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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Johann Stengler Papers |
| Author | Stengler, Johann; Hankamer, Charles; Hankamer, J W; Haas, Oscar; Hankamer Frank, Philippine |
| Date | 30 Apr 1855 - 18 Apr 1865 |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Reference | 3H180, Folder 2 |
| Library / Archive | Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin |
| Collection Name | Stengler (Johann) Papers, 1845, 1855-1865 |
| Description | Letters from Charles Hankamer at Crackersneck, Texas giving family news and insight into how well the farm is doing. Letters from J. W. Hankamer on the progress of the Civil War and troop movements. Letters from John Stengler to Fritz Hankamer in 1862 regarding the Civil War and the Battle of Sabine Pass and letters in 1863 to stepsons Fritz and George Hankamer touching on the Battle of Galveston. Letters in 1864 and 1865 of John Stengler writing to Fritz Hankamer in the Confederate Army and the end of the war. |
| Theme(s) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations |
| Places | Louisiana, Crackersneck, Houston, Texas, United States |
| Ports | Galveston, Texas, United States |
| Nationality | German; African American |
| People | Merick, Major; Hankamer, Fritz; Mueller, Captain Heinrich; De Bray, Colonel; von Bose, Julius |
| Keywords | emigration society, German Emigration Company, health and sickness, family, medical staff, agriculture, livestock, farming, injury, prairie, Civil War, camp, yellow fever, railway, Confederacy, Yankee |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin catalogue. |
| Language | English |
| Document(s) linked to |
Diary of Julius von Bose during the Journey from Germany to Texas in the Year of 1845 |
| Copyright | Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin |
