tween Augusta and the Fitzhugh plantation where you may deem it best to graze your stock. You will, until further orders from these headquarters, be in command of all troops in the immediate neighborhood of your camp. You will use every exertion in your power to suppress jayhawking and stealing summarily with all persons who may be caught when the proof is sufficient to convict them. You will arrest all soldiers who are absent from their commands without proper passes. All passes must be approved by the brigade commanders. Soldiers who are absent without proper passes will be arrested and sent to Jacksonport, to be confined in jail until released by the brigadier-general commanding. You will picket all important approaches to your camp, also the various ferries on White River below your camp as far down as Peach Orchard Bluff, should Colonel Jackman have withdrawn his pickets from that line. You will shoot down all persons caught jayhawking.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. J. McARTHUR,

Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.

Abstract from return of the First Sub-District, Galveston, Brigadier General James M. Hawes commanding, for the month of June, 1864; headquarters Galveston, Tex.

Present for duty

Command. Offic Men. Aggreg Aggreg

ers. ate ate

presen presen

t. t and

absent

Staff 14 - 14 14

1st Heavy Artillery, 17 362 482 553

Lieutenant Colonel John H.

Manly

20th Texas, Major Robert E. 20 545 646 917

Bell

Timmons' Texas regiment, Major 26 318 387 545

O. Nathusius

8th Texas, Lieutenant Colonel 22 371 434 555

John Ireland

Brown's cavalry regiment, 13 248 296 397

Lieutenant Colonel S. W.

Perkins.

2nd Texas, Captain William 22 221 317 414

Christian

Light battery, Captain A. E. 3 95 118 197

Dege

Total 137 2,160 2,694 3,592

Pieces of artil.

Command. Aggre Heavy. Field.

gate

prese

nt

and

absen

t

last

month

ly

retur

n.

Staff 14 - -

1st Heavy Artillery, 516 3 -

Lieutenant Colonel John H.

Manly

20th Texas, Major Robert E. 915 - -

Bell

Timmons' Texas regiment, Major 546 - -

O. Nathusius

8th Texas, Lieutenant Colonel 560 - -

John Ireland

Brown's cavalry regiment, 400 - -

Lieutenant Colonel S. W.

Perkins.

2nd Texas, Captain William 414 - -

Christian

Light battery, Captain A. E. 196 - 8

Dege

Total 3,561 3 8

Abstract from return of the troops in the Second Sub-District of Texas, Colonel Joseph Bates commanding, of the month of June, 1864; headquarters Camp Barnard Bee.

Present for duty

Command. Office Men. Aggreg Aggreg

rs. ate ate

presen presen

t t and

absent

Staff 3 3 6 6

Bates' regiment 24 387 484 635

Brown's regiment (five 16 255 322 410

companies)

Hughes' light battery 3 45 84 98

B. F. Dunn's company of 4 42 47 70

cavalry.

H. H. Goode's company of 4 39 43 68

cavalry.

Total 54 771 986 1,287

Pieces of artillery

Command. Heavy Field Aggreg Headquarte

ate rs.

presen

t and

absent

last

return

Staff - - - Camp

Barnard

Bee

Bates' regiment 9 - 567 Do.

Brown's regiment (five - - 403 Velasco

companies)

Hughes' light battery - 5 100 Cedar Lake

B. F. Dunn's company of - - - Whaton

cavalry.

H. H. Goode's company of - - - Columbia

cavalry.

Total 9 5 1,070