Special Orders Concerning Destruction of San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad

Special Orders for Colonel Lea, December 4, 1863.pdf

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Title

Special Orders Concerning Destruction of San Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroad

Description

A special order directed to the Confederate engineer Col. Lea instructs him to take "the negroes in his charge" to destroy the railroad between Lavaca and Victoria. Detailed instructions about where to bring th enslaved laborers and how to equip them are provided.

Creator

E. P. Turner

Source

Records of Texas Governor Pendleton Murrah, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Box 301-44, Folder 8

Publisher

Published here by W. Caleb McDaniel

Date

December 4, 1863

Rights

This item is believed to be in the public domain. No copyright in the item is asserted or implied by its publication here.

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

7B87A4DA-EB81-4A86-ADFD-0E2955274C32

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