he returned to her home after moving to Texas. He remarks that for once she hand nothing to say. He tells Clara he raced her mare. He appreciates the hat she gave him… more
Date: March 29, 1863
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[List of Quartermaster's Stores - January 30, 1865]

Description: A list of the Quartermaster's stores, transferred by Quartermaster John W. Alexander to Captain Hamilton K. Redway at Camp Piatt, West Virginia on January 30, 1865. Ten cavalry horses in good condition at a cost of $155.00 each were transferred from Alexander to Redway.
Date: January 30, 1865
Creator: Alexander, John W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[List of Quartermaster's Stores - March 27, 1865]

Description: A list of the Quartermaster's stores transferred by Quartermaster John W. Alexander to Captain Hamilton K. Redway at Camp Piatt, West Virginia, on March 27, 1865. Twelve cavalry horses in good condition at a cost of $155.00 each, and twelve rope halters in good condition at an unknown price, were transferred from Alexander to Redway.
Date: March 27, 1865
Creator: Alexander, John W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[List of Quartermaster's Stores - April 4, 1865]

Description: A list of the Qartermaster's stores transferred by Quartermaster John W. Alexander to Captain Hamilton K. Redway at Camp Piatt, West Virginia, on April 4, 1865. Four cavalry horses in good condition at a cost of $155.00 each, and four rope halters in good condition at an unknown cost, were transferred from Alexander to Redway.
Date: April 4, 1865
Creator: Alexander, John W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[List of Quartermaster's Stores Expended - January 1865]

Description: A list of the Quartermaster's stores lost or destroyed in the public service at Camp Piatt, West Virginia, under the direction of Captain Hamilton K. Redway in the month of January 1865. Two cavalry horses were shot by order of a veterinary surgeon, and fifty rope halters were condemned and ordered to be dropped by Captain C. R.
Date: January 1865
Creator: Redway, Hamilton K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[List of Quartermaster's Stores Expended - February 1865]

Description: A list of the Quartermaster's stores lost or destroyed in the public serve at Camp Piatt, West Virginia under the direction of Captain Hamilton K. Redway in the month of February 1865. One cavalry horse was shot by order of the veterinary surgeon for contagious disease.
Date: February 1865
Creator: Redway, Hamilton K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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