Circular : Head Quarters, District of Tezas [sic], New Mexico, and Arizona : Houston, Nov. 23, 1863 : 1. the Major-General commanding most earnestly requests that the good citizens of every county of this state, organize themselves without delay, into companies for the protection of their homes and the defence [sic] of the country against both domestic and external enemies ... : as a guide for the formation of such organizations, the orders upon the subject, from the Adjutant and Inspector General are published below ...

Printed area measures 40.6 x 11.6 cm. Text printed in two columns, divided by rule. Includes reprint of Adjutant and Inspector General's general orders nos. 86 and 96, originally issued in 1863 on June 22 and July 20, respectively.

(firruiar. Head ^ u a r le r i, Olitrlot o f Te«»i, New I 111. TneMustei Roll of ail such organiza- Mexico an d Arizona tious must specify that the 6aid organizations . H ju sto n , Nov. - 1 1 8 6 3 . are raised under the Acts of August 21st, 1861, I. Ihe Major-General Commanding 0108j: and October 13 th, 1862, and earnestly requests that the good citizeus ol regulations. They must conta ins uab djeecstc ritpot itohne se every County ot this State, organize themselves I uf lbe voluuteer, as to age, residence and date without delay, into companies for the protec- ot enlistment, and the term of enlistment for tion of their homes and the defence of 1 he the war. A Muster Roll, or a list of the names country against bjt.i domestic and externa cue- 0f aad privates ot each and every com- “ 1It* :i s conf.i d, ently expected, atu• a.i one or more i Gpaonvye rmnoors to fb et hime mtSetadtiea, tethlye tCroanmsmmainttdeidn gto G tehne- companies will be formed in each County, whose cral of ,h(J Dietrict aud through him ta the asprreecaiatiln s edrevsiecret ewrsi la! ncdo nsstirsatg ignl aeprsp refrhoemnd itnhge aAnrd- I CoImym aNnod ing GOQen sehraall l obfe Cthoem eD ae plaurctumlbeenrt , of a my, and organizing aud cai rymg out a system j company until he shall have lust taken and of police in tueir respective Counties with a anbgcribed to an oath of allegiance to the Con-ovfi ctwru oef apurde sleoiyvaiul gc iotirzdeenrs, , paiontde ckteiuegp ath ve igiligla intst „fehdaellr a5tee aSlteadte sw oitfh Athme edriucsat, era Bcoollp yo f othf ew choimch- wafceh over traitors an I all suspicious charac- pany as above pre8Cribed. teyi«h- ese compani. es will not4 ,b e expecti. edj or Va*c tSuuajc hg eorrvgicaen ifzoart iotnhse wpiullr pnooste b oef c orencsiediverinedg forced to go beyond the limits of their Counties pay or gUb3istence, except when called for by aunndle swsi ltlh ethye tnh ibnek aplrloopweerd, itno craesetu ront iantv asthioenir, thf4y0 yC otimmme adnidsebru oaif

Purchase; Caleb Loring Fund; Jan. 6, 2011.