Adjutant General's Texas State Troops records 1861-1865, undated

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Adjutant General's Texas State Troops records 1861-1865, undated

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With the Civil War came the reorganization of the office of Texas Adjutant General, an act of December 25, 1861 creating an Adjutant and Inspector General, who would also serve as Quartermaster and Commissary General, and Ordnance Officer. Oversight of the 33 Brigades of the Texas State Troops plus the Frontier Regiment fell to this office. These records consist of Brigade correspondence of Texas StateTroops; correspondence concerning conscription; general, special, and circularorders of military entities (of both the State of Texas and the ConfederateStates of America); Ranger records of the Frontier Regiment and the MountedRegiment, Texas State Troops; records of the sick and wounded; andquartermaster records (including both State of Texas Quartermasters andConfederate Quartermasters). They date 1861-1865, and undated.

12.5 cubic ft.

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Texas State Archives

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