Letter
Guy M. Bryan to Richard Taylor, August 25, 1863
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,
Shreveport, La., August 25, 1863.
Maj. Gen. RICHARD TAYLOR, Commanding District of Louisiana:
GENERAL: I am directed by Lieut. Gen. E. Kirby Smith to inform you that he has ordered Colonel Major’s brigade to proceed to Bonham, Tex. The officer in command will report in person at these headquarters on his way to Bonham.
He has been constrained to order this force to Northern Texas, for he regards it as the weak point of that State, and in consequence of Brigadier-General Steele’s weakness and the recent strength of Blunt, the latter having been re-enforced.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully, &e.,
GUY M. BRYAN,
Major, and Assistant Adjutant-General.
SPECIAL ORDERS, HpQrs. TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,
No. 119. § Shreveport, La., August 25, 1863.
Major, and Assistant Adjutant-General.
SPECIAL ORDERS, HpQrs. TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,
No. 119. § Shreveport, La., August 25, 1863.
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V. I. The brigade of Texas troops, commanded by Col. J. P. Major, now
serving in Louisiana, will proceed without delay to take post at Bonham, Tex. After-the brigade has commenced its movement, Colonel
Major will report in person to the lieutenant-general commanding, &«.,
V. I. The brigade of Texas troops, commanded by Col. J. P. Major, now
serving in Louisiana, will proceed without delay to take post at Bonham, Tex. After-the brigade has commenced its movement, Colonel
Major will report in person to the lieutenant-general commanding, &«.,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Location: Shreveport, La.. Summary: Lieutenant General E. Kirby Smith orders Colonel Major's Texas brigade to move from Louisiana to Bonham, Texas, to reinforce the vulnerable northern region against Union forces.
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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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