| Head Quarters Dist. Texas &c |
| Houston Texas November 11th 1863 |
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| Special Orders No. 307 |
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| XX No cotton will be sent from Matagorda,
Texana or the vicinity of either place to Corpus Christi for the
present. All the Gov't cotton now at either of the above named places
will be sent to Lavaca, and by rail to Victoria
{San Antonio & Mexican Gulf RR}, and for the purpose, the
steamers Lucy Gwin, Cora and Alamo will be employed. |
| Should more transportation be
necessary to send forward the cotton immediately, it will be impressed
in accordance with the Impressment Act. |
| By Command of Maj Genl Magruder |
| Edward P Turner |
| AAG |
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