Bragg, Braxton (1817-1876) to Thomas F. Pinckney
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02359 Author/Creator: Bragg, Braxton (1817-1876) Place Written: Galveston, Texas Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 June 1875 Pagination: 2 p. : docket : envelope ; 22 x 14 cm. Order a Copy
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.
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.
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