Freestone County, Texas History The Tri-weekly Telegraph [of Houston] January 20, 1864 Page: 2 List of Deserters from the 20th Regiment T. D. C. Company K - T. J. Eggar, 23 years, 5 feet 10 inches, black eyes, dark hair, dark complexion, farmer, Freestone co; corporals W. T. Fry, 25 years, 5 feet 7 inches, dark eyes, light hair, dark complexion, farmer, do [ditto] co; McIntson, 33 years, dark eyes, dark hair, dark complexion, farmer, Freestone co; privates S. M. Jones, 30 years, 5 feet 8 inches, dark eyes, dark hair, fair complexion, farmer, Freestone co; ... J. M. Lee, 33 years, 5 feet 8 inches, hazel eyes, dark hair, fair complexion, farmer, Freestone co; ... J. Whitfield, private, 46 years, 5 feet 7 inches, hazel eyes, dark hair, dark complexion, farmer, Freestone co. J. R. JOHNSON, Major Commanding, 20th Regiment, T.D.C. Jan 20th, twl - wlt =============================================== The Tri-weekly [Houston] Telegraph January 29, 1864 Page: 2 We learn that small pox is prevailing in Brenham, Chappell Hill, Fairfield and other towns in the interior. New cases continue to occur in this city, but it attracts little or no attention. We hear of few deaths. =============================================== The Houston Daily Telegraph March 8, 1864 Page: 2 From the Fairfield Pioneer A disease, said to be hog cholera, has appeared among the hogs in this county, and is proving fatal to an alarming extent. If any of our friends can furnish us with a recipe for its cure, we will gladly publish it. =============================================== The Houston Daily Telegraph July 15, 1864 Page: 2 Madisonville, July 5th, 1864 Ed. Tel. - Our scouts have just got in; they got two of the me that robbed Mr. A. J. Sload, of company A, Pyron's regiment Texas Cavalry, and you will please make it known in the columns of your paper, for I have got Mr. Sloan's money, and not knowing where he is this will cause him to make enquiries [inquiries]. I want the young man to get his money. They were caught some 60 miles above here, in Freestone county; they have done a good deal of develment through the county. Yours, &c, JOHN A. WALLIS, 4th Tx. =============================================== The Houston Daily Telegraph August 3, 1864 Page: 1 List of Patients and Attendants in Texas Hospital at Auburn, Ala, July 5th, 1864 W. L. Taylor, Lieut. company D, 10th Texas infantry. Freestone =============================================== Dallas Weekly Herald September 24, 1864 Front page [On the left side on the original first few letters failed to print.] We have received a pamphlet of 50 pages of very ??print, entitled, "Kingdom of Israel: from inception under Joshua, its First President, in year of the World, 2353, to the Second Advent of Christ. Dedicated to the Rev. S. D. Baldwin, author of Armageddon," &c, if living, and to his memory, ??? by J. P Philpott," published at the Pioneer office, Fairfield, Texas. The author says: We purpose placing our pamphlet upon thne table of every Publisher that we can leave access to, thorough ???? malls. Will they reciprocate, by sending us their publications for a shot time? at least such numbers may contain any notice that they, or any one else, think proper to give us, pro or con." We have had time only to glance over a few chapters hastily. =============================================== The Houston Daily Telegraph October 14, 1864 & Nov 3rd Page: 2 AGENTS OF THE TELEGRAPH Fairfield, Freestone........ G. K. Anderson =============================================== The Houston Tri-weekly Telegraph November 18, 1864 Page: 2 Texas Conference APPOINTMENTS OF THE PREACHERS FOR 1864-1865 Fairfield - D. B. Wright =============================================== The Houston Tri-weekly Telegraph November 30, 1864 and Dec. 2nd Page: 2 AGENTS OF THE TELEGRAPH Fairfield, Freestone........ J. M. Henderson =============================================== The Houston Tri-weekly Telegraph December 2, 1864 Page: 3 Crocket, Nov. 25, 1864 [Description of travel from Waxhachie to Corsicana then onto Fairfield] Leaving this town [Corsicana], we pass over a thinly settled region of country, mostly rolling prairie until we come to Fairfield, the county seat of Freestone county. This place shows that it has seen better days; it contains a tastily built court-house, and many stores and other buildings, the stores are mostly closed, and very few citizens are to be seen, the most of them are in the army. The town is in a pretty location, built upon rising ground, and surrounded by timbered land, it is a pretty place and destined to be of some importance at some future day. After leaving Fairfield, and proceeding in the direction of Palestine, the face of the county changes. We now pass over hills and find ourself in post- oak timbered land, the land is of a sandy quality, and in some places very rich. We find a few well cultivated farms. When we get to the Trinity river bottom we find large plantations, here the land is of the richest quality, and the largest kind of crops are raised. As we cross the river, and after leaving the bottom, the land is hilly and heavily timbered, the soil is of a redish sandy loam, and resembles the Red River lands....