TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview
Agency History
Scope and Contents of the Records
Organization of the Records
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Texas State Troops records,
1861-1865, undated,
Confederate records,
1861-1865, undated,
Union troops records,
1855, 1860-1866, bulk 1863-1864,
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Texas Adjutant General's Department:
An Inventory of Adjutant General's Civil War Records at the Texas State
Archives,
1855, 1860-1866, undated, bulk 1861-1865
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Creator: |
Texas. Adjutant General's
Dept. |
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Title: |
Civil War
records |
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Dates: | 1855,
1860-1866, undated |
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Dates (Bulk): | bulk 1861-1865 |
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Abstract: |
With the Civil War came the reorganization of the office of Texas Adjutant General, an act of
December 25, 1861 creating an Adjutant and Inspector General, who would also
serve as Quartermaster and Commissary General, and Ordnance Officer. Oversight
of the 33 Brigades of the Texas State Troops plus the Frontier Regiment fell to
this office. Two other governmental entities were also involved in Texas during this time: Confederate officials, and Union troops. These records include
correspondence, military orders, monthly returns, records of the sick and
wounded, reports of guards, morning reports, pay vouchers, reports and payrolls
of hired persons, tax-in-kind records, and quartermaster records (contracts,
vouchers, statements, estimates of funds required, receipts of public funds,
and various abstracts). They comprise the Civil War-era records of the Texas
State Troops (including Frontier Regiment and Mounted Regiment records);
certain records of the Confederate States Army; and certain records of Union
forces in Texas. Dates covered are 1855, 1860-1866, undated, bulk 1861-1865. |
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Quantity: |
17.96 cubic
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Language: |
These materials are written predominately in
English. |
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Sponsor: |
This EAD finding aid was created in part with funds provided
by the Texas Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board for the Texas
Archival Resources Online project. |
After the annexation of Texas into the United States, the 1st
Legislature provided for an Adjutant General to be appointed by the Governor,
in "an Act to organize the Militia of the State of
Texas" (April 21, 1846). The duties which fell to the Adjutant General
included the issuance of all military orders; the maintenance of records of
appointments, promotions, resignations, deaths, commissions, etc.; the receipt
of monthly and annual returns, and muster rolls from the various military
units; the keeping of the records of general courts martial; and recruitment
and enrollment of Rangers and militiamen. The position of Adjutant General was
itself reestablished by the Militia Law of February 14, 1860, by which act he
also assumed the duties of Quartermaster General and Ordnance Officer of the
State.
On February 1, 1861, the delegates to the Texas Secession Convention
adopted an ordinance of secession, which was approved by the voters of the
state on February 23. In early March the convention reassembled, declared Texas
out of the Union, and adopted a measure making Texas one of the states in the
newly formed Confederate States of America.
With the Civil War came the reorganization of the office, an act of
December 25, 1861 creating an Adjutant and Inspector General, who would also
serve as Quartermaster and Commissary General, and Ordnance Officer. Oversight
of the 33 Brigades of the Texas State Troops plus the Frontier Regiment fell to
this office, just as later Adjutants General would split their time between the
Militia and the Rangers (whatever the prevailing terminology). The manpower and
supply demands of the Confederate States Army, often conflicting with the needs
and desires of the State of Texas, would affect the entire period of the
war.
Most of the major battles of the Civil War were fought east of the
Mississippi River. Ironically, the last battle of the war was a victory by John
S. Ford over Union forces at Palmito Ranch near Brownsville on May 13, 1865,
slightly more than a month after Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse.
General E. Kirby Smith formally surrendered the Trans-Mississippi Department on
June 2, and Union forces under General Gordon Granger entered Galveston on June
19, 1865.
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With the Civil War came the reorganization of the office of Texas Adjutant General, an act of
December 25, 1861 creating an Adjutant and Inspector General, who would also
serve as Quartermaster and Commissary General, and Ordnance Officer. Oversight
of the 33 Brigades of the Texas State Troops plus the Frontier Regiment fell to
this office. In addition, two other governmental entities were involved in Texas during this time: Confederate officials, and Union troops.
These records include correspondence, military orders, monthly
returns, records of the sick and wounded, reports of guards, morning reports,
pay vouchers, reports and payrolls of hired persons, tax-in-kind records, and
quartermaster records (contracts, vouchers, statements, estimates of funds
required, receipts of public funds, and various abstracts). They comprise the
Civil War-era records of the Texas State Troops (including Frontier Regiment
and Mounted Regiment records); certain records of the Confederate States Army;
and certain records of Union forces in Texas. Dates covered are 1855, 1860-1866,
undated, bulk 1861-1865.
The inventories for the Adjutant General's Civil War records are in two separate
finding aids due to electronic file size limitations imposed by TARO. If you
are reading this electronically, click on the link
Texas State Troops records to go to the full
finding aids for that group. If you are reading this in paper, the series finding aids are
found at separate dividers within the binder.
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Organization of the Records |
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These records are organized by state archives staff into three groups: |
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Texas State Troops records, 1861-1865, undated, 12.5 cubic ft.
(7 series) |
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Confederate records, 1861-1865, undated, 5.16 cubic ft. (14
series) |
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Union Troops records, 1855, 1860-1866, bulk 1863-1864, 0.3
cubic ft. (8 series) |
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Restrictions on Access
Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives
search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by
staff members.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and
may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials
received
by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The
researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17
U.S.C.).
Technical Requirements
None.
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The terms listed here were used to catalog the
records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records. |
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Corporate Names: |
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Texas. State
Troops. |
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Confederate States of
America. Army. |
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Texas.
Militia. |
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United States.
Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. |
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Subjects: |
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Quartermasters--Texas--History--Civil War,
1861-1865. |
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Recruiting and
enlistment--Texas--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. |
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Draft
registration--Texas--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. |
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Taxation--Texas--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. |
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Places: |
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Texas--History--Civil
War, 1861-1865. |
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United
States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. |
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Confederate States of
America. |
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Document Types: |
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Correspondence--Texas--Military records--1860-1866.
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Orders (military
records)--Texas--1860-1866. |
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Returns (military
records)--Texas--1860-1866. |
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Payrolls--Texas--Military
records--1860-1866. |
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Reports--Texas--Military
records--1860-1866. |
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Financial
records--Texas--Military records--1860-1866. |
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Rosters--Texas--Military
records--1860-1866. |
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Functions: |
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Protecting state.
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The following materials are offered as
possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by
the records. The listing is not exhaustive. |
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Texas State
Archives |
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Texas Office of the Governor, Records of Sam Houston,
1824-1862, bulk 1859-1861, 2.35 cubic ft. |
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Texas Office of the Governor, Records of Edward Clark, 1861,
1.19 cubic ft. |
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Texas Office of the Governor, Records of Francis R. Lubbock,
1861-1904, bulk 1861-1863, 2.36 cubic ft. |
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Texas Office of the Governor, Records of Pendleton Murrah,
1863-1865, 1.65 cubic ft. |
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Texas State Military Board, Records, 1861-1865, 1955, 6.48
cubic ft. |
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Strays Collection, Military Board strays, 1860-1864, 0.24
cubic ft. |
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Texas Comptroller's Office, Civil War claims, Audited
military claims (Texas State Troops), 1861-1865, 46.06 cubic ft. [often
erroneously referred to as "Confederate" military
claims] |
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Texas State Treasury Department [?], Register of military
vouchers and warrants (and civil warrants drawn on military appropriations),
1862-1865, 0.38 cubic ft.
[There is no finding aid available for
this unprocessed record. Call number is Volume 2-1/677.]
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Texas Adjutant General's Department, Departmental
correspondence, Correspondence, 1846-1943, bulk 1861-1933, 107.63 cubic ft.;
and Letter books and letterpress books, 1861-1863 and 1871-1905, 10.54 cubic
ft. |
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Texas Adjutant General's Department, Military rolls, Civil
War military rolls, 1861-1865, 52.76 cubic ft.; and Army of the United States
military rolls, 1860-1861, 1864-1865, 1.3 cubic ft. |
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Texas Adjutant General's Department, Service records: Texas
State Troops service records, 1861-1865, 2.82 cubic ft.; and Confederate States
Army service records, 1861-1865, 0.94 cubic ft. |
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Texas Adjutant General's Department, Reconstruction records,
1865-1873, undated, 7.87 cubic ft. |
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Texas Adjutant General's Department, Ranger records,
1839-1975, undated, bulk 1854-1918, 40.94 cubic ft. |
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Briscoe Center for American History,
University of Texas at Austin |
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Ashbel Smith, Papers, 1823-1926, 10 ft. 9 in. |
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Publications |
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The Confederate Quartermaster in the
Transmississippi, by James L. Nichols, 1964 |
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(Identify the item and cite the series), Civil War records, Texas
Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession numbers: 1931/003, 1933/001, 1933/005
The Texas Adjutant General's Department transferred the vast
majority of these records to the Texas State Archives on February 21, 1934. In
addition, the Secretary of State transferred two volumes on November 5, 1931,
and another volume on February 27, 1934.
Processing and original finding aid by Tony Black, October 1986
Corrections and revisions by Tony Black, May 1988
Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data
Services,
December 2000
Corrections and further encoding to TARO project standards by
Tony Black, March 2002
Finding aid converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by TARO using the
conversion stylesheet v1to02.xsl, July 2003
Split into two finding aids, and further encoding to DACS standards by
Tony Black, May 2010
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Texas State Troops records,
1861-1865, undated,
12.5 cubic ft. |
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With the Civil War came the reorganization of the office of Texas Adjutant General, an act of
December 25, 1861 creating an Adjutant and Inspector General, who would also
serve as Quartermaster and Commissary General, and Ordnance Officer. Oversight
of the 33 Brigades of the Texas State Troops plus the Frontier Regiment fell to
this office. |
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These records consist of Brigade correspondence of Texas State
Troops; correspondence concerning conscription; general, special, and circular
orders of military entities (of both the State of Texas and the Confederate
States of America); Ranger records of the Frontier Regiment and the Mounted
Regiment, Texas State Troops; records of the sick and wounded; and
quartermaster records (including both State of Texas Quartermasters and
Confederate Quartermasters). They date 1861-1865, and undated. |
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The inventories for the Adjutant General's Civil War records are in two separate
finding aids due to electronic file size limitations imposed by TARO. If you
are reading this electronically, click on the link
Texas State Troops records to go to the full
finding aid. If you are reading this in paper, the series finding aids are
found at separate dividers within the binder. |
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Confederate records,
1861-1865, undated,
5.16 cubic ft. |
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Although these records were transferred by the Texas Adjutant General's Department, the role of that state official in the creation of these Confederate (national) documents is unknown. The manpower and
supply demands of the Confederate States Army, often conflicting with the needs
and desires of the State of Texas, would affect the entire period of the
war. |
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These records consist of Confederate Quartermaster correspondence,
contracts, vouchers, statements, estimates of funds required, receipts of
public funds, various abstracts, reports and payrolls of hired persons,
tax-in-kind records, reports of guards, morning reports, and miscellaneous
volumes, relating almost entirely to Texas, dating 1861-1865, and undated. The
researcher should note that additional Confederate records can be found among
the previously described Texas State Troops Military
orders, Quartermaster returns, and
Quartermaster requisitions. |
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Organization |
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These records have been organized by State Archives staff into fourteen series: |
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Quartermaster correspondence, 1861-1865, undated, 0.77 cubic
ft. |
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Articles of agreement, 1861-1864, fractional |
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Confederate vouchers, 1861-1865, 0.57 cubic ft. |
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Confederate quartermaster statements, 1861-1864, 0.15 cubic
ft. |
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Estimates of Confederate funds required, 1861-1862,
fractional |
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Receipts of Confederate public funds, 1861-1865, 0.1 cubic
ft. |
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Various Confederate abstracts, 1861-1865, 0.15 cubic
ft. |
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Confederate reports and payrolls of hired persons,
1861-1865, 0.2 cubic ft. |
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Tax-in-kind records, 1863-1865, bulk 1864, 1.95 cubic
ft. |
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Estimates of tithes due, 1863-1864, fractional |
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Reports of hired persons (tax-in-kind), 1863-1865, 0.24
cubic ft. |
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Reports of slave impressment, 1863, 1865, fractional |
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Reports of guards and morning reports, 1862-1865, undated,
0.51 cubic ft. |
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Various volumes, 1862-1869, bulk 1862-1865, 0.15 cubic
ft. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item and cite the series), Confederate records, Civil War records, Texas
Adjutant General's Department.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives
Commission. |
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Accession Information |
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Accession number: 1933/001 |
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The Texas Adjutant General's Department transferred the vast
majority of these records to the Texas State Archives on February 21, 1934.
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Restrictions on Access |
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Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives
search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by
staff members. |
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Restrictions on Use |
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Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and
may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials
received
by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The
researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17
U.S.C.). |
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Processed by |
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Processing and original finding aid by Tony Black, October 1986 |
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Corrections and revisions by Tony Black, May 1988 |
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Quartermaster correspondence,
1861-1865,
undated,
0.77 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of letters to (and to a lesser extent
from) the various offices of the Confederate Quartermaster, involving Texas,
dating 1861-1865, and undated. The majority of the items are addressed to (and
from) the following individuals: |
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- (a) Captain James P. McKinney (Assistant Quartermaster
and Assistant Commissary of Subsistence, Confederate States Army, stationed in
Austin, Camp Terry, and Camp Lockridge);
- (b) Captain George C. Rives (Post Quartermaster of the
2nd Congressional District, Austin, in charge of the tax-in-kind); and
- (c) Major N. B. Pearce (Chief Commissary of Subsistence,
Department of the West, Fort Smith, Arkansas).
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged by State Archives staff roughly chronologically, to the
month. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Quartermaster correspondence,
Confederate records, Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission. |
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Quartermaster
correspondence |
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June-July, December 1861 |
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January-February 1862 |
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March-April 1862 |
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May 1862 |
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4. |
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June 1862 |
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5. |
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July-September 1862 |
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6. |
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October-December 1862 |
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7. |
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January-June 1863 |
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8. |
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July 1863 |
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9. |
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August 1863 |
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10. |
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September 1863 |
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11-12. |
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October 1863 |
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13-14. |
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November 1863 |
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15-16. |
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December 1863 |
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17. |
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January 1864 |
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18-19. |
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February 1864 |
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20-21. |
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March 1864 |
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22-23. |
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April 1864 |
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May 1864 |
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June 1864 |
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July 1864 |
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7. |
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August 1864 |
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8. |
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September 1864 |
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October 1864 |
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10. |
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November 1864 |
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11. |
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December 1864 |
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January 1865 |
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13. |
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February 1865 |
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14. |
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March 1865 |
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15. |
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April 1865 |
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May 1865 |
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17. |
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undated |
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Articles of agreement, 1861-1864,
fractional |
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These records consist of contracts made between private
individuals and firms and Confederate military officials to provide certain
goods and services, e.g., to slaughter cattle, to pack beef, to provide bacon,
rice, sugar, molasses, candles, wood, tin, canteens, wool hats, shoes, etc.
They date 1861-1864. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged by State Archives staff chronologically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Articles of agreement, Confederate
records, Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Articles of
agreement |
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18. |
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1861 |
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1862 |
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1863 |
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1864 |
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Confederate vouchers, 1861-1865,
0.57 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of Confederate vouchers authorizing
payment to individuals and firms for goods and services expended on account of
Confederate military needs, dating 1861-1865. Most are also marked with a later
annotation of receipt. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged by State Archives staff by sites in Texas, sites outside of
Texas, and no location. Within each of these groups, the records are arranged alphabetically by camp/fort/station, and chronologically therein. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Confederate vouchers, Confederate
records, Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Confederate vouchers: sites in
Texas |
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Austin,
1861-1862 |
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Austin,
January-February 1863 |
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Austin,
March-April 1863 |
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Austin,
May-June 1863 |
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Austin,
July-September 1863 |
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Austin,
October 1863 |
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Austin,
November 1863 |
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Austin,
December 1863 |
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Austin,
January-February 1864 |
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Austin,
March 1864 |
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Austin,
April 1864 |
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Austin,
May-June 1864 |
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Austin,
July-December 1864 |
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Austin,
1865 |
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Belton,
1862, 1864 |
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Belville,
1864 |
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Brenham,
1863-1864 |
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Camp Colorado,
1861 |
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Camp Cooper,
1861 |
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Camp Terry,
1862 |
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Caldwell,
1864 |
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Cameron,
1864 |
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Columbus,
1864 |
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Dallas,
1863 |
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Fort Brown,
1861 |
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Fort Mason,
1861-1862 |
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Fort Worth,
1863 |
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Georgetown,
1864 |
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Houston,
1863 |
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Huntsville,
1862-1864 |
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Plano,
1863 |
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Port Sullivan,
1864 |
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Richmond,
1864 |
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Waco,
1862 |
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Rio Grande Military District,
1861 |
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Roma,
1863 |
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San Antonio,
1862-(1863) |
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Confederate vouchers: sites
outside Texas |
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Arkansas: Camp Nelson,
1862 |
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Arkansas: Fort Smith,
1861 |
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Arkansas: Fort Smith,
1862 |
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Arkansas: Osage Mills,
1861-1862 |
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Arkansas: other sites,
1861-1862 |
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Mississippi: Jackson,
1862 |
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Alabama: Mobile,
1863 |
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Mississippi: Vicksburg,
1862 |
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Tennessee: Memphis,
1862 |
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Confederate vouchers: no
location |
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No location,
1861-1863 |
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No location,
1864-1865 |
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Confederate pay vouchers,
1861, 1864 |
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Confederate quartermaster
statements, 1861-1864,
0.15 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of financial statements of Confederate
military posts and organizations, including monthly summary statements of funds
received and disbursed, and "accounts current,"
which are usually quarterly statements, in somewhat more detail, of all moneys
received and expended. They date 1861-1864. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged by State Archives staff by sites in Texas, sites outside of
Texas, and no location. Within each of these groups, the records are arranged alphabetically by camp/fort/station, and chronologically therein. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Confederate quartermaster statements,
Confederate records, Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission. |
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Confederate quartermaster
statements: sites in Texas |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-853 |
1. |
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Austin,
1862 |
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2. |
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Austin,
1863 |
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3-4. |
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Austin,
1864-1865 |
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5. |
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Camp Colorado,
1861 |
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5. |
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Camp McCulloch,
1863 |
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6. |
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Fort Brown,
1861 |
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6. |
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Fort Mason,
1861-1862 |
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7. |
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Paris,
1863 |
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7. |
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Rusk,
1863 |
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8. |
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San Antonio,
1863 |
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Confederate quartermaster
statements: sites outside Texas |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-853 |
9. |
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Arkansas: Osage Mills,
1861 |
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9. |
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Arkansas: Fort Smith,
1862 |
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9. |
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Arkansas: Camp Nelson,
1862 |
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Confederate quartermaster
statements: no location |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-853 |
10. |
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No location,
1861 |
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11. |
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No location,
1862 |
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12. |
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No location,
1863 |
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Estimates of Confederate funds
required, 1861-1862,
fractional |
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These records consist of estimates of funds required from the
Confederate States government by the quartermasters of various military posts
and organizations, 1861-1862. Most if not all of the camps and stations are
outside of Texas. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged by State Archives staff by camp or station, and
chronologically therein. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Estimates of Confederate funds required,
Confederate records, Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission. |
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Estimates of funds
required |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-853 |
13. |
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Arkansas,
1862 |
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14. |
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Cherokee Nation,
1861-1862 |
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15. |
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No location,
1862 |
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Receipts of Confederate public
funds, 1861-1865,
0.1 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of receipts of Confederate quartermaster
funds, for subsistence and for contingencies, dating 1861-1865. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged by State Archives staff by sites in Texas, sites outside of
Texas, and no location. Within each of these groups, the records are arranged alphabetically by camp/fort/station, and chronologically therein. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Receipts of Confederate public funds,
Confederate records, Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission. |
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Receipts of public funds: sites in
Texas |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-853 |
16. |
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Austin,
1862-1865 |
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17. |
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Dallas,
1863 |
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17. |
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Fort Brown,
1861 |
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17. |
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Waco,
1863 |
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18. |
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Harrisburg,
1863 |
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18. |
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Houston,
1863 |
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19. |
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Nacogdoches,
1863 |
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19. |
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Paris,
1863-1864 |
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20. |
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San Antonio,
1862-1864 |
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Receipts of public funds: sites
outside Texas |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-853 |
21. |
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Arkansas: Camp Nelson,
1862 |
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22. |
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Arkansas: other,
1861-1862 |
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23. |
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Louisiana,
1863 |
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23. |
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Cherokee Nation,
1862-1863 |
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Receipts of public funds: no
location |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-853 |
24. |
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No location,
1863 |
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Various Confederate abstracts,
1861-1865,
0.15 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of abstracts of advances and allowances
made to officers, of disbursements on account of contingencies, of
expenditures, of transfers of public funds, and briefs of errors on commissary
and quartermaster papers. They date 1861-1865. The Confederate officials
responsible were: Major N. B. Pearce (Commissary of Subsistence), Captain James
P. McKinney (Assistant Quartermaster), Captain G. H. Leigh (Assistant
Commissary of Subsistence), Captain George C. Rives (Post Quartermaster, 2nd
Congressional District), and Captain John R. King (Assistant Commissary of
Subsistence, 1st Regiment, Texas Mounted Riflemen, Provisional Confederate
States Army). |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged by State Archives staff by the Confederate official
responsible, and therein chronologically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Various Confederate abstracts,
Confederate records, Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission. |
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Confederate
abstracts |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-853 |
25-26. |
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Major Pearce,
1861-1862 |
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27. |
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Major Pearce,
1863-1864 |
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28. |
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Captain McKinney,
1862-1863 |
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29. |
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Captain McKinney,
1864-1865 |
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30. |
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Captain Leigh,
1863-1865 |
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31. |
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Captain Rives,
1864-1865 |
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32. |
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Captain King,
1861-1862 |
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Confederate reports and payrolls of
hired persons, 1861-1865,
0.2 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of reports and receipt rolls (payrolls)
for hired persons and extra duty men (non-commissioned officers and privates
employed on extra duty as mechanics and laborers), dating 1861-1865, for the
following Confederate officers: |
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- Major N. B. Pearce (Commissary of Subsistence,
Austin);
- Captain James P. McKinney (Assistant Quartermaster,
Austin);
- Captain John R. King (Assistant Commissary of
Subsistence, 1st Regiment, Texas Mounted Riflemen, Provisional Confederate
States Army);
- G. H. Leigh (Acting Commissary of Subsistence);
- Captain W. W. Reynolds (Quartermaster, Fort
Brown);
- 1st Lieutenant Joseph Hopkins (Acting Quartermaster,
Confederate States Army, Fort Brown);
- Lieutenant A. F. Flowers (Assistant Acting
Quartermaster, Confederate States Army, Fort Brown);
- Lieutenant T. L. Buckner (Assistant Acting
Quartermaster, Confederate States Army, Camp Lockridge);
- Major Thomas Lanigan (Commissary of Subsistence,
Confederate States Army, Norwestern Sub-District of Texas); and
- Lieutenant J. C. Leach (Acting Assistant Quartermaster,
Confederate States Army, Roma, Texas).
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged by State Archives staff by the Confederate official
responsible, and therein chronologically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Confederate reports and payrolls of
hired persons, Confederate records, Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's
Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission. |
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Reports of hired
persons |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-853 |
33. |
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Major Pearce,
1861-1862 (bulk 1862) |
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34-35. |
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Major Pearce,
1863 |
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36-37. |
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Major Pearce,
1864-1865 |
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38. |
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Captain McKinney,
1862 |
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38A. |
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Captain McKinney (bounty pay),
1862 |
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39. |
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Captain McKinney,
1863 |
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40. |
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Captain King,
1862 |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-854 |
1. |
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Captain Leigh,
1862 |
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2-3. |
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Captain Leigh,
1863 |
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4-6. |
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Captain Leigh,
1864 |
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7. |
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Captain Leigh,
1865 |
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8. |
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Quartermasters at Fort Brown,
1861 |
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9. |
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Lieutenant Buckner,
1863 |
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9. |
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Major Lanigan,
1863 |
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9. |
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Lieutenant Leach,
1863 |
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Tax-in-kind records, 1863-1865 (bulk
1864),
1.95 cubic ft. |
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Because of the scarcity of sound currency during the Civil War,
the Confederate States government created a method in April 1863 whereby troops
could be provisioned without placing an overwhelming burden upon farmers. This
tax-in-kind, often called the tithe or tenth, included the following
commodities: grain (corn, wheat, oats, rye, buckwheat, rice); forage (hay and
fodder); potatoes (Irish and sweet); peas and beans; wool; cotton; sugar and
molasses; tobacco; and bacon. The tax-in-kind was delivered to a regional
depot; the depot agents would in turn see that the tithe was properly
distributed to the troops. Nearly all of the tax-in-kind records found in the
Texas State Archives pertain to the 2nd Congressional District, which was
divided into 18 depots, representing the following counties: Austin, Bastrop,
Bell, Brazoria, Burleson, Burnet and Lampasas, Caldwell, Colorado, Fayette, Ft.
Bend, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda, Milam, Travis, Washington, Wharton, and
Williamson. The Post Quartermaster in charge of these tax-in-kind transactions
was Captain George C. Rives, who was headquartered in Austin. See pages 43-52
of James L. Nichols' The Confederate Quartermaster in the
Trans-Mississippi (1964). |
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These records consist of receipts and reports of articles
received as tax-in-kind, lists of delinquent taxpayers who owe tax-in-kind
(including one oversized list of 602 taxpayers from Fayette County, June 28,
1864), plus requisitions and other quartermaster documents that directly
involve the disposition of articles received as tax-in-kind. They date
1863-1865 (bulk 1864). |
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There is also a volume that contains an assortment of
tax-in-kind records from George C. Rives' office, including abstracts, reports
of persons and articles employed and hired, tax-in-kind reports, and monthly
summary statements. A note on page 164 of the volume states:
"From this page on to the end of the volume defaced by
carpet bag soldiers who had this records in their possession." |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged by State Archives staff alphabetically by county (see the
chart below), and therein chronologically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Tax-in-kind records, Confederate
records, Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Tax-in-Kind Depots |
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| DEPOT NUMBER |
COUNTY |
PRINCIPAL
TOWNS |
DEPOT AGENT |
| 1 |
Burnet and |
Burnet |
T. C. Jackson |
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Lampasas |
Lampasas |
T. C. Jackson |
| 2 |
Bell |
Belton |
John S. Blair |
| 3 |
Williamson |
Georgetown, Round
Rock |
Richard C. Hart |
| 4 |
Milam |
Cameron |
John A. Buckholts |
| 5 |
Burleson |
Caldwell |
W. N. Heslip |
| 6 |
Travis |
Austin |
John L. Wallace/Irvine H.
Bradfute/David Eppright |
| 7 |
Caldwell |
Lockhart |
C. W. Whitis/William
Lester |
| 8 |
Bastrop |
Bastrop |
J. H. Gillespie |
| 9 |
Fayette |
Lagrange, Round
Top |
W. W. Little |
| 10 |
Washington |
Brenham, Chappell Hill,
Navasota, Courtney, Evergreen |
A. H. Rippetoe |
| 11 |
Austin |
Bellville |
William M.
Bennatt |
| 12 |
Colorado |
Columbus |
John N. Arnold |
| 13 |
Lavaca |
Halletsville |
T. A. Hester |
| 14 |
Jackson |
Texana |
Samuel Harris |
| 15 |
Wharton |
Wharton |
John T. Walker/E.
George |
| 16 |
Ft. Bend |
Richmond |
H. M. Daughtry/M. M.
Michau |
| 17 |
Brazoria |
-- |
S. L. S. Ballowe |
| 18 |
Matagorda |
Matagorda |
R. A. Rutherford |
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Tax-in-kind
records |
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Austin County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-854 |
10. |
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November 1863-May 1864 |
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11. |
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June 1864-April 1865 |
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Bastrop County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-854 |
12. |
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September-December 1863 |
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13. |
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January 1864 |
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14. |
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February 1864 |
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15. |
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March 1864 |
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16. |
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April 1864 |
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17. |
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May-June 1864 |
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18. |
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July-August 1864 |
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19. |
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September-October 1864 |
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20. |
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November 1864-April 1865 |
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Bell County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-854 |
21. |
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January-June 1864 |
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22. |
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July 1864-April 1865 |
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Brazoria County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-854 |
23. |
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August-December 1863 |
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24. |
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January-June 1864 |
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25. |
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July-November 1864 |
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26. |
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December 1864-January 1865 |
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Brazos County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-854 |
27. |
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January 1864 |
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Burleson County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-854 |
28. |
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December 1863-June 1864 |
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29. |
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July-December 1864 |
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Burnet and Lampasas Counties: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-855 |
1. |
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December 1863-June 1864 |
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2. |
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July 1864-January 1865 |
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Caldwell County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-855 |
3. |
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October-December 1863 |
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4. |
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January 1864 |
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5. |
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February 1864 |
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6. |
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March-April 1864 |
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7. |
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May-June 1864 |
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8. |
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July-December 1864 |
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Calhoun County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-855 |
9. |
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September 1863 |
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Colorado County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-855 |
10-11. |
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March, May, November 1863; February-March
1864 |
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12. |
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April-June 1864 |
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13. |
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July 1864 |
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14. |
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August 1864 |
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15. |
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September 1864-January
1865 |
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Coryell County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-855 |
16. |
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1864 |
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Fayette County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-855 |
17. |
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February 1864 |
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18-20. |
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March 1864 |
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21. |
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April-June 1864 |
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22. |
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July-December 1864 |
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Ft. Bend County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-856 |
1. |
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October-December 1863 |
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2. |
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January-June 1864 |
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3. |
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July-December 1864 |
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Grimes County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-856 |
4. |
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January 1864 |
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Harrison County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-856 |
4. |
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January 1864 |
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Harris County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-856 |
5. |
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September 1863-July 1864 |
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Jackson County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-856 |
6. |
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August-December 1863 |
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7. |
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January-November 1864 |
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Lavaca County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-856 |
8. |
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December 1863-April 1864 |
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9. |
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May-September 1864 |
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10. |
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October 1864-February 1865 |
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Matagorda County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-856 |
11. |
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October 1863-June 1864 |
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12. |
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July 1864-March 1865 |
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Milam County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-856 |
13. |
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January-May 1864 |
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14. |
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June 1864 |
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15. |
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July 1864-March 1865 |
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San Antonio: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-856 |
16. |
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December 1863-September
1864 |
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Walker County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-856 |
16. |
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January 1864 |
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Travis County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-856 |
17. |
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September-December 1863 |
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18. |
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January-February 1864 |
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19. |
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March-April 1864 |
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20. |
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May-June 1864 |
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21. |
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July-August 1864 |
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22-23. |
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September 1864 |
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24. |
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October 1864 |
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25. |
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November-December 1864 |
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26. |
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January-March 1865 |
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Waller County (Hempstead): |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-856 |
27. |
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November 1863-November
1864 |
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Washington County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-857 |
1. |
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September-November 1863 |
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2. |
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December 1863 |
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3. |
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January 1864 |
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4. |
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February 1864 |
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5. |
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March 1864 |
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6. |
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April 1864 |
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7-8. |
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May 1864 |
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9-11. |
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June 1864 |
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12. |
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July-December 1864 |
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Wharton County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-857 |
13. |
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October 1863-November 1864 |
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Williamson County: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-857 |
14. |
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Williamson County,
November 1863-February
1864 |
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15. |
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March 1864 |
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16. |
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April-June 1864 |
|
17. |
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July-September 1864 |
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18. |
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October 1864-April 1865 |
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Multiple counties: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-857 |
19. |
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September 1863-June 1864 |
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20. |
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July-December 1864 |
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No location: |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-857 |
21. |
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October 63-June 1864 |
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22. |
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July 1864-April 1865 |
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2. |
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List of delinquent taxpayers, Fayette County,
1864 |
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Tax-in-kind volume,
1863-1868 (bulk 1863-1864) |
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Estimates of tithes due, 1863-1864,
fractional |
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These records consist of two kinds of tax-in-kind documents,
dating 1863-1864: estimates of cotton, sugar, molasses, tobacco, and bacon
tithes, for March-May 1864 (the majority of them in April); and estimates of
grain, forage, potato, and wool tithes, for December 1863-June 1864. Only two
counties are represented, Lavaca and Williamson. Each of these narrow strips of
paper is signed by both the individual taxpayer and the county
appraiser/assessor (Washington Anderson for Williamson County, H. K. Judd for
Lavaca County). Those from Williamson County are endorsed on the back by the
agent of Depot Number 3; those from Lavaca County are endorsed only
"Paid in Full." |
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These records are arranged by State Archives staff by county, and therein
chronologically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Estimates of tithes due, Confederate
records, Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Estimates of tithes due |
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Lavaca County, grain, etc.,
1863-1864 |
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Lavaca County, cotton, etc.,
1864 |
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Williamson County,
1863-1864 |
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Reports of hired persons
(tax-in-kind), 1863-1865,
0.24 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of reports of persons employed by the
various agents for collection of the tax-in-kind in the 2nd Congressional
District, plus some payrolls and rolls of extra-duty men in those depots. They
date 1863-1865. Also included (in the first folder) are the following: a list
of agents and subagents employed in collection of the tax-in-kind in the 2nd
Congressional District; a report of agents on duty for Captain G. H. Leigh; a
reports of persons transferred to Captain William Cook (Assistant
Quartermaster) by Captain George C. Rives (October 1864); and a descriptive
list of persons employed in the Quartermaster Department and transferred by
Captain Rives to Captain E. Sampson (Assistant Quartermaster) in January 1865.
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These records are arranged by State Archives staff alphabetically by county, and
chronologically therein. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Reports of hired persons (tax-in-kind),
Confederate records, Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission. |
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Reports of hired
persons |
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2nd Congressional District,
1864-1865 |
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Austin County,
1864 |
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Bastrop County,
1863-1864 |
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Bell County,
1864 |
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Brazoria County,
1864 |
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Burleson County,
1864 |
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Caldwell County,
1863-1864 |
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Colorado County,
1864 |
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Fayette County,
1864 |
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Fort Bend County,
1863-1864 |
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Lampasas and Burnet Counties,
1864 |
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Lavaca County,
1864 |
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Matagorda County,
1864 |
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Milam County,
1864 |
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Travis County,
1863 |
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Travis County,
1864 |
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Washington County,
1864 |
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Williamson County,
1864 |
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Reports of slave impressment,
1863,
1865,
fractional |
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These records consist of two oversized rolls or reports of slave
labor impressed during the Civil War, dating 1863 and 1865. The first is a roll
of slaves hired for the Quartermaster Department, Confederate States Army at
Seguin, Texas, for July and August 1863. It gives the following information:
number, name of slave, names of owners, number of slaves owned by each,
residence (including both Guadalupe and Caldwell Counties), date of hire, age,
and remarks. The second is a report of the assessment of Negroes in Wilson
County, Texas, dated May 16, 1865. Information on this roll includes: name of
owner or employer, number in possession, number in service, number due the
service (and number to be retained in the service) and for what length of time.
See the following in Texas State Troops records, Military
orders: General Order 1 (January 1, 1865) for Headquarters, District of
Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, giving the rules and regulations for the Bureau
of Negro Labor; and Special Order 1 (April 20, 1865) for Headquarters, Labor
Bureau, Western Sub-District, San Antonio, regarding Wilson County. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Reports of slave impressment,
Confederate records, Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission. |
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Folder |
| 401-824 |
13. |
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Reports of slave impressment,
1863, 1865 |
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Reports of guards and morning
reports, 1862-1865, undated,
0.51 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of six volumes (including one strictly of
photostatic copies), all relating to Colonel O. M. Roberts' 11th Texas Regiment
of Infantry, Confederate States Army, dating 1862-1865. Two volumes (those
marked "I" and "III")
contain reports of guards mounted at various camps (Camp Lubbock in Volume I,
and a number of camps in Arkansas in Volume III). Five volumes (all except
Volume III) contain morning reports of various camps, mostly in Arkansas,
1862-1865. Additional material in some of the volumes includes, for example, a
"description book of officers" with names, rank,
date of appointment, transfers, leaves of absence, time absent, where born, and
remarks; and some copies of correspondence. |
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In addition are a handful of loose morning reports and returns:
three for Captain Edward A. Stevens' company of Texas Cavalry in Colonel P. C.
Woods' regiment (1862-1864); one for Captain William L. Foster's company of
Texas Cavalry in Colonel Woods' regiment (1862); and one for Colonel J. B.
Robertson's 5th Texas Regiment, Texas Brigade, near Richmond, Virginia
(undated). |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged by State Archives staff chronologically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Reports of guards and morning reports,
Confederate records, Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission. |
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11th Texas Regiment, Infantry,
CSA |
| Volume |
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Volume I: Reports of guards,
April-May 1862 |
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Volume I: Morning reports,
January-April 1865 |
| Volume |
| 401-979 |
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Volume II: Officers roster,
October-November 1862 |
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Volume II: Morning reports,
June 1862-March 1863 |
| Volume |
| 401-980 |
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Volume III: Reports of guards,
July 1862-March 1863 |
| Volume |
| 401-981 |
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Volume IV: Morning reports,
August 1862-October 1863 |
| Volume |
| 401-982 |
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Volume V: Description book of officers |
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Volume V: Morning reports,
November 1863-December 1864 |
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Volume V: Correspondence |
| Volume |
| 401-983 |
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[Volume VI]: Company I morning reports (photostats),
June 1862-May 1865 |
| Box |
Folder |
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Morning reports and returns |
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Various volumes, 1862-1869 (bulk
1862-1865),
0.15 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of two volumes, dating 1862-1869 (bulk
1862-1865). One is primarily a cash book of balance sheets, June 1862-February
1865, of accounts of such persons as Captain James P. McKinney, Major N. B.
Pearce, and William H. King. It also contains odd items such as a copy of a
Special Order dated 1866, and a copy of a court martial order dated 1869. The
second volume is marked on the cover "U.S.A. Hospital
Department, Medical Case Book;" but while it does contain some medical
case notes from March 1863, most of the volume is dedicated to individual
Confederate officers' accounts for provisions, 1863-1864. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Various volumes, Confederate records,
Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
| Volume |
| 401-995 |
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Cash book,
1862-1869 (bulk 1862-1865) |
| Volume |
| 401-996 |
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Miscellaneous volume,
1863-1864 |
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Union troops records,
1855, 1860-1866, bulk 1863-1864,
0.3 cubic ft. |
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Union troops did play a role within the borders of the State of Texas, at the beginning and toward the end of the Civil War. These are not truly records of the Texas Adjutant General's Department, although they have traditionally been described within this record group. |
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These records consist of Union correspondence (both loose and in a
bound volume), military orders, monthly returns, pay vouchers, a morning
report, reports of guards, a hospital payroll, and a miscellaneous volume. They
comprise records of Union troops in Texas, 1855, 1860-1866 (bulk
1863-1864). |
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These records have been organized by State Archives staff into eight series: |
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Union correspondence, 1863-1864, fractional |
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Military orders, 1863-1864, 0.1 cubic ft. |
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Monthly returns, 1855, 1865-1866, fractional |
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Pay vouchers, 1860-1861, fractional |
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Morning report, 1862, fractional |
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Reports of guards, 1864-1865, fractional |
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Hospital payroll, 1860-1861, fractional |
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Miscellaneous volume, 1863-1865, fractional |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Union troops
records, Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Accession Information |
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Accession numbers: 1931/003, 1933/001, 1933/005 |
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Two volumes were "discovered... in an
obscure corner of the basement of the State Department," and transferred
to the Texas State Archives by Texas Secretary of State Jane Y. McCallum on
November 5, 1931. Another volume, labeled somewhat misleadingly
"Letters received, 1864," was transferred to the
Texas State Archives by the Texas Secretary of State on February 27, 1934. The
Texas Adjutant General's Department probably transferred the other Union troops
records to the Texas State Archives on February 21, 1934. |
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Restrictions on Access |
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Materials do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives
search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by
staff members. |
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Restrictions on Use |
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Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and
may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials
received
by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The
researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17
U.S.C.). |
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Processed by |
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Processing and original finding aid by Tony Black, October 1986 |
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Corrections and revisions by Tony Black, May 1988 |
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Union correspondence, 1863-1864,
fractional |
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These records consist of Union correspondence in two forms,
loose and in a bound volume, dating 1863-1864. |
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The loose correspondence contains approximately 68 letters
between and among the various organizations of Union troops in Texas during
1863 and 1864. This includes: approximately 17 letters (mostly commissions)
from the Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Department of the Gulf, to
the commanding officer of the 2nd Texas Cavalry; approximately 13 letters
(mostly in the nature of orders) from Colonel E. J. Davis (Headquarters, Texas
Cavalry Forces) to the various commanding officers of the 2nd Texas Cavalry;
about 18 items from those commanding officers back to Colonel Davis; about 4
letters from Headquarters, United States Forces on the Rio Grande to Colonel
Davis; and approximately 16 letters to the commander of the 2nd Texas Cavalry
from a variety of offices: the Ordnance Office in Washington, D.C., the Post
Hospital in Brownsville, the War Department in Washington, D.C., the 2nd
Division of the 13th Crops, the Office of the Provost Marshal in Brownsville,
Headquarters of Cavalry Forces of the 19th Army Corps, and the United States
General Marine Hospital. |
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The bound volume, labeled somewhat misleadingly
"Letters received, 1864," contains copies of letters
to and from various Union military organizations, including the headquarters
and the various commanding and staff officers of the 1st Texas Cavalry
Volunteers, the U.S. Forces on the Rio Grande, the War Department in
Washington, D.C., etc. There is no index included. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged by State Archives staff chronologically. |
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Accession Information |
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Accession number: 1933/005 |
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The bound volume, labeled somewhat misleadingly
"Letters received, 1864," was transferred to the
Texas State Archives by the Texas Secretary of State on February 27, 1934. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Union correspondence, Union troops
records, Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Union
correspondence |
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Folder |
| 401-859 |
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December 1863-March 1864 |
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April-June 1864 |
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3. |
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July-September 1864 |
| Volume |
| 401-997 |
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January-November 1864 |
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Military orders, 1863-1864,
0.1 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of approximately 61 General Orders, 43
Special Orders, and 30 Circulars emanating from the various headquarters of
Union forces in or near Texas, 1863-1864. Those organizations include: United
States Forces on the Rio Grande at Brownsville; Texas Cavalry Brigade near
Brownsville; Cavalry Forces of the 19th Army Corps at Morganzia, Louisiana; the
2nd Division, 13th Army Corps at Brownsville; the Department of the Gulf at New
Orleans and at Alexandria, Louisiana; the Military Division of the Western
Mississippi at New Orleans; and the War Department, Adjutant General, in
Washington, D.C. These orders are mostly holographic, rarely printed. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged by State Archives staff by type of order (General, Special,
or Circular), and therein chronologically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Military orders, Union troops records,
Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Military
orders |
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Folder |
| 401-859 |
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General Orders,
December 1863-February 1864 |
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General Orders,
March-October 1864 |
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Special Orders,
December 1863-April 1864 |
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Special Orders,
May-August 1864 |
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Circulars,
December 1863-September 1864 |
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Monthly returns, 1855,
1865-1866,
fractional |
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These records consist of monthly returns for the 1st Regiment of
Infantry, United States Army, stationed in or near Texas before, during, and
after the Civil War, 1855 and 1865-1866. The one pre-Civil War return is for
August 1855, for Colonel Joseph Plympton's command, with headquarters at Ft.
McKavett, Texas. The other 14 returns date January through December 1865, and
May and July 1866; these are Colonel Robert C. Buchanan's regiment,
headquartered at New Orleans. |
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Information contained on these returns includes: stations of
companies and names of company captains; numbers of officers and enlisted men
present and absent, both by status (e.g., "sick")
and by rank; alterations (gain/loss) since the last monthly return; numbers of
horses and pieces of artillery; enlisted men on extra duty, accounted for by
name; absent enlisted men accounted for by name; commissioned officers present
and absent (names, ranks, and stations); and alterations among enlisted men
since the last return (name, rank, company, date, place, and remarks). |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged by State Archives staff chronologically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Monthly returns, Union troops records,
Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Monthly
returns |
| Oversize |
Folder |
| 401-968 |
12. |
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August 1855 |
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13. |
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January-June 1865 |
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14. |
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July-December 1865 |
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12. |
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May, July 1866 |
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Pay vouchers, 1860-1861,
fractional |
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These records consist of eight pay vouchers plus one abstract of
payments made to United States troops by Lieutenant Colonel P. N. Luckett,
Quartermaster and Acting Commissioner of the State of Texas, between November
1860 and March 1861. The officers paid include a captain and a 2nd lieutenant
of the U.S. 2nd Cavalry, a 1st and a 2nd lieutenant of the U.S. 1st Infantry,
and assistant surgeons of the U.S. Army; also, one corporal and one
musician. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Pay vouchers, Union troops records,
Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Folder |
| 401-859 |
9. |
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Pay vouchers,
1860-1861 |
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Morning report, 1862,
fractional |
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These records consist of one daily consolidated morning report
of the 42nd Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers, stationed at Long Island, New
York (November-December 1862). A notation on the reverse reads:
"To Colonel J. Y. Dashiell, Adjutant and Inspector
General, Austin, from Brigadier General Thomas B. Howard." |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Morning report, Union troops records,
Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-859 |
10. |
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Morning report,
1862 |
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Reports of guards, 1864-1865,
fractional |
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These records consist of a volume--without boards--containing
reports of guards of the 1st Regiment, Texas Cavalry, United States Army,
mounted at Brownsville and later at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, between April 6,
1864 and May 4, 1865. Information on the reports includes: numbers of officers
and men of each rank; lists of articles in charge; lists of the guard of the
1st, 2nd, and 3rd relief (with times of day indicated), by name, company,
regiment, where posted, and remarks; the names of the sergeant, corporal,
orderly for the commanding officer, and best shot; and a list of prisoners, by
name, company, regiment, when and by whom confined, charges, sentence, and
remarks. |
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Accession Information |
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Accession number: 1931/003 |
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This record, along with the one immediately following, were
"discovered... in an obscure corner of the basement of the
State Department," and transferred to the Texas State Archives by Texas
Secretary of State Jane Y. McCallum on November 5, 1931. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Reports of guards, Union troops records,
Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 401-859 |
11. |
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Reports of guards,
1864-1865 |
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Hospital payroll, 1860-1861,
fractional |
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These records consist of one muster roll/pay roll for steward,
wardmaster, cooks, nurses, matrons, and detached soldiers sick in the hospital
for Fort Mason, December 31, 1860-February 28, 1861. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Hospital payroll, Union troops records,
Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
| Map-case |
Folder |
| 401-1322 |
2. |
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Hospital payroll,
1860-1861 |
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Miscellaneous volume, 1863-1865,
fractional |
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These records consist of a volume that contains a variety of
Union troop records, dated 1863-1865: |
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- a roster of commissioned officers of the 2nd Regiment,
Texas Cavalry Volunteers, stationed at Brownsville;
- a descriptive list of Company A (and a fragmentary list
for Company B), of the 2nd Regiment, Texas Cavalry Volunteers, including such
information as name, rank, age, eyes, hair, complexion, height, birthplace,
occupation, when, where, and by whom enrolled and mustered;
- some copies of correspondence, 1863-1864;
- receipts for ordnance stores, camp and garrison
equipage, and quartermaster stores, March 1865; and
- lists of issues to individual men.
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A notation on the inside of the back cover of this volume reads:
"G. H. Radetski, Captain Company M, 1st Texas Volunteer
Cavalry, Morganzia, Louisiana, September 15, 1864." |
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Accession Information |
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Accession number: 1931/003 |
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This volume was transferred to the Texas State Archives by the
Texas Secretary of State on November 5, 1931. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Miscellaneous volume, Union troops
records, Civil War records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
| Volume |
| 401-998 |
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Miscellaneous volume,
1863-1865 |
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