Letter
Www. R. Boggs to John C. Pemberton, May 21, 1863
HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,
Shreveport, La., May 21, 1863.
Lieut. Gen. J. C. PEMBERTON, Commanding District of Mississippi, Jackson, Miss. ; GENERAL: I am directed by Lieutenant-General Smith to inform you that, after advancing as far as Cotile, on the Red River, General Banks has retreated rapidly toward Opelousas; also to send you the following
16 W. FLA., 8, ALA, S. MISS., L. A., TEX., N. MEX. (Cuar, XXXVIIL
extract from a dispatch to General Taylor, from his aide-de-camp, P. E. Bumford :
General Weitzel mentioned to Judge Boyce that Hunter with his corps and the monitors were expected at New Orleans, to co-operate in the attack on Port Hudson. Dr. Taylor told me he heard a Federal officer read from a late city paper the announcement of Hunter’s arrival.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
WwW. R. BOGGS,
Brigadier-General, and Chief of Staff.
Whereas, owing to the presence of the enemy, military regulations
have become necessary to the preservation of individual as well as Government property, and the protection of the same, the major-general
Brigadier-General, and Chief of Staff.
Whereas, owing to the presence of the enemy, military regulations
have become necessary to the preservation of individual as well as Government property, and the protection of the same, the major-general
commanding hereby declares martial law in the counties of Calhoun,
Refugio, San Patricio, and Nueces.
This proclamation is not intended to interfere with the courts of law
in the discharge of their ordinary duties. Col. A. M. Hobby is charged
Refugio, San Patricio, and Nueces.
This proclamation is not intended to interfere with the courts of law
in the discharge of their ordinary duties. Col. A. M. Hobby is charged
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Florida, Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana, 1862–63, Pt. 1. Location: Shreveport, La.. Summary: Brigadier General Boggs informs General Pemberton of Union General Banks' retreat on the Red River and reports anticipated Federal reinforcements at New Orleans for the Port Hudson attack.
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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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