Philpott Texana Collection, 1844-1879

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...

Bell, James Hall, 1825-1892

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James Hall Bell, lawyer and justice, the son of Mary Eveline (McKenzie) and Josiah Hughes Bell, was born at Bell's Landing (now Columbia) on January 2, 1825. In 1837 he entered St. Joseph's College at Bardstown, Kentucky, but returned to Texas on the death of his father in 1838. He attended Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, from 1839 to 1842, when he returned to Texas and served under Alexander Somervell in repelling the Mexican invasions of 1842. Bell studied law with William H. ...

Archer, Richard T.

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Philpott, William A.

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William A. Philpott, Jr., served as secretary of the Texas Bankers Association from 1915 through 1964. In addition to his professional endeavors, Philpott collected Texana, including the letters of Texas revolutionaries and Civil War soldiers over a fifty-year period. By the 1980s, he had amassed nearly 900 items, most of which were sold at an auction in Dallas, Texas, in 1986. From the description of Philpott Texana Collection, 1844-1879 (University of Texas...

Pease, E. M. (Elisha Marshall), 1812-1883

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Two land grant certificates for Christopher King and John H. King for land in Denton County, Texas. The first certificate was signed by Texas Governor Elisha M. Pease on April 30, 1857, and the second signed by Texas Governor Sam Houston on February 6, 1860. From the description of Denton County land grants for Christopher C. King, 1857-1860. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 647767788 Born in Enfield, Connecticut...

Hubbard, Richard Bennett, 1832-1901

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Governor of Texas, Confederate army officer, and diplomat. From the description of Appointment of Richard Bennett Hubbard, 1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452114 ...

Stockdale, Fletcher S.

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