Letter
E. Kirby Smith to McKer, July 5, 1863
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,
Shreveport, La., July 5, 1863.
Major McKEr, Assistant Quartermaster, Alexandria, La. : MAJor: You will turn over to Major Bloomfield, quartermaster, Houston, Tex., as much Governwent cotton as yeu are able to haul from the
District of Louisiana to that place. Iinclose herewith an order* for the exemption of teamsters who furnish their own teams which are to be employed in hauling thecotton. You will make such use of the inclosed order as you may think best to secure the purpose intended.
By command of Lieut. Gen. E. Kirby Smith:
W. R. BOGGS,
Brigadier-General, and Chief of Staff.
[Inclosure No. 2.]
MONROE, LaA., July 4, 1863.
Brigadier-General, and Chief of Staff.
[Inclosure No. 2.]
MONROE, LaA., July 4, 1863.
Brigadier-General Boaes, Chief of Staff:
Your dispatch of to-day received ; also General Magruder's. letter.
General Smith says:
Dispatch General Magruder that he is absent from headquarters, opposite Vicks
Your dispatch of to-day received ; also General Magruder's. letter.
General Smith says:
Dispatch General Magruder that he is absent from headquarters, opposite Vicks
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Location: Shreveport, La.. Summary: E. Kirby Smith directs Major McKer to transport as much government cotton as possible from Louisiana to Houston, Texas, providing an order to exempt teamsters with their own teams for hauling.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 26, Part 1
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