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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02359 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | Braxton Bragg to Thomas F. Pinckney regarding the economy |
| Date | 15 June 1875 |
| Author | Bragg, Braxton (1817-1876) |
| Recipient | Pinckney, Thomas F. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Comments on the present difficulties faced by engineers, but sees better times ahead. Says that Texas has "a big and a bright future, far more promising than any other southern State." Claims the state now needs more laborers to reorganize the society and the economy for future growth. |
| Subjects | Texas Confederate General or Leader American West Westward Expansion Economics Finance Railroad |
| People | Bragg, Braxton (1817-1876) Pinckney, Thomas F. (fl. 1875) |
| Place written | Galveston, Texas |
| Theme | Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Thomas F. Pinckney was a civil engineer who lived in Texas. Braxton Bragg was a Major General for the Confederate Army during the Civil War. In 1874 he moved to Texas and became chief engineer for the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |