| Head Quarters Dist. Texas &c |
| Houston Decr. 4th 1863 |
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| Special Orders No. 330 |
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| VI The Supt of the
{Houston & Texas} Central Rail Road will immediately place at the
disposal of Capt W. S. Good Ord Officer (20) twenty box cars and a
locomotive to leave for Navasota as soon as many cars as the locomotive
can pull when loaded. The train will leave when Capt Good directs.
{transcribed as written} |
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| VIII The Conductor of the train going to
Columbia {Houston Tap & Brazoria RR}
tomorrow will, on his return, bring back from Columbia the machinery now
at that depot belonging to the Ordnance Department. |
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| XVI ***** Col. Duff will remain and assume
comd in that portion of the country, and will carry out the orders given
Col Darden to destroy the wharves, stores, houses &c at La Indianola &
Powderhorn & also the R. R. {San Antonia & Mexican
Gulf RR} (embracing engines, cars & everything connected with it)
from La. to Victoria. ***** |
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| XXIII Maj. Jno. E Garey will immediately
send into Galveston and get cisterns which will be brought out on the
railroad {Galveston, Houston & Henderson RR}
& filled with water and left at Virginia Point. These water tanks
to be always kept full. Some may be placed there & others placed & kept
on the train to bring down water so as to fill up the tanks at Virginia
Point. A good supply of water will always be kept on hand. |
| By Command of Maj Genl Magruder |
| Edward P Turner |
| AAG |
| {La probably means
Lavaca} |