| Houston |
| May 21, 1865 |
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| Col. A. Smith |
| Commanding, Defenses of Galveston |
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| Hobby's regiment will come up to-morrow.
Send as many stores up to Virginia Point as will not interfere with
transportation of Hobby's regiment. See Mr. Brown or agent on this
subject. Send Welhausen's battery to-morrow to Virginia Point
instead of up to Houston, with authority to Welhausen to march to
Houston if he finds want of food, wood, or water at Virginia Point.
Send next day, if there be engines enough {on
the Galveston, Houston & Henderson RR}, most unmanageable
regiment of men, accompanied by officers, to Houston, telegraphing
up to me by what trains the different companies will go to their
homes from this place. State to the troops that all of the Galveston
troops who behave properly shall have honorable discharges, which
have already been made out, as they have been true to their trusts.
Order all troops which go west to be halted and camped at
Harrisburg, where they can get supplies and will start by first
train for the west. If there be three engines one can be employed
hauling stores to Virginia Point, whilst the others will be engaged
in transporting troops. If there be but two, one can transport
stores to Virginia Point, whilst the other can transport the men |
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| By command of Major-General Magruder
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| E. P. Turner
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| Assistant Adjutant-General
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