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C.S.A. General Orders, No. 1

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C.S.A. General Orders, No. 1
<B>19th Texas Brigade Militia General Orders, No. 1</B></I> <I>Brigadier General's Instructions to Enrolling Officers, Headquarters of the 19th Brigade, Texas Militia.</B></I> Printed handbill signed in type by <B>Henry Jones</B></I>, Brigadier General. One page, 5.25" x 5.5", Corsicana, Navarro County, July 22, 1861. In part: "<I>In my conformity to my instructions contained in General Order</B></I>s, <I>No. 3... I am required to appoint Enrolling Officers</B></I> <I>in the in the several precincts of my Brigade... whose duty it shall be to call on all citizens... able to bear arms, and not incorporated in companies who have offered their services to the Confederate States...You are instructed, immediately after said Companies are formed, to hold an election for one Captain, first, second, and third Lieutenant for each Company...</B></I>" The 19th Brigade Militia was organized shortly after the outbreak of the Civil War and was comprised of men from Navarro, Ellis, Freestone and Limestone counties. Texas had divided into military brigade districts for the purpose of organizing troops for the state's defense. Albeit all Confederate imprints and manuscripts are scarce, those of Texan origin are particularly rare and desirable. Light dampstaining and professional restoration along left margin, otherwise near fine condition.<BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)<BR><BR><B>Important notice:
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