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185 Series I Volume XLI-III Serial 85 - Price's Missouri Expedition Part III

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Statement of the number of Mexican refugees at Brazos Santiago, Tex., the number and character of their arms, amount of artillery, number of horses, &c.

Officers. ............................................. 13

Men.................................................... 290

Muskets, caliber .69................................... 27

Enfield rifles, caliber .58............................ 195

Whitney muskets, caliber .58........................... 24

Cavalry horses with equipments......................... 22

Mules.................................................. 10

6-pounder rifled brass guns............................ 3

Rounds of cartridges, different caliber................ 1,200

Rounds of assorted ammunition.......................... 76

I certify that the above statement is correct.

H. M. DAY,

Colonel, Commanding U. S. Forces.

[Indorsement.]


HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,
New Orleans, September 19, 1864.

Respectfully forwarded to the Adjutant-General of the Army for information.

N. P. BANKS,

Major-General, Commanding.


HEADQUARTERS DEFENSES OF NEW ORLEANS,
New Orleans, September 14, 1864.

Brigadier General R. A. CAMERON,

Commanding La Fourche District:

The general commanding directs that you have the order for the remounting of the Eighteenth New York Cavalry put into execution with the least possible delay, and that you report as soon as the regiment is ready for cavalry service.

I am, sir, respectfully,

FREDERICK SPEED,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

OPPOSITE DONALDSONVILLE, September 14, 1864.

(Received 8.40 a.m.)

Major DRAKE,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

My scouting party have just returned from White Hall and report all quiet there. No Confederate have been there for three days. The gentleman reporting his store robbed simply saw one sergeant of the First Louisiana Cavalry walking around and meeting friends, having obtained a furlough from Morganza to visit White Hall, where he originally lived.

Your obedient,

THOS. LOGAN,

Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding 118th Illinois.


HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES,
Morganza, La., September 14, 1864.

Colonel A. W. TERRELL,

Commanding C. S. Forces, Bayou Atchafalaya:

SIR: Your communication, by flag of truce, in reference to the alleged declarations of the soldiers of the First Texas Regiment, U. S. Army,


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