Letter
S. S. Anderson, June 22, 1863
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,
Shreveport, La., June 22, 1863.
GENERAL:
Please find inclosed copies of letters from the Secretary of War, Mr. Slidell, and the French minister of marine.* I am directed by Lieutenant-General Smith to call your attention to this correspondence, and that you will instruct Major Hart to use every means in his power to have the cotton in the vicinity of Matamoras on the arrival of these vessels. The general is of the impression that these vessels are laden with arms, being those contracted for by Colonel Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance, some time since, and hence the importance of every facility offered and means employed to have the cotton ready on their arrival.
very respectfully, your most obedient servant,
S. S. ANDERSON, ©
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Hpqgrs. Dist. oF TExAS, NEW MEXICO, AND ARIZONA,
Houston, Tex., June 22, 1863.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Hpqgrs. Dist. oF TExAS, NEW MEXICO, AND ARIZONA,
Houston, Tex., June 22, 1863.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Location: Shreveport, La.. Summary: S. S. Anderson instructs a general to ensure Major Hart secures cotton near Matamoras for incoming vessels believed to carry arms contracted by Colonel Gorgas 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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