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[Civil War Muster Booklet]

Description: "Muster into service" booklet listing all the men, presumably in Company F, 1st New York Volunteer Veterans Cavalry. The lists contain physical descriptions of men, place of birth, location of enlistment, etc.
Date: 1863/1865
Creator: [Redway, Hamilton K.]
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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,1863]

Description: Partial letter from David Fentress to an unknown recipient. In the letter he describes his new location near bayous and lakes, and compares it to Brazos Bottom. He also discusses the living arrangements of him and his men, and mentions that he has lost one man in his time there. He ends the letter hoping to be home by Christmas.
Date: 1863
Creator: Fentress, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, 1863]

Description: Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing being stationed in Arkansas. He expresses that he doesn't understand why his regiment was stationed there and that he doesn't believe that they are there for a good cause given that there is "home guards" being formed by citizens of Arkansas.
Date: 1863?
Creator: Sargent, Vanburen W.
Partner: McWhiney History Education Group

[Letter to Charles B. Moore, August 1863]

Description: Letters to Charles B. Moore written during the Civil War. In the letter, the author discusses the lives of several family members and friends and how the war is affecting them. He also discusses his allegiance to the Union as well as the sides that many of his friends and family decided to take.
Date: 1863
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Map of the New Convalescent Camp. Fairfax County, Virgina. Four miles southwest from Washington, D.C.

Description: Map shows buildings, structures, roads, railroads, water resources, swamps, vegetation, and cemeteries. Includes references and distances.Insets: "Library. 6000 Volms.," "U.S. Sanitary Commission," and "U.S. Christian Commission." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca.1:2,400].
Date: 1863
Creator: Russell, L. H.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Transcript of Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, 1863]

Description: Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing being stationed in Arkansas. He expresses that he doesn't understand why his regiment was stationed there and that he doesn't believe that they are there for a good cause given that there is "home guards" being formed by citizens of Arkansas.
Date: 1863?
Partner: McWhiney History Education Group

[Letter from David S. Kennard to his father A. D. Kennard Jr, January 3,1863]

Description: Letter from David S. Kennard to his father A.D. Kennard regarding his health and the regiment's health is good. They have moved into their almost finished houses. Rain, not cold winter, some cavalry men and their slaves went down by the Mississippi River with some supplies of salt, ammunition, coffee, and liquors. He mentions a dissenter and the supplies for food of his regiment, salt, pork, and tobacco.
Date: January 3, 1863
Creator: Kennard, David S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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