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John Bankhead Magruder to Pendleton Murrah, March 23, 1864
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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.