the bond of Mr. Milby, recommended by Major Kennard for assistant quartermaster of his battalion for indorsement of the major-general commanding district. A regimental morning report will be forwarded as fast as the regiments and battalions arrive at camp, and full muster-rolls as soon as they can be made out.

I am, colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. B. ROBERTSON,

Brigadier-General, Commanding Reserve Corps.

[Inclosure.]

List of regimental and battalion commanders of the Reserve Corps of Texas now in the field.

Name Where Numbers Remarks.

encamped. of compa

nies

Colonel James W. Plantersvill 10

Barnes e

Major C. C. De - 4 En route for

Witt Hempstead.

Major E. M. Bean - 4 do.

Major John R. - 3 En route for

Kennard Houston

Major K. B. De - 5 En route for

Walt Danville, Mont

gomery County

Major J. Schmidtz - 3 En route for

Hempstead

Lieutenant Colonel - 6 En route for

W. B. Wall Plantersville

Lieutenant Colonel - 2 En route for

W. R. Shannon Hempstead

Captain J. F. - 2 En route for

Spears Houston

NOTE. - In the battalion commanded by Major Kennard there is sufficient material for five companies and they are being organized as rapidly as possible.

J. B. ROBERTSON.

Brigadier-General, Commanding Reserve Corps of Texas.

[FEBRUARY 6, 1865. - For General Orders, Numbers 3., Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, announcing General Robert E. Lee as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States, see Vol. XLVI, Part II, p. 1205.]

SPECIAL ORDERS,
ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL'S OFFICE. Numbers 30.
Richmond, February 6, 1865.

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XIII. Brigadier General D. W. Adams, Provisional Army, C. S. will report to General E. K. Smith, commanding Trans-Mississippi Department, for assignment to appropriate post duty, or with any administrative department.

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By command of the Secretary of War:

JOHN WITHERS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT.

Shreveport, February 6, 1865.

Major General J. B. MAGRUDER,

Commanding District of Arkansas:

GENERAL: I am instructed by the commanding general to inclose the accompanying papers for your information. The commanding gen-