Descriptive Summary
Bledsoe, Joseph, 1827-1880.
Joseph Bledsoe
Papers
1854-1865 Materials
are written in English.
7 items
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Correspondence of
Bledsoe concerning Brownsville during the Civil War and Austin before and after
it.
Biographical NoteJoseph Bledsoe (1827-1880) came to Texas
in the early 1850s as a surveyor, practiced law in Austin (1854-1858) and
Denton (1858-1860), and was wounded as a Confederate soldier. In later life he
served as judge of the Twenty-seventh District and practiced law in Sherman.
Scope and ContentsCorrespondence of Bledsoe concerning
Brownsville during the Civil War and Austin before and after it.
Access RestrictionsUnrestricted access.
Use RestrictionsUnrestricted use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Bledsoe, Joseph, 1827-1880 --
Archives.
Subjects
United States -- History -- Civil War,
1861-1865 -- Sources.
Places
Austin (Tex.) -- History --
Sources.
Brownsville (Tex.) --
History -- Sources.
Preferred CitationJoseph Bledsoe Papers, 1854-1865, Center
for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
3H71
Correspondence,
1854-1865