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The Old Flag. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1

Description: Lithograph of an original newspaper manuscript first published by Captain William H. May and Union soldiers while imprisoned at Camp Ford, 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 are humorous articles, jokes, poems, and advertisements, along with a list of prisoners. The manuscript was originally hand lettered and illustrated on un… more
Date: February 17, 1864
Creator: May, William H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Hamilton K. Redway, August 17, 1864]

Description: Redway certifies that in accordance with General Order No. 22, he sent valise containing his company books and records to Martinsburg West Virginia for storage. Redway believes that it was captured by the enemy on July 3, 1864, so Redway was unable to make out his returns.
Date: August 17, 1864
Creator: Redway, Hamilton K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Hamilton K. Redway, August 17, 1864]

Description: Redway certifies that in accordance with General Order No. 22, he sent valise containing his company books and records to Martinsburg West Virginia for storage. Redway believes that it was captured by the enemy on July 3, 1864, so Redway was unable to make out his returns.
Date: August 17, 1864
Creator: Redway, Hamilton K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[[Transcript of Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, March 7, 1864]

Description: Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his company's month long expedition across the Confederacy before heading back to a camp in Tennessee near Vicksburg. He briefly mentions his journey to Meridian, Mississippi where he and his company tore up all the railroads for 10 miles and burnt all train cars and locomotives.
Date: March 17, 1864
Partner: McWhiney History Education Group
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