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In mid July the regiment crossed the Red River at Fulton (2) where Texarkana now lies (C), passed through Washington and Antwine, and halted at a place near the old village of Rock Port, where Malvern now stands. Here an outbreak of measles incapacitated many of the soldiers (1).

"Day after day we march in the woods and God knows if we will come out again," wrote Private Franz Coller. "I have never seen such a poor region as we see out here in east Texas and Arkansas." After a rest of ten days, the regiment marched to Benton, camped on the Saline River two miles from town for two weeks, and then started for Pine Bluff, leaving a number of men in the hospital there with measles. After arriving at Pine Bluff, the regiment went into camp at Camp Holmes (2).

CSRs-Fold3
July 24th, 1862-arrive camp #46 near Rockport, Hot Springs County en route for Little Rock

July 26-camp #46 Hot Springs County


Alexander Papers

7/28 Hindman issues S. O # 38-Trans Miss District-Col Garland will establish camp of instruction at suitable point on Saline River and put his own reg’t there and take command of and camp there all new infantry reg’t’s from Texas which may be marching to this place

8/2 Hindman to qtrmster Clarksville- the Sixth Tx Regt, Col Garland has been ordered into camp on the Saline River where he has established camp of instruction

8/2-8/5-expenses of Garland for travel from Benton to Little Rock & back--for purpose of receiving orders about moving my regt east of the Miss River per 7/5 telegram from Richmond

8/3 Hindman to Col Garland- move from your present camp to Pine Bluff and report to Gen Roan

8/5 Hindman to Van Dorn-your order to have Garland move to Port Gibson I have suspended. ...one of the few armed reg’ts and one of few good officers I have. I have assigned him to command of a Bgde which would be worthless without him

8/7 Hindman-Army of the South West to Col R Garland cmdg- On Saline river-enemy force below Pine Bluff threatening Roan whose small force is entirely new troops and badly armed. Please move there ASAP

8/10 Benton-list of camp & garrison equipment delivered to Capt Wolfe, AQM-4 tents

Camp Texas, Benton 20 miles southwest of Little Rock

8/14 Hindman to Col Garland, Pine Bluff-Gen Holmes is willing to pardon the man of your reg’t of desertion

8/18 Camp White Sulphur, to Maj Busby, Brig QM, Pine Bluff from Capt Wolfe [QM for 6th Texas]

Southern Methodist University - DeGolyer Library
Texas Infantry Regiment, 6th.
Letterbook, 1861-1863. 1 vol. Records correspondence of Udolpho Wolfe, Assistant Quartermaster at Victoria, Texas, and Arkansas, pertaining to supplies purchased. A1987.1460c

[My notes-following are 1862 place references found in Wolfe’s correspondence]

8/5 Camp #48 near Benton

8/17 Camp White Sulphur

8/18 Camp White Sulphur, to Maj Busby, Brig QM, Pine Bluff from Capt Wolfe-enclosing invoices and receipts for means of transportation. Sending in 4 wagons and 1 ambulance for repairs…

8/19 Camp White Sulphur

8/22 Camp Holmes near Pine Bluff

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