Edmund Kirby Smith was a Confederate States Army general, who oversaw the Trans-Mississippi Department from 1863 to 1865. Before the American Civil War, Smith served as an officer of the United States Army.
UNOFFICIAL. HEADQUARTERS, &C., Houston, Tex., June 29, 1863. Lieut. Gen. E. KirBy SMITH, Commanding Trans-Mississippi Department : GENERAL: In my letter of yesterday to Brigadier-General Boggs, your chief of staff,…
Houston, Tex. Houston, Tex., July 3, 1863. Lieut. Gen. E. KirBy SMITH, Commanding Trans-Mississippi Department : GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your several communications of…
WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A,, Ordnance Office, Richmond, July 22, 1863. Lieut. Gen. E. KIRBY SMITH, Commanding Trans-Mississippt Department : GENERAL: It has been concluded to send one of the…
January 12, 1865. FLAG-OF-TRUCE STEAMER COUNTESS, Mouth of Red River, January 12, 1865, Col. CHARLES C. DWIGHT, Comr. of Exchange, Mil. Div. of West Miss., New Orleans, La.: COLONEL: Ihave…