Order
Joseph E. Johnston to Benj. S. Ewell, August 3, 1863
SPECIAL ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS,
August 3, 1863.
No. 145. Morton, Miss., August 3, 1863. * * * * * * *
I. I. Brig. Gen. G. J. Rains will repair to Mobile without delay, with such officers of his staff and men of his party as may be necessary in the especial duties assigned him. He will confer with the conmanding officer for this purpose.
By command of General Johnston:
BENJ. S. EWELL,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
GENERAL ORDERS, } Hpaqrs. TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,
No. 35, Shreveport, La., August 3, 1863.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
GENERAL ORDERS, } Hpaqrs. TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,
No. 35, Shreveport, La., August 3, 1863.
bureau for the Departmént of Trans-Mississippi. All Government
agents for the purchase, collection, or other disposition of Government
cotton are directed to report to and receive their instructions from
Lieutenant-Colonel Broadwell. .
agents for the purchase, collection, or other disposition of Government
cotton are directed to report to and receive their instructions from
Lieutenant-Colonel Broadwell. .
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Summary: General Johnston orders Brig. Gen. G. J. Rains to proceed immediately to Mobile for specific duties and directs all government cotton agents in the Trans-Mississippi Department to report to Lt. Col. Broadwell.
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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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