Headquarters Western Sub-District of Texas [Civil War Broadside]

Creator

James Edwin Slaughter, Confederate States Army
L. G. Aldrich, Confederate States Army

Identifier

BLIBR-0001V

Files

Creation Date

11-9-1864

Disciplines

History | United States History

Description

"Headquarters Western Sub-District of Texas,

Brownsville, December 9, 1864.

General Orders, No. 12,

In accordance with orders from District Headquarters, the following instructions to troop [sic] serving in this District, are again promulgated for the information of all concerned.

Eagle Pass, Laredo, Rio Grande City and Edinburg have been ordered open ports for the ex-portation of all cotton by the way of the frontier; and any cotton found crossing the river at any other point, expect by special permission from these Headquarters, or evidently proceeding to any other than the designated ports, will be confiscated and one-half of the proceeds of sale will be awarded to the captors.

Upon arrival within forty miles of the river all trains must take the regular road, and any train found deviating therefrom, will be considered as evading this order, and the cotton will be confiscated.

By command of Brig. Gen. J.E. Slaughter.

L. G. Aldrich,

A. A. Gen'l."

Physical Description

PDF, 1 page, 11mm x 17mm

Recommended Citation

Headquarters Western Sub-District of Texas Broadside; [item description], [dates]. BLIBR-0001. University Library, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, Texas.