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Article on Slaves Found by Union Troops at Brashear City
In this article, the New York Herald takes notice of a letter from Gen, Godfrey Weitzel to Department of the Gulf headquarters about "Four Hundred Wagonloads of Negroes" left behind by evacuating Confederates in Brashear City. Although Weitzel's…
Analysis of Salt at Avery Island, 1862
A brief memo showing an analysis of the concentration of sodium chloride in
salt excavated from Avery Island. The analysis was conducted sometime in
1862 by Eugene W. Hilgard, the Mississippi state geologist.
Amnesty Oath and Examination of Samuel Q. Richardson
Richardson was a resident of Van Zandt County, Texas, who enlisted in the 22nd Infantry in Texas but then deserted in Louisiana in 1863. He spent the remainder of the war with his brother-in-law in Clark County, Missouri, but then applied for amnesty…
Alfred C. Weeks to William F. Weeks, November 6, 1863
Weeks updates "Bill," presumably his brother about what he saw on a recent return
to Louisiana and also discusses various arrangments for hauling cotton and hiring
out slaves. Several named slaves are mentioned.
Alfred C. Weeks to John C. Moore, November 16, 1863
Weeks writes Moore from Houston about his plans for hauling cotton and
selling sugar. He also mentions the impact of the Union occupation of
Brownsville on the city.