Napoleon J. T. Dana Order, 22 January 1864
HEAD QUARTERS, U.S. FORCES, TEXAS.
Matagorda Peninsula
    January 22nd                 1864.
 
Col. Rust                                                                             
Comdg. 4th Division
                        Col.
 
                                    Genl. Ransom having sent for supplies of provisions and forage the Chief Q.M. and Chief Com. have been instructed to supply them and you are directed to send an escort of one (1) sergeant and ten (10) men
 
                        The train will start at 7 oclock A.M. tomorrow
 
By order of Maj. Genl
Dana
Hugh G Bunn
Capt. & A.A.G.
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Lot of 2 Union Orders from Texas: Manuscript Orders by order of General Napoleon T. Dana, Headquarters, U.S. Forces, Texas, Matagorda Peninsula, January 22, 1864, re: men to escort General Matthew Ransom on a mission to acquire provisions; Printed General Orders No. 29, Headquarters, U.S. Forces, Texas, Matagorda Island, March 11, 1864, ordering that officers no longer be supplied free beef but instead charged four cents per pound


Tags: Foraging/Theft, Supplies

People - Records: 3

  • (833) [associated with] ~ Ransom, Thomas Edwin Greenfield
  • (1893) [writer] ~ Dana, Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh
  • (2425) [recipient] ~ Rust, Henry Jr.

Places - Records: 1

  • (1504) [origination] ~ Matagorda Peninsula, Matagorda County, Texas

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Napoleon J. T. Dana Order, 22 January 1864, DOR0081, Nau Collection