J. D. Stevens
Sergeant
- Joined
- Dec 11, 2016
- Location
- Deep In The Heart of Texas
My great grandfather was a private in Likens' 35th Texas Cavalry. He served on the Texas Gulf Coast during the bitter winter of 1863-64. In March the regiment was sent to Louisiana and served during the Red River Campaign. They remained in Louisiana operating in the upper Atchafalaya River region until February 1865. The regiment was sent back to Texas, dismounted, and sent to the defenses at Galveston until the final days of the Trans-Mississippi played out in late May 1865.
For whatever reason this veteran kept the worthless Confederate money he brought home and it has been handed down to me. The money was frayed, worn and dirty, but it was money carried in the pocket of a known soldier while serving during the war or at least at the end. There were 22 bills with a face value of $92.75. One bill of each type and denomination have been framed with acid free matting and museum grade glass for display. Bills without markings on the back were mounted in frames for wall mount. Bills with a design on both sides have been installed in a stand so both sides can be viewed.
$5 Texas Treasury Warrant and a $0.75 Hopkins County, Texas Treasury Warrant
CSA $1 and $2 bills
State of Louisiana $5 and $20 bills
CSA $10 bill
Back side of a CSA $10 bill
Excuse the quality of pictures. The glare off the glass made it difficult to get the perfect shot.
For whatever reason this veteran kept the worthless Confederate money he brought home and it has been handed down to me. The money was frayed, worn and dirty, but it was money carried in the pocket of a known soldier while serving during the war or at least at the end. There were 22 bills with a face value of $92.75. One bill of each type and denomination have been framed with acid free matting and museum grade glass for display. Bills without markings on the back were mounted in frames for wall mount. Bills with a design on both sides have been installed in a stand so both sides can be viewed.
$5 Texas Treasury Warrant and a $0.75 Hopkins County, Texas Treasury Warrant
CSA $1 and $2 bills
State of Louisiana $5 and $20 bills
CSA $10 bill
Back side of a CSA $10 bill
Excuse the quality of pictures. The glare off the glass made it difficult to get the perfect shot.