The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-08-27
GENERAL ORDERS, ,
No. SO. {
WAR DEPARTMENT. }
HdJ"fnnt General Office. Z
Washington, Auu. 90. 1916 \

w "Sh'"glon. Aug. ~, 1916.
|. he court of inquiry. whereof Brevet Briga
der General III. Brady is president, Instituted hv
- General ORDERS" No. 23, of June 3O,h. to in.
vrsiigatc certain Transactions therein set firth IN
the part uf Brevet Major General f. p G,pes
commanding the western division of the army and
which convened AT Fort Monroe, VIRGINIA. on the
2"th day "f july. 1876, has reported the follow
ing facts and opinion:
"FAcTs'
" General Gaines learned at New Orleans =,
bout the LIST Nav. 1916. that a Mexican army. of
superior force In the army under General raylor.
was advancing 10 invade Texas and that actual
war was impending. He was informed officially
from General Taylor of his situation. and what
auxiliary force of volunteers he had called from
the Ststes. VIZ four regiments from Louisiana
and four regiments from Texas; and he was re-
QneSteh by Gen. TAYLOR to aid the uoverpor If
Louisiana IN eqnpplng and forwarding the troops
of that State r
" On the receipt of this information. General
uaIheS WIo'e 10 the governors of Mississippi Ala
hama, Tennessee, Kentucky. and Missouri. advi-
sing them to anticipate a call from the President
at the United States for volunteers, and TO make
preparations 10 raise the troops Il was not how
ever. IN form, a requlstion on them To send for
ward troops before they were called for by the
President Wv
g On the Sd May, Gen. Gaines sent an officer
On the 9TH, one COMPANY was r,isod snI I."'y
ed for New Orleans The wbnIo .,I,,a o'''1'I
to be raised at Mobile. GonACa;no. 1;t ,o'ce
ders of Nav 9th. not 10 exceS ,,,o "J VI
twenty COMPANIES. ''s ''"''''S Vi
" About the 4th May, the governor Of Missouri.
being at New Orleans. rendered to General Gaines
a regiment, which offer General Gaines accented
. On the 9th May, General Gaines authorized
Col Crane, commanding at Pensacola. whence
General Gaines had wIbd,,, 49, " ''"'',
rerulars to send ,o 'rar,s e., ,,,,,., ,'"' W
vice one or more volunteer cn,nna,'io" " '"e
forminU Col Crane ib,t no haJ "'H W.
governor of Alabama 10 send ,bora ,~p tne
companes maxine Ibrce or a"o i"uipPI
out, or authorized to be called ont G,r ,to ,r'"a
ton of Pensacola. w. '"0 P'o'e'-
"On the OH Nav cooo,,r r.;..,
Lafayette Saunders - r,;so ""'''"''|eu
gun. men. from 500 To .O0O mon '''''''''
"On the | 18th Nav. ne an,bori,od 4 M D
~ r,;so aor'na 100 M ""'''u''"ou n; vi. Dunn
nal at Baton Roure. s'"'D ''' DIST
"On the 18th Nav, he autbo,izod 4 Pc, ..
raise a regiment of mounted ann mon fr"n, s,' ="
to ten companies; each comnanv tn nurobar f,,,,
60 to 100 men: therehv on,boT;1;n,, H. '''''
800 or 500. or 600. or / OOO mon '0'S u
MAY 10Th. He authorized w p Jo,is =,
raise a regiment of mounted uun five 70 for,
companies of 20 TO 100 -o,nouo,inc, =, 90
or 800. or 700 or 600 men
" May 18th. He authorized R,Iio poy,on .,
raise a regiment of ten compan,es-e,cb 6n ~
90 men-amouGting to 600 or | 600 men
MAY 18th He authorized f. Buisson 70
raise a battalion of two companies-eacb 60 ,o
I00-amounlinU IN 100 mr. ono mo, g., ,,-,;-,''
forts Jackson and 81 Pb;Iin in ~ ''so"
MAY 10Th. He aurhorized I & CTbast .,
raise a regiment of mounted commemorative ,n tom
co,nn,nios a,ch |" len
amounting TO 800. 500. GOO. or ono mo,