Edmund Kirby Smith was a Confederate States Army general, who oversaw the Trans-Mississippi Department from 1863 to 1865. Before the American Civil War, Smith served as an officer of the United States Army.
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT, Shreveport, La., June 27, 1863. Maj. Gen. J. B. MAGRUDER, Commanding District of Texas, &e.: GENERAL: J have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter…
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT, Shreveport, La., June 29, 1863. General S. CooPER, Adjutant-General : GENERAL: I have the honor to inclose a copy of a correspondence with Major-General Magruder upon the…
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT, Shreveport, La., August 30, 1863. Maj. Gen. J. B. MAGRUDER, Commanding District of Texas, &e. ; GENERAL: The authority asked for in your letter of the 21st…