Letter
William R. Boggs to Major-General MAGRUDER, August 13, 1863
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,
Shreveport, La., August 13, 1863.
Major-General MAGRUDER, Commanding District of Texas, &c., Houston, Tex. : GENERAL: In reply to your letter of the 9th, relating to arms seized by French blockading squadron, Lieutenant-General Smith directs that you will take all possible me asures to secure the return of the arms, and desires me to say, in representing the importance of something being done, that one-third of the organized forces in Arkansas are and have been unarmed. I remain, general,
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. R. BOGGS,
Brigadier-General, and Chief of Staff.
Brigadier-General, and Chief of Staff.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Location: Shreveport, La.. Summary: W. R. Boggs urges Major-General Magruder to secure the return of arms seized by the French blockade, emphasizing that one-third of Arkansas's organized forces remain unarmed.
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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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