Letter
Henry H. Sibley to A. M. Jackson, December 14, 1861
GENERAL “RCRUM HDQRS. ARMY OF NEW MEXICO, December 14, 1861. No. 10. Fort Bliss, Tex., December 14, 1861. I. Brig. Gen. H. H. Sibley assumes from this date the command…
Archive
All Letters
Browse the complete collection of historical letters, memos, and telegrams.
17,141 lettersLetter
John R. Baylor to J. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary of War, C. 8. A, December 14, 1861
Mesilla Mesilla, December 14, 1861. Hon. J. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary of War, C. 8. A.: SIR: I have the honor to forward you a statement of the disposition of the…
Order
Saml. Boyer Davis to John C. Moore, December 7, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS, December 7, 1861. No. 227. i Galveston, Tex., December 7, 1861. I. Col. John C. Moore, of Moore’s regiment, is relieved from the…
Letter
E. B. Nichols to E. B. H. Schneider, December 6, 1861
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DISTRICT OF GALVESTON, December 6, 1861. . Galveston, Tex., December 6, 1861. Capt. E. B. H. SCHNEIDER, Commanding at South Battery: SIR: It is evident, from the movements…
Letter
Saml. Boyer Davis to Henry E. McCulloch, December 3, 1861
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS, Galveston, Tex., December 3, 1861. SIR: I have been directed by the commanding general to furnish you with the following memorandum of troops to be…
Order
Saml. Boyer Davis to Henry E. McCulloch, December 3, 1861
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS, December 3, 1861. No. 206. Galveston, Tex., December 3, 1861. I. Col. H. E. McCulloch, First Regiment Texas Mounted Rifles, is, until further orders,…
Letter
John R. Baylor to Samuel Boyer Davis, November 2, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, November 2, 1861. Doña Ana, Ariz., November 2, 1861. . BIR: I beg to call your attention to some matter of information that may be of service to the…
Letter
Unknown to Samuel Cooper, 1861-11-95
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS, Galveston, November 95, 1861. . General S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector-General C. S. A., Richmond, Va. : SIR: I have the honor to inclose herewith, for…
Letter
W. M. W: Hunter to P. O. Hébert, C. S. A, November 22, 1861
GALVESTON, TEX. GALVESTON, TEX., November 22, 1861. General P. O. HÉBERT, C. S. A.: : : In obedience to your verbal order of this day, directing me to state in…
Letter
W. C. Adams to Sibley, November 21, 1861
Fort DAVIS, TEX. Fort DAVIS, TEX., November 21, 1861. General SIBLEY, Commanding Brigade of Troops in the State of Texas: Str: I have the honor to inclose herewith a letter…
Letter
Judah P. Benjamin to John B. Magruder, November 19, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A., Richmond, November 19, 1861. SIR: I have had the honor to receive your letter of October 31, marked private, in regard to the condition of…
Letter
Thomas Jefferson to J. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary of War, November 16, 1861
Richmond Richmond, November 16, 1861. Hon. J. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary of War : DEAR SIR : I inclose herewith a communication from Col. William C. Young, of Texas, to you,…
Order
Henry H. Sibley to William Steele, November 16, 1861
GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. SIBLEY BRIGADE, A. G. O., November 16, 1861. No. 9. j San Antonio, Tex., November 16, 1861. L The headquarters of this brigade will take up the…
Letter
P. O. Hebert to J. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary of War, November 15, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS, Galveston, November 15, 1861. Hon. J. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary of War, Richmond, Va.: SrR: I have the honor to report that under the apprehension of an…
Order
J. Bates to Hébert, November 13, 1861
HEADQUARTERS, Velasco, Tex., November 13, 1861. General HÉBERT: I have not ordered another eompany to San Luis Fort, and the reason of the delay is I have not been able…
Letter
Sackfield MacLin to Benjamin F. Butler, November 16, 1861
CHIEF QUARTERMASTER’S OFFICE, Galveston, Tex., November 16, 1861. Respectfully returned to the general commanding for his consideration. The prisoners now at Camp Verde have from $150 to $300 due each.…
Letter
Unknown to Hébert, November 11, 1861
SAN ANTONIO, TEX. SAN ANTONIO, TEX., November 11, 1861. General HÉBERT, Commanding Department of Texas: SIR: I have a commission to raise for the Confederate service an infantry company, to…
Letter
Saml. Boyer Davis to J. B. Likens, November 9, 1861
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS, Galveston, Tex. HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS, Galveston, Tex., November 9, 1861. Maj. J. B. LIKENS, Commanding Battalion, Sabine Pass, Tex. : SIR: The commanding…
Letter
Henry H. Sibley to Samuel Cooper, November 8, 1861
San Antonio, Tex. San Antonio, Tex., November 8, 1861. General S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General C. S. Army: , GENERAL: I have the honor to forward herewith for your…
Letter
Saml. Boyer Davis to John C. Moore, November 4, 1861
MILITARY DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS, z Galveston, Tex., November 4, 1861. Col. J. C. MOORE, Comdg. Military District of Galveston, Tex. :. – SIR: Commander Hunter, C. S. Navy, was ordered…