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THBExceptional Confederate Broadsides Concerning Texas Troops, 1862-1864
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- Lot Description
Lot of 3 printed broadsides, including: 1 p, 8.5 x 11 in., which is Order, No. 1, concerning the Texas Governor's Proclamation of February 26, 1862, calling for 15,000 men, all officers of the 19th Brigade, Texas Troops, from select counties to report their enrollments, with comments regarding a possible draft as a result of a lack of volunteers. With additional remarks to volunteers of the 19th Brigade, offering them the opportunity to serve as Mounted Riflemen. Signed and dated in type by J.B. Johnson, Senior Colonel Commanding 19th Brigade, Texas Troops, March 17, 1862. Crandall 2244. Winkler 423. Parrish & Willingham locate one copy at the Texas State Library.
1 p, 5.25 x 10.5 in., which is General Orders, No. 28, concerning the requisition to the Governor of Texas for ten thousand troops to defend the state, issued by the Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Austin, June 8, 1863, and signed in type, By order of Governor F.R. Lubbock, J.Y. Dashiell, Adj't. & Inspt'r Genl. Winkler 952. Not listed in Crandall. Parrish & Willingham 4274 variant as a handbill.
1 p, 9 x 13.5 in. One of the most important Texas broadsides ever issued, headed, Proclamation! By the Governor, To the State Troops, and those Liable to Service Under the Late Conscript Law of Congress. Signed and dated in type by Pendleton Murrah, Austin, April 12, 1864. Winkler 1237. Harwell 840. Parrish & Willingham locate one copy at the University of Texas. For more than half of the Civil War, Texas had insisted that she would only allow the men in the State Militia to become Confederate soldiers if they went into the service as State Troops. In this historic act, Murrah commands that all men in State Troops volunteer for service in the Confederate Army before they are forced to do so. However, men between the ages of 18 and 45 can join the State Reserve Corps for the defense of the borders.
Provenance: N. Flayderman and Co., Inc.Order no. 1, light folds, light toning, staining along margins. Otherwise very fine. Order no. 28, light folds, with light staining at folds, few light spots. Light penciled notes on front and back. Proclamation, light folds, very light wear along margins (few light stains, few light chips. Lightly penciled date of 1864 in top right corner (pink pencil). Some penciled notes on reverse.Condition
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