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[Bell County Ex Confederate Association Ledger]

[Bell County Ex Confederate Association Ledger]

Date: 1888
Creator: Bell County Ex Confederate Association
Description: A ledger that chronicles Confederate veterans who settled in Bell County, Texas, after the Civil War. The ledger lists members by the state they enlisted in, and often includes notes on where a particular person fought, and may note a date of death.
Holding Partner: Lena Armstrong Public Library
The Confederate soldier; and Ten years in South America

The Confederate soldier; and Ten years in South America

Date: 1910
Creator: Polk, J. M.
Description: A biography by J.M. Polk about his life, and years with Hood's Texas Brigade.
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
Memoirs, with special reference to secession and the Civil War

Memoirs, with special reference to secession and the Civil War

Date: 1906
Creator: Reagan, John H.
Description: The autobiography and memoirs of John H. Reagan, a prominent Texas politician of the 19th century, and Postmaster General of the Confederacy.
Holding Partner: Palestine Public Library
Memories of the lost cause; and Ten years in South America

Memories of the lost cause; and Ten years in South America

Date: 1907
Creator: Polk, J. M.
Description: A biography by J.M. Polk about his life, and years with Hood's Texas Brigade.
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Walker Wheeler, May 26, 1863]

[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Walker Wheeler, May 26, 1863]

Date: 1863-05-26
Creator: Wheeler, Walker
Description: Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Walker Wheeler regarding Civil War news. Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers.
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, December 18, 1862]

[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, December 18, 1862]

Date: 1862-12-18
Creator: Abercrombie, Lavinia
Description: Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie regarding wartime activities and family matters
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, June 10, 1863]

[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, June 10, 1863]

Date: 1863-06-10
Creator: Abercrombie, Lavinia
Description: Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie regarding the war and family matters
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
Tomb of an unknown confederate soldier

Tomb of an unknown confederate soldier

Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Description: Photograph of a tomb of an unknown confederate soldier in Orange, Texas. It is decorated every year at Confederate Veterans Memorial Day by the local U.D.C [United Daughters of the Confederacy] Unit.
Holding Partner: Hutchinson County Genealogical Society
War and reconstruction times in Texas : 1861-1865

War and reconstruction times in Texas : 1861-1865

Date: 1914
Creator: Loughery, Augusta M.
Description: Book discussing Civil War and Reconstruction in Texas.
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
[Confederate Soldiers' Monument]

[Confederate Soldiers' Monument]

Date: 2007
Creator: unknown
Description: The Confederate Soldier Monument, a gray marble work that stands over 12 feet tall, is located on the grounds of the Denton County Courthouse. It was erected in 1918. This student project analyzes and documents the artwork with: photographs, a description, an account, a biography of the artist, and a bibliography. Students in the group: Caroline Baldwin, Marilyn Bradley, Yovanny Canales, Mary Canales, David Collins, Virginia Dunton, Andrew Grimes, Jessica Houseberg, Shea Imboden, Fernando Johnson, Amanda Lawrence, Krysta McFarland, Tyler York.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
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