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Civil War: Confederate General Orders No. 92. One page, 5.5" x 8", June 16, 1863, Houston, Texas, with "Head Quarters, Dis...
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Civil War: Confederate General Orders No. 92. One page, 5.5" x 8", June 16, 1863, Houston, Texas, with "Head Quarters, District of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona" printed at the top. Issued "By Command of Maj. Gen. J. Bankhead Magruder" from his headquarters in Houston, this order, which modifies General Order No. 86, directs Confederate brigadier generals in the district to "act as Mustering Officers " in cooperation with Texas Governor Francis R. Lubbock, who was raising an army and cavalry of "Ten Thousand State Troops". The brigadier generals were also "instructed to obtain a copy of General Order, No. 16 . . . and govern their camps according to the instructions therein contained." (General Order No. 16 stated that particular forms, inspections, and drills were mandatory.)John B. Magruder (1807-1871) was given command of the District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, in November 1862. Six months before issuing these orders, "Prince John", as he was called for his elaborate uniforms, recaptured the port of Galveston in a great Confederate triumph at the Battle of Galveston. Lightly toned; fine.
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2009 November Signature Texana Auction #6028 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
November, 2009
21st
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