April 5, 2024
1864: Gen. Dana Sends 34th Ind. to New Orleans for R&R
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ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN SPECIAL ORDERS UNION ARMY 1864 U.S. Force Texas -- Maj. Gen. N. J. T. Dana, commanding RARE!NO RESERVE! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Major General Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana (1822-1905) ) ADS 3pp. (including cover), folio, Headquarters US Force Texas, Cavallo Pass, TX, February 20th, 1864 Special Orders Nos 31 written by Capt. Hugh G. Brown on General Dana's behalf as aide de camp. Highlights include: The 34th Indiana Infantry are being sent to New Orleans on furlough as Veteran Volunteers. Privates William M Williams and Christopher Schoch of the 16th Ohio Infantry are also going to New Orleans, but to be discharged! and more! It is very rare to find original official documents of Union forces in Texas. Major General Dana was severely wounded leading his troops at Antietam earlier in the war. He was commander of the 13th Army Corps during this time, with his headquarters in Ft. Esperanza at Pass Cavallo with the First Division. Prior to this, Dana had commanded the invasion of Brownsville, TX (a post he had defended during the Mexican War) and managed to chase the Confederates past Laredo, clamping down on the cotton trade with Mexico from South Texas. _________________________________________ Ruled paper, 12.5" x 7". Compared to
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