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Railway Map of the Southern States : Map of part of the United States South of the 37th Parallel embracing the country between the Atlantic Ocean and the 97th meridian of longitude [Sheet 2].

Description: Map shows counties, township grid, completed and proposed railroads, canals, cities, towns, swamps, and notable physical features in the mid-nineteenth century southern United States. Includes reference and distances between points. Scale [ca. 1:1,267,200].
Date: 1869
Creator: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
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Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Letter from Ziza Moore to Charles B. and Henry S. Moore, January 1861]

Description: Letter from Ziza Moore to Charles and Henry Moore discussing the recent Christmas celebration and the visitors who came for the holidays. He also writes about the latest news in regards to the secession of South Carolina, Andrew Johnson's speech on the subject in the Senate, and the probability that Tennessee will also secede. The letter was written over two days, January 2nd and 5th. There is an envelope addressed to C. B. Moore in Parris, Lamar County, Texas. According to the note written at … more
Date: January 1861
Creator: Moore, Ziza
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter to Charles B. Moore, March 21, 1861]

Description: Letter to Charles B. Moore of the Southern Confederacy from an unknown person in Dyer County, Tennessee discussing the state's recent decision not secede from the Union, slavery and abolitionism, and the possibility of other countries becoming involved in the coming war when the supply of cotton from the South has stopped.
Date: March 21, 1861
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from J. S. Nimmo to Charles B. Moore, March 31, 1861]

Description: Letter from J. S. Nimmo to Charles B. Moore. Much of the letter is written as a poem discussing recent news, secession, and slavery, and there is a drawing in pencil of a bearded man on the last page. There is a note written in ink on the first page from Henry S. Moore to Charles. He says that he is mailing this letter along with another from J. B. Harris to him. The note is dated June 11, 1861 in Paris.
Date: March 31, 1861
Creator: Nimmo, J. S. & Moore, Henry S.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Josephus C. Moore, May 14, 1861]

Description: Letter from Charles B. Moore to Josephus C. Moore discussing his recent arrival at Batesville, taking the oath of allegiance to the United States, voting against secession in Texas, the likelihood that the war will not last long, and his wish that Josephus could get some time to go home and check on the family. He also writes that Henry was pressed into service in Texas.
Date: May 14, 1861
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Ziza Moore to Charles Moore and Sabina Rucker, May 22, 1861]

Description: Letter from Ziza Moore to Charles B. Moore and Sabina Rucker discussing recent news, opposition to the war in East Tennessee, and his corn crop. He mentions that Josephus is at Fosterville with some volunteers and that times are hard and he is feeling very anxious for himself and his family. There is an envelope addressed to Charles B. Moore in Rocky Bayou, Izzard County, Arkansas, and it is dated May 22, 1891. According to the note on the left, it was received on June 8, 1861.
Date: May 22, 1861
Creator: Moore, Ziza
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Henry S. and Elvira Moore to Charles B. Moore and Sabina Rucker, July 1861]

Description: Letter from Henry S. and Elvira Moore to Charles B. Moore and Sabina Rucker. Most of the letter is from Henry, who discusses his recent arrival in Trammel from the a military camp, his visit with Aunt Nancy and Elvira, military regiments, and the fact that Kentucky has not seceded from the Union yet. There is a short note from Elvira written on July 29, stating that Palmer's regiment may have left that morning.
Date: July 1861
Creator: Moore, Henry S. & Moore, Elvira
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Elvira Moore to Charles B. Moore and Sabina Rucker, July 28, 1861]

Description: Letter from Elvira Moore to Charles B. Moore and Sabina Rucker discussing her recent visit to a military camp, the latest news of regiments preparing for war, and Josephus's recovery from a recent illness. There is an envelope addressed to Charles B. Moore in Rocky Bayou, Arkansas. Part of the envelope has been torn away.
Date: July 28, 1861
Creator: Moore, Elvira
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Envelope from Ziza Moore and Family to Charles B. Moore, October 1, 1861]

Description: Envelope addressed to C. B. Moore, Rocky Bayou, Izzard County, Arkansas. According to the written note at the bottom left corner, it is from Ziza Moore and family and was received on October 15, 1861. It is postmarked Unionville, Tennessee, October 3rd, but the date October 1, 1861 is written in blue ink. the back of the envelope has been torn off.
Date: October 1, 1861
Creator: Moore, Ziza
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Ziza Moore to Charles B. Moore and Sabina and Mariah Rucker, February 1962]

Description: Letter from Ziza Moore to Charles B. Moore and Sabina and Mariah Rucker discussing the recent weather, his health, the war and the difficulties caused by the blockade, and other local news. He also includes and excerpt from a recent letter from Josephus. The letter was started on February 9th and finished on the 11th.
Date: February 1862
Creator: Moore, Ziza
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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