Texas Confederate Gravesite Project Records:
A Guide
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Bryan, Jimmy L. | |
| Title: | Texas Confederate Gravesite Project Records | |
| Inclusive Dates: | Approximately 1986-1990 | |
| Abstract: | The records are comprised of correspondence, research files, books, and printed material from a project to compile information on the Confederate veterans of the Civil War who are buried in Texas cemeteries. Sources include individuals, institutions, and organizations. The project includes an alphabetical ledger, files of contributor correspondence, and information filed by county name. Information was contributed both on forms and in letters and includes names with birth and death dates, rank, service record, and place of burial as well as biographical sketches and family information of many of the veterans. | |
| Identification: | AR429 | |
| Extent: | 6 boxes (2.5 linear ft.) | |
| Language: | Materials are in English. | |
| Repository: | Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library | |
Biographical Note
Jimmy Bryan received his M.A. in history from the University of Texas at Arlington. His primary interests are in the Civil War and Texas history.
Scope and Contents
Texas Confederate Gravesite Project Records are comprised of correspondence, research files, books, and printed material. Bryan collected the material between 1988 and 1990 with the intent of publishing a book listing all of the Confederate soldiers' gravesites in Texas. The State of Texas had attempted to collect similar information for the centennial of the Civil War. Bryan included all the information the state had received plus as much more as he could collect. This information is listed by the county of the gravesite. The information gathering process depended on volunteers who were interested in Confederate soldiers obtaining and submitting information they had. The collectors can be divided into two groups: county historical societies/historians and descendants of the Confederate soldiers.
The county historians tried to list all known gravesites in their county. The descendants/family historians tended to list all their known ancestors who were buried in Texas, regardless of location of the grave(s). The record for Montague County is particularly good. Several county historical societies wrote back to Bryan suggesting he buy their county history book, which contained the information. If such books were purchased, they were donated to the University of Texas at Arlington Library separately.
The State of Texas attempted a similar project as part of the centennial observance of the Civil War. Copies of all the information the State received, which was not as comprehensive are included in these project files. These files comprise Series I.
Series II is comprised of the surname lists, which were predominantly compiled from published sources but include some of the listings submitted by the volunteers. These are alphabetical by the first letter of the last name only, but are keyed by a number in the left-hand margin to the published source from which the information was extracted. Bryan's published sources are listed in the first folder in Series II.
Series III contains other information of interest to the researcher, including a list of names of cemeteries in each county, the correspondence Mr. Bryan received on the subject, and a county map of Williamson County, showing the location of all cemeteries in that county.
Organization | ||
| The Texas Confederate Gravesite Project Records are organized in three series: | ||
| Series I. County Listing, 1988-1990. 1.7 linear ft. (4 document boxes) | ||
| Series II. Surname Lists, 1988-1990. 0.4 linear ft. (1 document box) | ||
| Series III. Other Records, 1986-1990. 0.4 linear ft. (1 document box) | ||
Restrictions
Access
Open for research.
Literary Rights Statement
Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.
Index Terms | ||
| These materials are indexed under the following headings in the catalog of The University of Texas at Arlington Library. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Soldiers--Texas--Registers. | ||
| Registers of births, etc.--Texas. | ||
| Places | ||
| Texas--Genealogy. | ||
| Texas--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Biography. | ||
| Alternate Titles | ||
| Historical Manuscripts Collection | ||
Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift of Jimmy L. Bryan,1995.
The donor collected these records in 1988-1990. When Mr. Bryan discovered that publication was not going to be feasible, he donated all the materials to the University of Texas at Arlington Library, Special Collections, in 1995.
Accessioned as 95-63.
Citation
Texas Confederate Gravesite Project Records, AR429, Box Number, Folder Number, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library.
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