A Guide to the Fort Hudson (Tex.) Collection, 1860
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Fort Davis (Tex.) | |
| Creator: | United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 8th. | |
| Title: | Fort Hudson (Tex.) collection | |
| Dates: | 1860 | |
| Abstract: | Comprised of military records, the Fort Hudson (Tex.) Collection, 1860, documents the military activities of the 8th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army, while stationed at Fort Hudson, located on the Devil’s River in Texas. The collection includes regimental requisitions, issues for troops and a hospital, a report about the employment of a post guide, and other records signed or ordered by Major Larkin Smith. | |
| Accession No.: | 88-349 | |
| Extent: | 1/4 in. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Scope and Contents
Comprised of military records, the Fort Hudson (Tex.) Collection, 1860, documents the military activities of the 8th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army, while stationed at Fort Hudson, located on the Devil’s River in Texas. The collection includes regimental requisitions, issues for troops and a hospital, a report about the employment of a post guide, and other records signed or ordered by Major Larkin Smith.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Smith, Larkin. | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 8th -- Archives. | ||
| United States. Army -- Military life. | ||
| Places | ||
| Fort Davis (Tex.) -- Archives. | ||
| Fort Davis (Tex.) -- History. | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Fort Hudson (Tex.) Collection, 1860, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory: | |||||||||||||
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| 2.325/A72b | Papers, 1860 | ||||||||||||