Letter

J. Bankhead Magruder to W. R. Boaas, August 15, 1863

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF TEXAS, &C.,

Brig. Gen. W. R. Boaas, Chief of Staff:

GENERAL: I have the honor to state that the arms ordered by the lieutenant-general commanding to be sent from General Taylor’s command have not yet arrived.

The immediate necessity for arms in this district being very great, I beg that the lieutenant-general commanding will direct Major-General Taylor to lose no time in sending the arms above alluded to. I see at present no chance of getting arms from any other source.

your obedient servant,

J. BANKHEAD MAGRUDER,
Major-General, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Location: Near Millican. Summary: Major-General Magruder urgently requests Brig. Gen. Boaas to expedite the transfer of arms from General Taylor's command to address a critical shortage in the Texas district.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 26, Part 1 View original source ↗