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Hd. qrs. Dept of Texas, San Antonio, Sept. 8th 1858
Official Copy
JNO. WITHERS, Asst. Adjt. General
Head qrs. Dept. of Texas, San Antonio, July 27. 58. Bvt. Maj. Genl. D. E. Twiggs Commdg. Dept. Asks permission from the Genl.-in-Chief to detach three or four Companies to follow up the Comanches to the residence of their families
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No. 182
LETTER FROM D. E. TWIGGS TO L. THOMAS
Head quarters Department of Texas. San Antonio, August 4th 1858.
Sir,
If I am permitted to send a command into the Indian Coun- try, my plan is this to send three companies of Cavalry into the Indian country, with guides (Indians from the reservations), to where their families reside; one company of Cavalry, and fifty Infantry, to follow on with a train of wagons with provisions: the animals to rely on grazing. This command to open a road as far as they go; the mounted force to get their supplies from this train, and to remain in that country some three or four months, and indeed until spring, if practicable. This, I think, will give security to the Texas frontier, and enable us to give up the de- fensive as we have now necessarily to resort to. Not a dollar ad- ditional need be expended, as the public transportation will be sufficient.
Very respectfully Yr. Obt. servt,
(sigd)
D. E. TWIGGS Bvt. Maj. General U.S. A. Comdg. Dept.
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