Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-06-12
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GENERAL ORDERS, Ne =
iEAe QUARFERs, So ANEuAInD
May "a, ls6l.
l. Tao lines ~ deirnce for the Mssiern
Frontier OF Texas ate hereby esiablishel-
the first "a extend nom Rel RiNer a. the
junction 0f the North and Main C0uehas
lhe second line from Fort lnge 60 III. Hiss.
The hrsl line will embrace the following
! military slatiuRs, via; A Camp on az nsar
Red River opposite Forts Cobb and Arbue-
HE, Indian Territory Camp Cooper, forl
Chadbourne, Camp Colorado, aud Tampa
the junction fihe North and Main tonehas,
The second line will embrace tie following
military stations, via; Fort Hiss, u, Qnil-
man, For Davis, Camp Stockton, Font Lam
easter N. Clark, III, lnge, and ttmp N"oi'
The first line will be garrisanei by The
First Regimenl OF Texas Mounted k,helnen
aud Elsars Battery at Artillery, and Viii
be commanded by Col, II, T. Mccullough
The seconl line will be gaIr.sonel 10y the
second Regiment Of Texas Mounted Riiiemen
Teel ; Company OF Artillery, Mctallislers
/ Company al Infantry, and battery ot Ar
/ Iulery, aud will be enmmanledhY Col, forl'
~. For tie present, the follow ing assign
msnt of Iroops is ordered, ViI' Fist line
/ Four Companies Of Cavalry and Elsars bat
/ terry of Artillery al the Camp at az near i1d
/ River, two companies al Cavalry az Camp
Cooper two companies NJ Cavalry AZ Fort
| Chalh0uTne, AMI two companies Of Cavalry
at the Junction Of the North and Main Com
| ohas. 4 detachment or Cavalry from Fort
lhH .'U. Ws, consist Of one lieutenant anu
Nuvig H IN be- stationed At Camp Col-
urrd.. OIL. iIr same number from the Camp
ru .ll Inuruf will DO stationed nj Fort Ma
s.H H.rE. The above disposition for
fUr H.- liu. n be made by Col. McCnl-
l.lU ur... u'- ,lurn from the expedition
uH.u Which Uc has been ordered, seaond
I. Two apanios OF Cavalry, Tcels
4 company ui ARTILLERY, and MrCaliSters
company of Infantry, at Fort Bliss, one
company of Cavalry, at Fort Davis, one
company of Cavalry NJ Camp Stockton, one
company of Cavalry at Fort Lancaster, two
companies Of Cavalry at Fort CLARK, one
company Of Cavalry aud Battery Of Light
! Artillery at Fort lngc, one company OF
| Cavalry at Camp Wood, and one company
Of Cavalry will be stationed AT Fort Meln-
| tosh, and will, until further orders, be IN
cludc,l in the second line.
! III. The Commanders Of these lines will
he held responsible for iheirdclcnee against
the enemies of the Confederate States, MS far
as IL Is in their power; they will, therefore,
select the point ON their lines iorthcir head
uuartcrs make tours Of inspection whcncN-
cr they may deem IL necessary and advlsa-
Bile; assign the companies of their regiments
To posts, the field officers to their duties, anu
they will be allowed to concentrate their
commands whenever an emergency may
seem to demand il, and make such sugges-
tons from time to time, in regard TO change
Of posts, MS they may see fit.
lV. The officers of the Quarter Master
Subsistence and Ordnance Departments
will take measures TO arm, suhsiSt and give
nctdfnl transportation, TO give efficiency to
the troops in there lines. Officers in COM
mand of troops will make the necessary re-
quisilions for arms, ammunition, accoutrc-
mcnts, and for supplies of every kind, ne
ccssary to put their commands in readiness
/, for the field. The troops for the first line
will be supplied with forty days rationsi
those of the ID line with n sufficient quanti-
ty to allow them TO reach their posts.
The movements necessary to carry out
these orders will be made without delay LII,
Col. BAYLOR will give the necessary orders
for the assignment Of the companies now III
this vicinity of the second line and will ex-
crcise command until the arrival of Col
Ford. Col Ford will assume at once, upon
receipt of these orders, the command OF the
ID line. placing the next senior officer IL
command Mt Fort Brown. He will, after
mastering them into the c. ). Army, assign
the three companies OF his regiment now OF
the Rio Grandc, to the following posts, viz
| One to Fort Mcintosh, one to Fort Clark
. and one to Fort lnge, until otherwise dircc
ted. Col Ford will also continue in com
mnnd of tho troops on the Lower Rio Grandc
BY order of EARL VAN DohN'
W. 4. MEcnLING, Act. Asst. Adj t. Gen /
Our correspondents writing on the 2lIl
ult., says: -,
"Col. McCullough's command took up the
line of march this morning Ford compl-
MES will leave on the 81 June
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