Texas--History--Civil War
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Calfee Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 C15
Scope and Contents
Papers, chiefly 1858-1889, of the Calfee family of southwest Virginia. Includes letters written from Texas by Calvin J. Calfee and letters written by Confederate soldiers David H. Calfee, James Calfee, L. S. Calfee and William B. Calfee as well as deeds for land in Pulaski and Wythe counties, Virginia. 431 items.
Dates:
1812-1919; Majority of material found in 1859-1889
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Theodocius Joshua Scurlock Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 81 Scu4
Scope and Contents
The collection is primarily composed of letters received by Dr. Theodocius Joshua Scurlock (1828-1887), a graduate of Tulane University and a resident of Texas and Mexico, 1855-1888, from family members in Alabama and Texas, and friends in Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas. The letters reflect the restlessness of the pre-Civil War years, and the difficulties and disillusionment felt by many people during Reconstruction. The diary included was kept by Scurlock on his journey to Mexico, December...
Dates:
1855-1888
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center