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[Letter from Josephus C. Moore, January 1, 1862]

Description: Letter from Josephus C. Moore discussing news of the war. He writes that it does not seem likely that there will be peace soon, that troops are constantly arriving from the South, and that the Chief Engineer has been testing the large cannon.
Date: January 1, 1862
Creator: Moore, Josephus C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from SH Burnam to Lizzie Johnson, dated January 22 1862]

Description: Letter from SH Burnam to Lizzie Johnson discussing news from the front, including the state of the Union Army and fortifications near Washington, DC. Burnam was a soldier in the 4th Texas Regiment of the Confederate Army of the Potomac.
Date: January 22, 1862
Creator: Burnam, S. H.
Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from Laredo Homeowners to Mayor Garcia]

Description: Letter from homeowners in Laredo, addressed to Benito Garcia, rejecting the city council's proposition and offering an alternate proposal relating to the purchase of houses.
Date: 1862
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from J. W. McDade to Headquarters, March 19, 1862]

Description: Letter from J. W. McDade to Headquarters concerning Private John Patterson Osterhout's detachment. The brief message stated that John was officially detached from his unit and had to report back to his company after seven days.
Date: March 19, 1862
Creator: McDade, J. W.
Partner: Austin College

[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, March 31, 1862]

Description: Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to his wife Celia Carroll telling her that he hopes to be home in two months, and then he will spend the summer with her. He also mentions a promotion to Regimental Quartermaster.
Date: March 31, 1862
Creator: Carroll, Joseph A.
Partner: Private Collection of Jim McDermott

[Letter from Lieutenant General Longstreet, December 16,1862]

Description: General Order No. 114. Commanders are to make sure that provisions are at hand, ammunition and transportation. Officers are to take care of their men and soldiers are to obey their officers.
Date: December 16, 1862
Creator: Longstreet, Lt. Gen.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from J. D. Dunbar - April 11, 1862]

Description: Letter from J. D. Dunbar to his son, dated April 11, 1962, and gives information about the well-being of his family as well as messages to pass on to friends in the war.
Date: April 11, 1862
Creator: Dunbar, J. D.
Partner: Pearce Museum at Navarro College

[Letter from Lieutenant General Longstreet, December 29,1862]

Description: General Orders No. 55. A complete list of officers and men with the information if he had had furlough since his service, when, and for what length of time, also the case of absence of the individual and who gave permission.
Date: December 29, 1862
Creator: Longstreet, Lt. Gen.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Lieutenant General Longstreet, December 18,1862]

Description: Lt. Gen. Longstreet expresses his gratitude for those troops of 1st Army Corps. for their firm resistance to the enemy in the Battle of the 13 December, 1862 near Fredericksburg VA.
Date: December 18, 1862
Creator: Longstreet, Lt. Gen.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Private H. C. Denny to Captain H. M. Bouldin, October 13, 1862]

Description: Letter from Private H. C. Denny to Captain H. M. Bouldin. Denny wrote Bouldin about the movement of his group past the Arkansas line. He passed along a message from another soldier to be given to his wife and other small pieces of news, such as the price of corn back home.
Date: October 13, 1862
Creator: Denny, H. C.
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, August 30, 1862]

Description: Letter from David Fentress to his wife, Clara recounting the news of the war; his movements; his assessment of the territory he has crossed and whether it would be good farm land; his and his friends health; what is being eaten; and finally declaring his devoted love for his wife and family.
Date: August 30, 1862
Creator: Fentress, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, March 31, 1862]

Description: Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he sends news of arriving at Camp Terry, near Austin, Texas. He describes his housing conditions, the items that were purchased and their three week supply of provisions. He also updates her on his health. He asks that her father bring her to the camp to visit him.
Date: March 31, 1862
Creator: Fentress, David
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from David S. Kennard to his mother Sarah Kennard, September 10, 1862]

Description: Letter written by David S. Kennard to his mother Sarah Kennard discussing his reception of two of her letters. He details that he has had a "long spell of sickness" which has delayed his response to her correspondence. He discusses updates of acquaintances and mentions to his mother that he has had a photograph taken of himself. He lets her know he will mail it to Jennie on the day he wrote this letter.He closes the letter detailing to his mother that he has nothing more to write and that he wo… more
Date: September 10, 1862
Creator: Kennard, David S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of letter from Henry Moore to Charles Moore, March 13, 1862]

Description: Transcript of a letter from Henry Moore to Charles Moore, discussing Henry Moore's experience as a cavalryman in a Confederate regiment during the Battle of Pea Ridge. He describes terrible weather, engaging the Union soldiers, and eventually retreating.
Date: March 13, 1862
Creator: Moore, Henry S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Transcript of letter from Elvira Moore to Charles Moore, Sabina Rucker, and Maria, March 9, 1862]

Description: Transcript of a letter from Elvira Moore to Charles Moore and family. After mentioning an outbreak of illness in the area, Elvira talks about the fall of Fort Donalson and relates information about the captured, the escapees, the wounded, and the dead. She goes on to mention troop movements in the area.
Date: March 9, 1862
Creator: Moore, Elvira
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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