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Pension Claim to the U.S. Department of the Interior by Santiago "James" Tafolla, for his service in the Indian Wars.

Gustav Frasch letter verifying that James Tafolla served in the Calvary of the U.S. Army from 1855 to 1860.

Receipt for affidavit from Gustav Frasch regarding Santiago "James" Tafolla's participation in the Indian Wars.

Original handwritten manuscript written in Spanish by the Reverend Santiago Tafolla at the age of 71. Tafolla was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico under Mexican rule; traveled widely in the US; and served in the Texas Indian Wars and the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The memoir offers a rare look at 19th century Texas from the Tejano perspective and is the only known memoir of a Mexican American who served in the Civil War. Tafolla's great-granddaughters Carmen and Laura Tafolla transcribed, translated, and edited the memoir, which was ultimately published as A Life Crossing Borders: Memoir of a Mexican-American Civil War Soldier, by Arté Público Press in 2009. Item is fragile; pages 73-76 are illegible in places; written in pencil.

Original handwritten manuscript written in Spanish by the Reverend Santiago Tafolla at the age of 71. Tafolla was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico under Mexican rule; traveled widely in the US; and served in the Texas Indian Wars and the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The memoir offers a rare look at 19th century Texas from the Tejano perspective and is the only known memoir of a Mexican American who served in the Civil War. Tafolla's great-granddaughters Carmen and Laura Tafolla transcribed, translated, and edited the memoir, which was ultimately published as A Life Crossing Borders: Memoir of a Mexican-American Civil War Soldier, by Arté Público Press in 2009. Item is fragile; some pages are illegible in places; written in pencil.

Obituary of Anita Tafolla Mejia, daughter of Santiago Tafolla in the San Antonio Daily Light.

Poem about Santiago Tafolla upon his death by Pedro Grado.

Article in "El Evangelista Mexicano" newsletter announcing the death of Santiago Tafolla and describing his life, by Alejandro H. Sutherland.

Obituary of Rev. Ernest A. Tafolla, son of Santiago Tafolla, in the San Antonio Express.

Obituary of Santiago Tafolla, also known as the Rev. James Tafolla.

Newspaper article on the funeral of Santiago Tafolla, also known as the Rev. James Tafolla.

Newspaper article on the funeral of Santiago Tafolla, also known as the Rev. James Tafolla.

Article in "El Evangelista Mexicano" newsletter announcing the death of Santiago Tafolla and describing his life, by Pedro Grado.

The original handwritten manuscript was written in Spanish by the Reverend Santiago Tafolla at the age of 71. Tafolla was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico under Mexican rule; traveled widely in the US; and served in the Texas Indian Wars and the Confederate Army during the Civil War. The memoir offers a rare look at 19th century Texas from the Tejano perspective and is the only known memoir of a Mexican American who served in the Civil War. Tafolla's great-granddaughters Carmen and Laura Tafolla transcribed, translated, and edited the memoir, which was ultimately published as A Life Crossing Borders: Memoir of a Mexican-American Civil War Soldier, by Arté Público Press in 2009.

Fidel Tafolla recommends the memoir of his grandfather, James [Santiago] Tafolla Sr., to the Book Section of Reader's Digest. The letter includes a description of the contents of the memoir.

Cover story on Willie Nelson.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Stan Burch, Sun Fighter, Peter Fonda, Dale Jackson, Doug Kershaw, George McClain, Augie Meyer, Derek Moore, Warren Oates, Ron Rose, William Specht, Frank Spellman, Kenneth Threadgill, Buzz Williams.

Cover story on Jerry Jeff Walker.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Hondo Crouch, Rex Foster, Bobby Gomez, Chris Holzhaus, Dale Jackson, Augie Meyer, John Monfrey, Willie Nelson, Ray Peterson, Douglas Quintet, Doug Sahm, Sammi Smith, John Stuckey, Rusty Wier, Mel Winters.

Cover story on Ernest Tubb.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Roy Acuff, David Allan, Buddy Allen, Black Bart, Toby Beau, Alan Brown, James Brown, Milton Brown, Johnny Bush, David Allan Coe, Rusty Cofield, John Conboye, Eldridge Davis, Kathy Deitsch, Floyd Domino, Rob Grimes, Chris Holzhaus, Elvis II, Mick Jagger, Waylon Jennings, Elton John, Linda Lovell, Bill Loyd, Steve Lucke, Skip Lutz, Tom Mathis, Augie Meyer, Ronnie Milsap, Maria Muldaur, Bettie Naylor, Willie Nelson, Jim Nesbitt, Elaine Noble, Chris O'Connell, Dwight Oberholzer, San Pedro, Elvis Presley, Rick Presley, Jimmy Rodgers, Johnny Rodriguez, Ron Rose, Larry Scherff, Jim Schumacher, Carly Simon, Hank Singer, Steve Spencer, Linda Stevenson, Bob Wills, Orth Woodruff.