Letter
William R. Scurry to Edmund P. Turner, May 18, 1863
HEADQUARTERS EASTERN SUB-DISTRICT OF TEXAS,
Houston, May 18, 1863.
Capt. EDMUND P. TURNER, Assistant Adjutant-General :
CAPTAIN: Inclosed please find a copy of letter from Lieutenant-Goneral Smith, commanding, received one hour ago.* [E. J.] Gurley’s regiment was here, en route for Niblett’s Bluff. This regiment being dismounted, I immediately issued orders for it to proceed instantly to the vicinity of Nacogdoches, Tex. 1 also requested Brigadier-General Mouton to order Colonel Pyron’s regiment (being dismounted) to same point without delay.
[J opeph Bates’ regiment is en route for Niblett’s Bluff; the necessary change will be made there also.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. R. SCURRY,
Brigadier-General, Commanding, &e:
Camp NEAR VERNON, MISss.,
May 19, 1863.
Brigadier-General, Commanding, &e:
Camp NEAR VERNON, MISss.,
May 19, 1863.
Major-General GARDNER,
Commanding Port Hudson:
Commanding Port Hudson:
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Location: Houston. Summary: Brigadier-General W. R. Scurry directs dismounted regiments, including Gurley's and Pyron's, to move promptly to Nacogdoches, Texas, coordinating troop deployments during the Civil War in May 1863.
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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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