Folder 3
Container
Contains 1 Collection or Record:
Placeholder pages for portraits of men in Heartsill's unit (the original publication of the journal included portraits), also including a list of the unit's fallen soldiers
Item — Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Journal describes Heartsill's experiences during the U.S. Civil War, including material related to Texas ranching activities, Indian and Mexican affairs, and botany; the Texas Secession Convention; generals Braxton Bragg, Stonewall Jackson, Joseph E. Johnston, and John W. Whitfield; his work with the W.P. Lane Rangers (later Company F, 2nd Regiment, Texas Calvary); battles of Chickamauga and Vicksburg; prisoners of war; and Confederate Army Trans-Mississippi Department. Heartsill...
Dates:
1861 - 1866