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Dr. David W. Fentress Family Papers
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Creator: |
Fentress, Dr. David W.
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Dr. David W. Fentress Family Papers |
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Inclusive Dates: |
1858-1865 |
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Bulk Dates: |
1858-1865 |
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Identification: |
MSS Dr. David Fentress Family Papers |
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1 box |
David W. Fentress, a Confederate physician from Texas, exchanged letters with his family during
the Civil War. He served in the Confederate army in Arkansas (1862-1863), Louisiana
(1864), and Texas (1862, 1865). Dr. Fentress is listed as one of 24 Assistant
Surgeons from Texas in the "Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of
America, 1861-1865 [volume 3], Friday March 13, 1863." There were also nine
Surgeons on the list, a total of 33 physicians from Texas.
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This small collection consists of correspondence in which Dr. Fentress details his army
experiences in both Arkansas and Texas, noting deaths in his unit and the short
supply of physicians to treat the sick and wounded. Also included in this collection
are notes the doctor made of telegrams received by his unit with news of progress in
the war. He corresponded with his mother, Mrs. Maud C. Fentress, who lived in
Bolivar, Tennessee, and wrote to his wife, Clara, who lived somewhere in Texas.
There are a few other letters from other family members. Dr. Fentress wrote from
several locations in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, including: Camp Groce near
Hempstead, Texas; Camp Perry near Austin, Texas; Bastrop, Texas; Houston, Texas;
Little Rock, Arkansas; Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Bayou Bluff in "Landry Parish",
Louisiana; and Alexandria, Louisiana. Consisting of only thirteen folders of
letters, this small collection has not been divided into series.
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Arrangement |
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The letters in this collection have been grouped by the person who wrote them. This includes
Dr. David W. Fentress, Maud C. Fentress, and other unidentified family members of
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Restrictions on Access
Open for research.
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Subjects: |
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Fentress, David W. Fentress, David W. -- Archives.
Fentress, Maud C. Fentress, Maud C. -- Archives. Fentress family -- Archives.
Confederate States of America. Army -- Surgeons. Confederate States of America
-- History, Military. Arkansas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Louisiana
-- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Tennessee -- History -- Civil War,
1861-1865. Texas -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. United States -- History
-- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care. |
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Bolivar, Tennessee. Hempstead, Texas. Austin,
Texas. Houston, Texas. Bastrop, Texas. Little Rock, Arkansas. Pine Bluff,
Arkansas. Bayou Bluff, Louisiana. Alexandria, Louisiana. |
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Letters. |
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For reproduction of any copyrighted materials, permission must be obtained from the
owner of the copyright. This is a responsibility of individual researchers, not the
University Archives.
Materials are available for research only in the University of North Texas Archives,
during its normal hours of operation. Materials are not loaned out. Depending upon
how fragile the materials are, they may or may not be allowed to be photocopied or
scanned.
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The collection was donated to UNT in 1976 by M. C. Fentress.
Dr. David W. Fentress Family Papers, University of North Texas Archives, Denton, Texas.
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Letters from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to son, Dr. D. W. Fentress, 1856-1858 |
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Letters from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to son, Dr. D. W. Fentress, 1859 |
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Letters from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to son, Dr. D. W. Fentress, 1860-1861 |
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Letters from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to son, Dr. D. W. Fentress, 1862 |
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Letters from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to son, Dr. D. W. Fentress, 1863-1869 |
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Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to brother, 1859 |
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Letters from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to her children, specific identities
unknown, 1861-1864 |
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Letters from D. W. Fentress to wife, Clara, 1862 |
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Letters from Dr. D. W. Fentress to wife, Clara; to aunt; to unknown
recipient, 1863 |
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Letters from Dr. D. W. Fentress to wife, Clara, 1864 |
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Fentress to wife, Clara (1865); letter from Kate Fentress to brother, D. W.
Fentress (1862), 1862, 1865 |
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Fentress family letters, 1865 |
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Fentress family letters, 1859-1865 |
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