Confederate States of America, Army, Military Commission:
An Inventory of the Collection, 1862, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator | Confederate States of America. Army | |
| Title: | Confederate States of America, Army, Military Commission Collection, | |
| Dates: | 1862 | |
| Abstract: | The papers consist of photocopies of hand written proceedings of the Confederate Military Commission from July 2 - October 10, 1862. | |
| Collection # | S 196.1 | |
| Quantity: | 1 wallet (0.2 linear feet) | |
| Language | English. | |
| Repository: | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University | |
Biographical Sketch
This was a military commission appointed in 1862 by General P. O. Hebert to hear cases in San Antonio, Texas, of persons arrested because of Union sympathies, chiefly among German Texans, during the Civil War. Texas served the Confederate States of America during the war between the states.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains photocopies of hand written proceedings of the Confederate Military Commission (July 2 - October 10, 1862) concerning Union sympathizers in Texas at the beginning of the Civil War. The original papers are held in the Texas State Archive in Austin, Texas.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Index Terms |
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| The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed. | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Confederate States of America. Army | ||
| Places | ||
| Confederate States of America | ||
| United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 | ||
| United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--German Americans | ||
| Subjects | ||
| German Americans--Texas | ||
| Military courts--Texas--San Antonio | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Confederate States of America, Army, Military Commission Collection, 1862, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Acquisition
Gift, 1970s
Processed by
Abel Ramirez, August 2000