Dublin Core
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