Maud C. Fentress Papers, 1856-1869

By Perri Hamilton, Nicole Yatsonsky

Collection Overview

Title:	Maud C. Fentress Papers, 1856-1869
Predominant Dates:	1862-1865
ID:	01/ HM.0004
Extent:	3.0 Boxes
Arrangement:	The correspondence are arranged by the name of the person who wrote the letter, then by date.
Languages:	English

Abstract

Correspondence from Maud C. Fentress to her son Doctor David W. Fentress, her other children, and between Dr. Fentress and his wife Clara.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Contains the papers of Maud C. Fentress and the Fentress family concerning life in Tennessee and Texas during the Civil War period, including David W. Fentress's letters to Clara Fentress about Confederate activity in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas; treating the Confederate sick and wounded; and personal and family news. Also included are notes David made of telegrams received by his unit with news of progress in the war. He corresponded with his mother, Mrs. Maud C. Fentress, who lived in Bolivar, Tennessee, and wrote to his wife, Clara, who lived somewhere in Texas. There are a few other letters from other family members. Dr. Fentress wrote from several locations in Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana, including: Camp Groce near Hempstead, Texas; Camp Perry near Austin, Texas; Bastrop, Texas; Houston, Texas; Little Rock, Arkansas; Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Bayou Bluff in "Landry Parish", Louisiana; and Alexandria, Louisiana.

Collection Historical Note

David Wendel Fentress was born on December 5, 1833, in Hardeman, Tennessee to David Fentress (1794-1856) and Matilda “Maud” Caroline Wendel Fentress (1809–1887). In 1856 he received his M.D. degree from the University of Louisville, Kentucky. By 1858 he was living in Texas, and on March 10, 1858 he married Clara Frances Brown (1836-1872) in Caldwell County, Texas. He farmed in Texas until the start of the Civil War. On March 27, 1862, he enlisted as a private, Company K, Allen’s Regiment (17^th Texas Infantry), 25^th Brigade, Confederate States Army. On October 28, 1862, he passed the Confederate Army Board of Medical Examiners for the post/rank of Assistant Surgeon, Little Rock, Arkansas. He was then transferred to Morgan’s Squadron. On April 4, 1963, he was confirmed as Assistant Surgeon from Texas by the Confederate States Senate, and ordered to report to General T.H. Holmes, and became Assistant Surgeon, Morgan’s Squadron Texas Cavalry, District of Arkansas, Trans-Mississippi Department. He subsequently served with Carter’s Brigade, Gen. J.S. Marmaduke’s Division, District of Arkansas, as Assistant Surgeon, General Hospital, Houston, Texas, and as Assistant Surgeon, Post Hospital, Houston, Texas. In February of 1865 he was transferred to San Antonio, Texas. After the war, he went back to his farm in Texas, but in April 1871 he and his family moved to Bolivar, Tennessee, where he continued his medical practice. On February 7, 1872, his wife Clara passed away in San Saba County, Texas. In 1873 or 1874, he married his 2^nd wife, Nancy Elizabeth “Connie” Murray (1854-1915). In June 1880, he was working as a druggist in San Saba County, Texas. Dr. David W. Fentress passed away on May 16, 1889 in San Saba, Texas.

Access Information

Access Restrictions:

This collection is not restricted.

Use Restrictions:

Reproduction and publication of materials in this collection are subject to the policies of the UNT Special Collections department. Copyright restrictions may apply.

Physical Access Note:

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Administrative Information

Repository:	University Archives
Preferred Citation:	Maud C. Fentress Papers, University of North Texas Special Collections.
Finding Aid Revision History:	April 2018 by Nicole Yatsonsky - fixed dates, modified Scope/Content

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Box and Folder Listing
Box 94 Box 94a Box 3: Letter Transcripts

Box 94 Request Reading Room Access

Barcode: 704256
- Folder 1: Letters from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Son, Dr. D. W. Fentress, 1856-1858 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 2: Letters from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Son, Dr. D. W. Fentress, 1859 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 3: Letters from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Son, Dr. D. W. Fentress, 1860-1861 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 4: Letters from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Son, Dr. D. W. Fentress, 1862 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 5: Letters from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Son, Dr. D. W. Fentress, 1863-1869 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 6: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Brother, 1859 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 7: Letters from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Children, Specific Identities Unknown, 1861-1864 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 8: Letters from Dr. D. W. Fentress to His Wife, Clara, 1862 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 9: Letters from Dr. D. W. Fentress to His Wife, Clara; His Aunt; to Unknown Recipient, 1863 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 10: Letters from Dr. D. W. Fentress to His Wife, Clara, 1864 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 11: Letters from Dr. D. W. Fentress to His Wife, Clara, 1865; Letter from Kate Fentress to Her Brother, D. W. Fentress, 1862 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 12: Fentress Family Letter, 1865 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
  
  Barcode: 704256
Box 94a Request Reading Room Access

Barcode: 642674
- Item 1: Letter from J. J. Neely to Dr. D. W. Fentress, 1856/07/05 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 2: Letter with Faded Ink, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 3: Letter (Faded) From Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 4: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1858/03/18 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 5: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1858/06/30 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 6: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1858/05/31 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 7: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1858/07/02 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 8: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1858/08/08 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 9: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1858/09/01 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 10: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1858/09/29 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 11: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1858/10/21 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 12: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1859/01/04 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 13: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1859/05/14 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 14: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fenress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1859/05/16 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 15: Letter from M. C. Gentry to Her Brother, 1859/05/07 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 16: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1859/08/11 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 17: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1859/11/12 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 18: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1860/06/05 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 19: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1860/06 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 20: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1860/07/10 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 21: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1860/07/11 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 22: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1859/10/08 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 23: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1861/11/30 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 24: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1862/02/03 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 25: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress,, 1862/02/14 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 26: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1862/02/19 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 27: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1862/02/27 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 28: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1862/03/03 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 29: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1862/03/10 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 30: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1864/01/01 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 31: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1865/02/02 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 32: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1865/09/28 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 33: Letter from M. C. Gentry to Her Brother, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 34: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1863/08/23 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 35: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1865/12/04 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 36: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1865/02/04 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 37: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1861/11/10 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 38: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1862/10/19 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 39: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Children, 1863/09 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 40: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Children, 1863/10/10 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 41: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Children, 1864/01/15 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 42: Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, 1862/03/31 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 43: Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, 1863/03/29 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 44: Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, 1863/08/04 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 45: Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, 1864/06/02 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 46: Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, 1864/06/07 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 47: Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, 1864/06/14 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 48: Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, 1864/07/08 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 49: Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, 1864/12/18 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 50: Letter from W. M. Yandell to Mrs Clara Fentress, 1865/10/29 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 51: Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, 1864/05/19 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Item 52: Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, 1863/08/13 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
Box 3: Letter Transcripts Request Reading Room Access

Barcode: 708127
- Folder 1: Letter Transcripts, 1856/03/01 - 1859/05/14 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 2: Letter Transcripts, 1859/05/16 - 1859/10/26 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 3: Letter Transcripts, 1859/11/12 - 1862/02/03 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 4: Letter Transcripts, 1861/11/30 - 1862/10/19 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 5: Letter Transcripts, 1862/11/12 - 1863/07/12 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 6: Letter Transcripts, 1963/07/18 - 1863/08 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 7: Letter Transcripts, 1863/08/04 - 1863/10/10 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 8: Letter Transcripts, 1864/01/01 - 1864/06/14 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 9: Letter Transcripts, 1864/06/19 - 1865/05/30 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services
- Folder 10: Letter Transcripts, 1865/09/28 - 1869/08/04 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Maud C. Fentress Papers, 1856-1869

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Box and Folder ListingBrowse by BoxBox 94Box 94aBox 3: Letter Transcripts

Box 94 Request Reading Room Access

Folder 1: Letters from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Son, Dr. D. W. Fentress, 1856-1858 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 2: Letters from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Son, Dr. D. W. Fentress, 1859 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 3: Letters from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Son, Dr. D. W. Fentress, 1860-1861 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 4: Letters from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Son, Dr. D. W. Fentress, 1862 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 5: Letters from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Son, Dr. D. W. Fentress, 1863-1869 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 6: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Brother, 1859 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 7: Letters from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Children, Specific Identities Unknown, 1861-1864 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 8: Letters from Dr. D. W. Fentress to His Wife, Clara, 1862 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 9: Letters from Dr. D. W. Fentress to His Wife, Clara; His Aunt; to Unknown Recipient, 1863 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 10: Letters from Dr. D. W. Fentress to His Wife, Clara, 1864 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 11: Letters from Dr. D. W. Fentress to His Wife, Clara, 1865; Letter from Kate Fentress to Her Brother, D. W. Fentress, 1862 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Folder 12: Fentress Family Letter, 1865 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Box 94a Request Reading Room Access

Item 1: Letter from J. J. Neely to Dr. D. W. Fentress, 1856/07/05 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 2: Letter with Faded Ink, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 3: Letter (Faded) From Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 4: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1858/03/18 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 5: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1858/06/30 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 6: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1858/05/31 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 7: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1858/07/02 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 8: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1858/08/08 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 9: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1858/09/01 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 10: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1858/09/29 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 11: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1858/10/21 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 12: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1859/01/04 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 13: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1859/05/14 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 14: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fenress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1859/05/16 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 15: Letter from M. C. Gentry to Her Brother, 1859/05/07 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 16: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1859/08/11 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 17: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1859/11/12 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 18: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1860/06/05 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 19: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1860/06 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 20: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1860/07/10 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 21: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1860/07/11 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 22: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1859/10/08 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 23: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1861/11/30 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 24: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1862/02/03 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 25: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress,, 1862/02/14 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 26: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1862/02/19 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 27: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1862/02/27 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 28: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1862/03/03 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 29: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1862/03/10 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 30: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1864/01/01 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 31: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1865/02/02 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 32: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1865/09/28 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 33: Letter from M. C. Gentry to Her Brother, undated Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 34: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1863/08/23 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 35: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1865/12/04 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 36: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1865/02/04 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 37: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1861/11/10 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 38: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Son, David Fentress, 1862/10/19 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 39: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Children, 1863/09 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 40: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Children, 1863/10/10 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 41: Letter from Mrs. M. C. Fentress to Her Children, 1864/01/15 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 42: Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, 1862/03/31 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 43: Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, 1863/03/29 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 44: Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, 1863/08/04 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 45: Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, 1864/06/02 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 46: Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, 1864/06/07 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 47: Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, 1864/06/14 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Item 48: Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, 1864/07/08 Request Reading Room Access Request Duplication Services

Box and Folder Listing
Box 94 Box 94a Box 3: Letter Transcripts