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[Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley - September 4, 1864]

Description: Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated September 4, 1864 and sent from Mud Island, in which he writes about how much he misses her, and gives her some instructions about taking care of herself as she nears the end of her pregnancy. Included is a short letter to their daughter Callie, nicknamed "Bobolinks."
Date: September 4, 1864
Creator: Bradley, L. D.
Partner: Pearce Museum at Navarro College

[Diary of Henry J. Durgin]

Description: Diary of Henry J. Durgin, Chief Bugler of the 1st N. H. Cavalry from Franklin, Louisiana, a leather-bound book with small paragraphs written under a typed heading for each day of 1864. Durgin served in the Civil War at Camp Ford.
Date: 1864
Creator: Durgin, Henry J.
Partner: Pearce Museum at Navarro College

[Letter from W. H. Robertson - April 11, 1864]

Description: Letter from W. H. Robertson, addressed to "Sisters," and sent from a Civil War camp near Yazoo City. The letter details Robertson's experiences as a soldier in the war, with some information about local skirmishes, whether he will receive orders to go soon, as well as some gossip about the state of the war in general.
Date: April 11, 1864
Creator: Robertson, W. H.
Partner: Pearce Museum at Navarro College

The Old Flag (Tyler, Tex.), Volume 1, Number 3, March 15th, 1864

Description: Newspaper manuscript first published by Captain William H. May and Union soldiers while imprisoned at Camp Ford, in Tyler, Smith County, Texas. The paper was published for the purpose of "enlivening the monotonous, at times almost unbearably eventless life of Camp Ford" (J. P. Robbins, Preface to The Old Flag). Included is a work of fiction by D. K. Meigh entitled "High-Bird, or, The League of Blood! A Tale of the Mysteries and Miseries of Ford City, Texas," an obituary, and other various news… more
Date: March 15, 1864
Creator: May, William H.
Partner: Pearce Museum at Navarro College
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