Box 1: Black Family Correspondence, 1858-1865
Before 1860 or undated:
"My Boast," written by Patience Crain while a school-girl, (1858), p. 5.
Letter to Patie from H.A. Childress, (1/20/60), p. 7.
To Patie from R.G. Childress, Henderson, Texas, (3/18/?), p. 9.
1862:
To James Black from Wm. Ditto, Black's cousin, Camp Washington, Arkansas, (1/14).
Galveston Texas, (2/14).
P, (2/17).
P, (2/22).
P, (3/1).
P, (3/23).
To Dear Sister from Mollie J.Black, Whitesburg, Ala., (3/29).
P, (3/30).
Fort Herbert, (4/6).
P, (undated), p. 24.
P, (4/6).
Fort Herbert, (4/7).
P, (4/10).
P, (4/23).
P, (5/4).
To James Black from William Black, (5/7).
Fort Hebert, (6/1).
P, (6/2).
Fort Herbert, (6/6).
P, (6/6).
P, (6/15).
P, (6/17).
Fort Herbert, (6/17).
P, (6/23).
Fort Herbert, (7/3).
Fort Herbert, (7/5).
P, (7/10).
P, (7/20).
P, (7/22).
P, (7/28).
P, (9/14).
Virginia Point, (9/15).
Headquarters - Virginia Point, (9/21).
P, (?), p. 65.
Virginia Point, (9/26).
P, (9/28).
Virginia Point, (11/1).
Virginia Point, (11/6).
P, (11/15).
P, (11/22).
Virginia Point, (11/25).
Virginia Point, (11/28).
P, (11/29).
Headquarters Co. "I" Cook's Reg't Art'y, (12/1).
P, (12/14).
Headquarters - Virginia Point, (12/15).
Fort Herbert, (12/17).
Fort Herbert, (12/26).
Headquarters Cook's Reg't Art'y Ft. Herbert, (12/29).
Virginia Point, (12/30).
1863:
Galveston, Virginia Point, (1/4).
P, (1/5).
Galveston, (1/8).
P, (1/10).
Galveston, (1/14).
P, (1/14).
P, (1/15).
P, (1/25).
Galveston, (1/26).
P, (1/31).
P, (2/1).
Headquarters - Virginia Pt., (2/2).
Virginia Point, (2/7).
P, (2/14).
P, (2/15).
Fort Point, (2/18).
Battery Rogers, (2/26).
P, (2/28).
Fort Point Galveston Island, (3/3).
Battery Rogers, (3/4).
P, (3/8).
P, (3/12).
To Pat from James S. Crain, brother, (4/8).
To Mother and Father from James S. Crain, (4/9).
Fort Point, (4/11).
Fort Point Galveston Island, (4/17).
Fort Point, (4/23).
P, Henderson, (4/27).
P, Henderson, (5/1).
Fort Point, (5/7).
Fort Point, (5/10).
Fort Point, (5/14).
P, Henderson, (5/17).
Fort Point, (5/19).
P, Henderson, (5/23).
Fort Point, (5/25).
P, (6/23).
In Camp, (6/30).
P, (7/4).
Galveston, (7/6).
P, (7/12).
Fort Point, (7/12).
Fort Point Galveston Island, (7/13).
Fort Point, (7/15).
Fort Point, (7/28).
P, Harris Creek, (7/28).
P, (8/1).
Galveston Island, (8/2).
Fort Point Galveston Island, (8/4).
P, (8/8).
Fort Point, (8/9).
P, (8/13).
Galveston Island, (8/15).
P, (8/16).
To Sister from Martha Black, Port Sullivan, (8/18).
Fort Point, (8/22).
Fort Point, (8/27).
P, (8/29).
P, (9/6).
To Lieut. James Black from J.D. Black, South Bosque, (9/6).
Fort Point Galveston Island, (9/10).
P, (9/13).
P, (9/19).
Fort Point, (9/20).
P, (9/27).
Fort Point, (10/2).
Fort Point Galveston Texas, (10/9).
P, (10/10).
Fort Point Galveston Island, (10/18).
To Brother Jimmie from Mat Crain, (10/?), p. 201.
P, (10/31).
Fort Point, (11/1).
P, (11/8).
P, (11/21).
In Camps, (11/22).
P, (11/29).
Fort Point, (11/29).
P, (12/1).
Fort Point Galveston Island, (12/4).
Fort Point Galveston Island, (12/12).
Fort Point Galveston Island, (12/18).
Fort Point, (12/20).
P, (12/25).
Va. Pt. Drawbridge, (12/29).
Va. Pt. Drawbridge, (12/31).
1864:
Fort Point, (1/3).
P, (1/2).
P, (1/16).
Fort Point, (1/17).
P, (1/19).
Fort Point Galveston Island, (1/23).
P, (1/31).
P, (2/6).
Fort Point, (2/7).
Fort Point, (2/13).
P, (2/14).
Fort Point, (2/20).
To Brother Jimmie from Mattie Crain, (2/25).
P, (2/20), p.246
Fort Point, (2/28).
P, Brazos Retreat, (2/28).
P, Brazos Retreat, (3/6).
Fort Point, (3/6).
P, (3/13)d
P, (3/20).
Fort Sulakowski, (5/27).
P, (after 5/27).
Fort Sulakowski, (6/8).
P, (6/8).
P, (after 6/8).
Fort Sulakowski, (6/17).
P, (6/25).
To Sister from Mollie, Morgan County Ala., (7/8).
Fort Sulakowski, (7/8).
P, (7/10).
Fort Sulakowski, (7/21).
P, Brazos Bottom, (7/22).
Fort Sulakowski, (8/2).
P, (8/6).
P, (8/13).
Fort Sulakowski, (8/19).
P, (8/20).
P, (8/25).
To Brother (Will Crain) from Matt Crain, (10/1).
Millican, (11/20).
To Brother (Will Crain) from Matt Crain, (11/20).
P, (12/11).
Fort Sulakowski, (12/18).
P, Brazos Bottom, (12/23).
In Camp, (12/24).
P, Brazos Retreat, (12/29).
1865
In Camp, (1/1).
P, Waco Texas, (1/6).
Defenses of Galveston, (1/13).
Defenses of Galveston, (1/28).
Defenses of Galveston, (2/2).
Battery Rogers, (2/11).
P, (2/12).
Battery Rogers, (2/26).
Battery Rogers, (3/4).
Battery Rogers, (3/13).
Battery Rogers, (3/19).
1869:
To Jack from Frank, Henderson, Texas, (3/17), p. 11.