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Tactics and technique of division artillery and higher artillery echelons.

Describes the mission, organization, and principles of employment of the field artillery unit.

Date: May 24, 1944

Creator: United States. War Department.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 16, 1864]

Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara was written while he was on the march in Louisiana. He describes the troops that are gathered and speculates on the purpose of their movements. He mentions that he has been invited to dine with Captain McDavid.

Date: August 16, 1864

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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Making a Good Soldier: a Historical and Quantitative Study of the 15th Texas Infantry, C. S. A.

In late 1861, the Confederate Texas government commissioned Joseph W. Speight to raise an infantry battalion. Speight's Battalion became the Fifteenth Texas Infantry in April 1862, and saw almost no action for the next year as it marched throughout Texas, Arkansas, and the Indian Territory. In May 1863 the regiment was ordered to Louisiana and for the next seven months took an active role against Federal troops in the bayou country. From March to May 1864 the unit helped turn away the Union Red… more

Date: December 1998

Creator: Hamaker, Blake Richard

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries

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[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 16, 1864]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara was written while he was on the march in Louisiana. He describes the troops that are gathered and speculates on the purpose of their movements. He mentions that he has been invited to dine with Captain McDavid.

Date: August 16, 1864

Creator: Fentress, David

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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Umpire manual.

Describes procedures to be used by umpires in military exercises used in the training of ground forces.

Date: March 31, 1944

Creator: United States. War Department.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Field fortifications

"This manual describes field fortification methods and gives details of construction of entrenchments, emplacements, and shelters. It also outlines the principles of terrain appreciation which apply to field fortifications, and explains how to combine individual field fortifications into a unified system by means of organization of the ground."

Date: February 14, 1944

Creator: United States. War Department.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Armored infantry battalion.

Describes "the tactical employment of the armored infantry battalion, both as part of a larger force, and when acting independently."

Date: November 1944

Creator: United States. War Department.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department