Richmond    January 31st ‘63

 

Hon  I  A  Seddon
              Secty of War         

  

                                                   Sir

        We the undersigned Senators &
Representatives of the State of Texas
respectively recommend Colonel
R  R  Garland of the 61st Texas
Regiment of Infantry for promotion
to the rank of Brigadier General.
Col  Garland was a Captain
in the 7th Infty U S A ; upon the
sucession of the Southern States
he resigned his commission and
in 1861 raised a regiment for
the War in Texas & has commanded
it ever since except when
in command of a Brigade.

      We are assured that he is an
intelligent and experienced officer
well qualified to render service
in the position for which we
reccommend him

 

     We are very respectfully

                 Your Very Obedient Servant

                         Uno A. Wilcox
                         F. B. Sexton
                         W. D. Graham
                         W. B. Wright
                         Loiis T. Wigfall

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