Descriptive Summary
Fulkerson, Isaac
Isaac Fulkerson
Papers
1861-1865 Materials
are written in English.
2008-208
5 letters
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
The collection consists
of five letters written by Isaac Fulkerson to relatives, spanning the duration
of the Civil War. Fulkerson was a member of the Eighth Texas Calvary Regiment,
known as Terry’s Texas Rangers, a group of Texas volunteers for the Confederate
Army.
Biographical NoteIsaac Fulkerson (1831-1889), of Brenham,
Texas, was a member of the Eighth Texas Calvary Regiment, known as Terry’s
Texas Rangers, a group of Texas volunteers for the Confederate Army.
Scope and ContentsThe collection consists of five letters
written by Isaac Fulkerson to relatives, spanning the duration of the Civil
War. In the first letter, written in January 1861 in Brenham, Texas, Fulkerson
describes the political climate in Texas and public support for secession. The
remaining four letters are addressed to his sister and were written in Brenham,
Texas and in Georgia. They recount Fulkerson’s joining of the Confederate Army
and his subsequent experiences during the Civil War.
Access RestrictionsUnrestricted access.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Fulkerson, Isaac, 1831-1889 --
Archives.
Subjects (Organizations)
Confederate States of America. Army. Texas
Cavalry Regiment, 8th
Subjects
United States -- History -- Civil War,
1861-1865 -- Correspondence.
United States -- History --
Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Texas.
Preferred Citation Isaac Fulkerson Papers, 1861-1865,
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2.325/F257
Letters,
1861-1865