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Map of United States military rail roads, showing the rail roads operated during the war from 1862-1866, as military lines

Description: Map of the United States showing military railroads in the Mid-Atlantic, Mideast, and Southern states during the American Civil War. The map includes towns, forts, rivers, state boundaries, and other geologic features, with relief shown in hachures. Railroad gauge indicated by color in bottom-right corner. Scale [ca. 1:1,900,800] (30 miles to the inch).
Date: 1866
Creator: McCallum, D. C.
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Portrait of Man; Portrait of Woman

Description: Copy negative of two portraits. The first is of L. H. Law wearing a suit, sitting in a chair with a studio background, taken in 1876. The second is of an unidentified woman wearing a patterned dress, sitting in a chair with the same background.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Colton's New Map of the State of Texas

Description: Full color atlas map by county of the state of Texas, showing county towns, post offices, forts, railroads, roads, and water bodies. Map includes a note describing the significance of selecting this map for reproduction to depict American expansionism and three inset maps, located in the lower-left corner ("Plan of the Northern Part of Texas," "Plan of Galveston Bay," and "Plan of Sabine Lake"). Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,118,400] (appropriately 65 miles to the inch).
Date: 1861
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Route Marched over by Company C from San Antonio to Camp Verde]

Description: Map of the route marched and surveyed by the 35th Infantry Regiment, Company C, from San Antonio, Texas, to Camp Verde, showing major towns, rivers, and creeks. Information has been given about road conditions, river currents, and the abundance of water, grass, and woods. Scale [ca. 1:633,600] (approximately 10 miles to the inch).
Date: 1868~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Portrait of Girl

Description: Copy photograph of a portrait of Bessie and Jennie Perkins. They are posed with their hands on a prop gate. Behind them is a backdrop with trees. Below the photograph is a note that says, "Bessie & Jennie Perkins (Uncle Jack's daughters)."
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Portrait of Girl

Description: Copy photograph of a portrait of Lula Perkins. She is posed standing with her right hand on a prop gate. She is standing on a fur rug and there are flowers nearby. Below the photograph is a typed note that says, "Lula Perkins (Uncle Billy's daughter)."
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Portrait of Woman

Description: Copy photograph of a portrait of Ada Perkins. She is posed with her left hand on a prop gate and wall. Behind her is a backdrop of foliage. She is wearing a dark-colored dress. Below the photograph is a typed note that says, "Ada Perkins."
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Forbis Family Portrait

Description: Copy photograph of a portrait of the Forbus family. Luther and Nannie Forbus stand behind their two youngest children Mary Frances Forbis and Orval John Forbis, who stand and sit on stools. The children, a toddler and a baby, wear white dresses. Nannie Forbus also wears a white dress with a flower pinned to the front. Luther Forbus wears a three-piece suit. Behind them is a painted backdrop of curtains. Below the photograph is a typed note that says, "Luther & Nannie Forbus and daughters."
Date: 1895/1896
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Confederate_Veteran_Ledger_Large

Description: A ledger assembled between 1892-1895 containing a list of Confederate Veterans in the Abilene-Taylor County area of West Texas. The first pages list name, rank, current age at time of membership, company regiment, service date, brigade, army, whether wounded and whether a prisoner or not, place of birth, and name of the state where the individual enlisted. Notes of service include such information as "Was captured on British Steamer" or "Paroled at Vicksburg." The minutes in this ledger are dat… more
Date: 1892/1895
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library
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