W. D. Lowther Civil War letters, 1864-

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W. D. Lowther Civil War letters, 1864-

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The Lowther collection consists of 13 letters from Confederate soldier W.D. Lowther to his fiancee, Phronie or Fronie Autry, in Texas during the United States Civil War. Dated from June, 1863 through May of 1864, these handwritten letters are all accompanied by typed transcriptions, and a few folders contain handwritten transcripts, as well.

.5 linear ft.

University of Houston, M.D. Anderson Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7996379

University of Houston, M.D. Anderson Library

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Lowther, W. D.

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W.D. Lowther was a member of Company D, 2nd Texas Brigade, 17th Consolidated Regiment in the Confederate Army. This company was attached to Fluornoy's Regiment sometime in 1863, and approximately 25 men from Walker's division were with them as well. From the description of W. D. Lowther Civil War letters, 1864- (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 694860195 ...

Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Brigade

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During the Civil War, Hood's Texas Brigade of the Confederate Army organized on October 22, 1861, in Richmond, Virginia, under the command of Brig. Gen. Louis T. Wigfall with the First, Fourth, and Fifth Texas Infantry Regiments. Several other regiments and companies were attached to the Brigade over the next year, with only the Third Arkansas Infantry staying until the end of the war. Col. John Bell Hood commanded the Fourth Texas Regiment until Wigfall resigned in Febr...