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The Civil War in Texas: An Exhibit from the Texas State Library and Archives

Before the War | 1860: Big Trouble | Secession! | 1861: Opening Act | Dissent

1862: Fiery Trial | 1863: The Tide Turns | 1864: No Way Out | End of the Ordeal | Further Reading

John Bankhead Magruder to Pendleton Murrah, March 23, 1864

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John Bankhead Magruder to Governor Murrah, March 1864

Memorandum

Troops in Texas exclusive of Ford’s
and McCulloch’s command about

 

[blank] 4,500

Ford's command 1,300

McCulloch’s “ 1,000

Total 6,800

Available against Enemy from East 9,500

Strength of Enemy

At Little Rock 20,000

“ Alexandria & below on the river 23,000

“ Brashear City & on Teche 20,000

On Rio Grande 20,000

At Saluria & on Mustang Isd [Island] 4,000

Total 69,000

Indian Territory 6,000

[blank] 75,000

 

Confederate Troops on
Trans-Miss Dept:
______[?] Army about 10,000
Taylor’s without Green’s Divn [Division] &
the troops lately sent from

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John Bankhead Magruder to Pendleton Murrah, March 23, 1864. Records of Governor Pendleton Murrah, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.



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