GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DISTRICT OF INDIAN TERRITORY, Numbers 9.
Fort Towson, C. N., March 1, 1865.

I. The following orders from department headquarters are published for the information of all concerned. *

In accordance with the above orders, the undersigned assumes command of the District of Indian Territory and superintendency of Indian affairs.

DOUGLAS H. COOPER,

Brigadier-General, Commanding, and Supt. of Indian Affairs.

Abstract from field return of the Defenses of Galveston, Brigadier General James M. Hawes, C. S. Army, commanding, for March 1, 1865.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers Men. Aggregate

present.

Staff. 8

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8

Cook's battalion heavy ar 16 211 339

tillery.

20th Texas Battalion Volun 22 391 478

teer Infantry.

8th Texas Battalion Volun 15 224 285

teer Infantry.

2nd Texas Battalion Volun 26 392 478

teer Infantry.

Timmons' battalion volunteer 18 337 401

infantry.

Bradford's Regiment Texas 20 345 437

cavalry.

Pyron's Regiment Texas cav 17 96 132

alry.

Dege's battery light artil 3 100 125

lery.

Howe's engineer corps. 1 29 33

Batteries Rodgers and 10 208 279

Magruder.

Battery Green. 9 112 133

Battery Sherman. 1 70 79

Battery Jackson. 4 139 181

Battery Scurry. 2 63 70

Total. 172 2,717 3,458

HEADQUARTERS TRANS-MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT,
Shreveport, La., March 2, 1865.

General S. COOPER,

Adjutant and Inspector General, S. C. Army, Richmond, Va.:

GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your instructions of the 23rd December, 1864, in respect to paragraph XXXV, Special Orders, Numbers 171 (1864), from your office, assigning Brigadier General D. H. Cooper to the command of the District of the Indian Territory. + In inclose you a copy of the order relieving General Maxey and assigning General Cooper to that command. ++ General Cooper enters upon this duty when affairs in that district are in a better condition than have before existed since my arrival in this department. This favorable change is due in a great measure to the successful administration of General Maxey. I shall give General Cooper my full support. The change has not the concurrence of my judgment, and I believe will not result beneficially. Cut off as the department commander is from direct communication with Richmond, he should not be made responsible

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*See Special Orders, Nos. 40 and 45, Trans-Mississippi Department, pp. 1387, 1396.

+See Vol. XLI, Part II, p. 1019.

++See Special Orders, Numbers 45, Trans-Mississippi Department, p. 1396.

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