Descriptive Summary
Lane, Dr.[? ]
Lane, Dr.[? ], Collection
1864
Materials are written in English.
88-313
3 pp.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Comprised of an affidavit, the Dr. [?] Lane Collection, 1864, documents accusations made against Lane for his anti-Confederate and anti-Southern sentiments as well as for deserting the Confederate Army.
Biographical Note
A native of Illinois, Dr. Lane of Goliad County, Texas, was accused of disloyalty to the Confederacy and harboring anti-Southern sentiments in 1864. Lane was indicted by attorney Frederick Wiles Faunt Le Roy (1818-1900). The latter served as clerk, master in chancery, and district attorney in Brownsville, Texas, before enlisting in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Source:
Faunt Le Roy, Frederick Wiles. . Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed April 4, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ffa15.
Scope and Contents
Comprised of an affidavit, the Dr. [?] Lane Collection, 1864, documents accusations made against Lane for his anti-Confederate and anti-Southern sentiments as well as for deserting the Confederate Army. Consisting of three exhibits, the affidavit contains the accounts of Frederick Wiles Faunt Le Roy, J. A. Dill, and John W. Patton, describing Lane’s character and attitudes on the Civil War.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Dill, J. A.
Faunt Le Roy, Frederick Wiles.
Lane, Dr.[? ] -- Archives.
Patton, John W.
Subjects
Affidavits -- Texas -- History -- 19th century.
Desertion, Military -- Confederate States of America -- History.
Unionists (United States Civil War).
Places
Confederate States of America -- History.
Goliad County (Tex.) -- History -- 19th century.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Preferred Citation
Dr. [?] Lane Collection, 1864, 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
2.325/A127
Affidavit,
1864