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some time at least, with the Federal authorities in New Orleans. He is the first citizen I have interfered with, and have postponed action a long time, from unwillingness to adopt any harsh steps.
Respectfully, your obedient servant,
R. TAYLOR,
Major-General.
HOUSTON, January 31, 1864.
Major General RICHARD TAYLOR,
Commanding, &c.:
GENERAL: I have recently received information that there are six iron-clad double-turret gun-boats building in Saint Louis, for the purpose of operating on the coast of Texas. You may have possibly received some information in regard to them, and if such should be the case, I desire that you will communicate it to me at once.
I have the honor to request also to be informed of the number of iron-clad boats the enemy had or have now on the Mississippi River, and where they are or were at last accounts, and whether any of them would be able to come out of the Mississippi to the coast of Texas. General Smith is now here, and I desire that you will give me what information you possess on this subject as soon as possible.
Very respectfully, &c.,
J. B. MAGRUDER,
Major-General, Commanding.
Abstract from return of the District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, Major General John B. Magruder commanding, for the month of January, 1864; headquarters Houston, Tex.
Present for duty
Command Officers Men Aggregate present
District staff 15 ...... 15
Western Sub-District, 10 ...... 10
Brigadier General
Hamilton P. Bee and
staff
Eastern Sub-District, 10 ....... 10
Brigadier General
James E. Slughter and
staff
Northern Sub-District, 4 ....... 4
Brigadier General
Henry E. McCulloch and
staff
Camp near
San Bernard 92 1,267 1,729
Mouth of Caney 105 1,504 1,903
Cedar Lake 103 1,386 1,825
Perry's Landing 29 283 361
Velasco 62 834 1,024
Galveston Island 88 1,634 2,122
Virginia Point 167 1,941 2,445
Victoria 25 355 484
Sabine Pass 52 861 1,172
San Antonio 7 106 135
Staff officers not 72 ....... 72
included in general
staff
Grand total 841 10,171 13,311
Pieces of artillery
Command Aggregate present and Heavy Field
absent
District staff 17 ..... .....
Western Sub-District, 16 ..... .....
Brigadier General
Hamilton P. Bee and
staff
Eastern Sub-District, 10 ..... .....
Brigadier General
James E. Slughter and
staff
Northern Sub-District, 4 ..... .....
Brigadier General
Henry E. McCulloch and
staff
Camp near
San Bernard 2,729 ..... .....
Mouth of Caney 2,258 ..... 4
Cedar Lake 2,301 ..... 16
Perry's Landing 645 ..... .....
Velasco 1,244 7 8
Galveston Island 2,639 35 4
Virginia Point 5,181 ..... 4
Victoria 652 ..... 4
Sabine Pass 1,628 ..... 6
San Antonio 202 ..... .....
Staff officers not 74 ..... .....
included in general
staff
Grand total 19,068 42 46
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