Letter
Guy M. Bryan to J. B. Magruder, August 20, 1863
HEADQUARTERS,
Marshall, Tex., August 20, 1863.
Maj. Gen. J. B. MAGRUDER, Commanding District of Texas, Arizona, &c.:
GENERAL: I am directed by Lieut. Gen. E. Kirby Smith to say that you will immediately assign Brig. Gen. H. E. McCulloch to the command of the Northern Sub-District of Texas, and also inform him that he will be placed in command of the conscripts of that sub-district. Colonel Bankhead has been ordered to re-enforce General Steele.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, &c.,
GUY M. BRYAN,
Major, and Assistant Adjutant-General.
Major, and Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Location: Marshall, Tex.. Summary: Lieut. Gen. E. Kirby Smith directs Maj. Gen. J. B. Magruder to assign Brig. Gen. H. E. McCulloch command of Texas's Northern Sub-District and its conscripts, while Colonel Bankhead reinforces General Steele.
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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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