Bourland, James A., Papers, 1841-1896 (bulk 1861-1865)

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Bourland, James A., Papers, 1841-1896 (bulk 1861-1865)

Comprising negative microfilm reproductions of correspondence, orders, invoices, muster rolls, and other military documents, the James A. Bourland Papers, 1841-1896 (bulk 1861-1865), primarily chronicle Bourland's military career as commander of Texas troops in the Red River Valley during the Civil War and on the Texas-Cherokee Nation frontier.

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