Letter
Hamilton P. Bee to Epmund P. Turner, August 21, 1863
HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION,
Fort Brown, Tex., August 21, 1863.
Capt. EpMuND P. TURNER, Assistant Adjutant-General, Houston, Tex.: Srp: I have the honor to inclose a copy of communication from Major Benavides, commanding at Carrizo. I do not feel authorized to approve the order that he has issued concerning the exportation of beef-cattle, but submit it for your action. The evil is a great one, and if it is not considered good policy to stop this traffic, it can be made very beneficial to us by the levy of tax by way of exchange.
H. P. BEE,
Brigadier-General, Provisional Army.
[Inclosure. ]
[Inclosure. ]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Location: Fort Brown, Tex.. Summary: Brigadier-General H. P. Bee submits Major Benavides's order on beef-cattle exportation for approval, suggesting either halting the trade or taxing it to benefit Confederate forces during the Civil War.
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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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