The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 33, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 10, 1864 Page: 2 of 2
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diveraién in \
ilHgSfl
Ttjtm end -wi
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■'«f-NoÁern
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"Miübürl, and.
■n* of that
lift' The «tt-
: portion
qtodljUi
fu krt ftikh from tMé Ote-
trict, im*y ahppose the invasion of
VWuiéM¡f,MM^déav<br'tb secnre
success at ftmSt to this part of the
bteh^ovAf Sm, tbere-
, tto adopt the moat active anfl
energetic measures to'th 4f* an arinj
•in his front. capfcKle of seehtfng the
<**m* brtBiafit resulta that htfvé crown
#d Mío biflor of. owr nttos in Lonlsia
«lilt*t.M; ''n
Trobpii lift nMédednt often) in «very'
fíárt of* Ttrtpasj1 b«t tl ' ph-sont dan-
Mtf ftttictifirty HMAA)b Uiath on the
NWthertl Frontier. *Kvwy p
.Cvwry1 patriotic
thai*, «betwefcn of 17 and 50
yWira, will cohstíkr that his services
are not oidy dti# the connfry, but
that duty requires him to respond to
hw call at oi HiifjdiJOwry man trans-
frmd'ffbliffhaWflfte Troops to the
KewHV Orirpe.'torlio reapefcts the an-
Hiority of the «State will basten to
the Battalion Campe. and aid in form-
ing e*AtopimloftQiMrcb at o nee to
1I* gwrtérnl mntfKvoii*. Those who
debt}' rt guiif li ieiv days ot grace
at home, risk hot only the safety of
«..A,. . their eonntty. hut certain eouaerin-
thm, iftid add tfr thi> perils aiid 4vnrd-
aliips nf the ctniipaigu, which tifi-
are to shitre. Walt not, therefore, inr
the coming of Hit conscript officers,
Who, Mpported by detachments from
< ld regiment! ,* will execute the laws
after that tithe. -Ditty, honor and
patriotism demand your presence in
the firfd noir>,aiKl as you valne the
respect *t the iit^n who ardto iw yonr
Chniiñili-rt in aruiti. ii.-sitat.- no linger.
Glorious as have iieen our snccess-
<•* in Lottimátia, and disastrous <iM
have Wri tlie results to the eitetay,- „
hela rtffl id iwssertHÚ.ii of a fwbfefT
capable of conductiiig defence oper-
nttoii* until ivHit'i.ivenients reach ft tin.
Texas, therefore, innxt rely upon the
* ; hoIf íifi her limits ami u
t tí«; "
and úpblt
Jmwel ^ ■■■
¡« W yVl' to' éánfe into the field for
her drfctfee. i lippcfl' tó the people.
«in bracing the , Re «orre" Corps and
/hose whoa*- doty it is mad* to join
the old regiments, to yield to the
<ba parotic impulses which fill the
ofTbxhins at * moment of
I th theW é/at^. In appeal-
—u~pl¿ (ti iftópoud to this
i í liWtí' ii, right to
f compliance on the
vety patriotic citizen. It
f, jo carry ont the
r.tatHtf fl* jpMvidtar
'Uft**1
companies, march immediately to the
points named, via:
Companies Organized in the fol
lowing Aimed countie6 will- rendez-
vous tor regimental organization at
hrwpstkai), viz : Galveston, Gbaüi-
bers,, Liberty,'Polk, TyW, Harden
Jasper. Newton, Je&ttean, Orange,
Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris, Mont
gomery, Grimes, Walker, Madison,
Leon, Brazos, Burleson, Robertson,
Üfetágorda, Wharton, Colorado, Fay-
ette, Austin, Washington, Bastrop,
Travis, Hays, Milam. Williamson,
Bell, Falls and McClellan.
Those organized in the following
named counties .will rendezvous at
TvlRB, Smith county, viz: Angelina,
ííacpgdocliütf, Sail Augustine, Sabine,
Libftrrty, l'anola, Rusk, Harrisdn,
Upshur, Cherokee, Houston, Ander-
son-, Tirlriity, Wood, Smith and Van
; ; .
Those organised in the following
named counties will rendezvous at
CLARKSvlLLE, viz : Bowie, .Titus'
Red River, Lámar, Hopkins* Kauf-
man, Dallas, Henderson, Fausiin,
Hunt, Grayson, Collin, Limestone,
Freestoue, Ellis, Navarro, Johnson,
Tarrant and Denton'* .
Those organized in the following
counties will rendezvous at Hajl-
LftTi'tiVJLLK, viz: Calhoun, Jackson,
Victoria, DeWitt, Lavacca, Gronza-'
lee, Guadeloupe, Caldwell Goliad,
Bexar, Wilson-and Comal.
Recruiting parties are now m route
to iivery county in tlie State. Men
between the ages of IS and 45 have
thus presented to them the opportu-
nity to choose their ow n commands.
Companies formed from men of this
class are again urged to hasten the
orgtHizatiou, and to march at once. •
Orders just received from G¡ knjír-
al iv.vi'1'u,."state that the organbia-j
tion oí" the Reserve Corpn must be
completed by t e i ltlt of May, in
accordance -wi-Ji t ¡envtjil Orders, No.
1, H,e,Ml (¿niters, Reserve Corps.;
All meji bctVi'i't'ii 17 and IS and 45'
and 50 years of age, who desire to
perform service within their State in
irganizatiims i f their own selection,
have therefore tlie privilege tti doing
so. At' er that day, the entire con-
script element nf the State, between
the ages of 17 and 50 years of age,
will be subject alom to the action
and order w the Conscript Depart-
ment. ■ "
J. B. MAiiltL'DKli.
Major Gerer l Coiumatuliyg
L>i tuei oi i'exait, -\ew Mc-xico uiul
Arizona,
givo torco and emphasis to thy oimj-
nest appeal^, which have already
been made to you, the Brigadier,
General would say that your bleed-
ing but .ever gallant sons and brothers
send greeting to yon from the battle
fields of Louisiana, that they' want
your help to secure the full fruits of
tlie most important victory for Tex-
as ever won on the continent of
America. That the "tide of aifairs
of our nation which leads on to in-
dependence is now at its flood—that
the day and the hour of our ■dclivei-
ance draws nigh—that with your as-
sistance and the aid of Alinjghty
God by the "Ides of November"
next not a hostile foot shall press
the «oil of the Tronu-Miesippt De
partment.
Burying all past differences' and
disagrt&meiH, make Bttcli visible per-
sonal response to this message aB
becomes your 'manhood, *ud prove
your relationship to the heroes, who
are fighting hopefully your battles,
and looking trustingly lor*yonr pres-
ence ahion¡; them. ' By Command of
Brig. Gdn. J. D. McADOO.
B, F. Tabvkr, A. A. G.
IDE ~i
I. l
CIRCULAR.
Hbad Quaitiers, 5th Bkiqadb
DisrBic-r, St^tk Tboops,
Axdbbsóv, April 25th, 1864
Fellow Troops: It will be seen
by" reference to the Orders issued
respectively by His Excellency, the
Governor of tho^Stnte, and the Major
General Comanding the district, that
all persons between the ages of 17
and 50' who are not exempt by law,
shall go into military service of tlie
Confederate State's. The Governor,
in disbanding the State Troops, has
secured frota llic M^jor General, ad-
vantagVs nof heretofore enjoyed by.
othet'j Troops, audhas thereby plac-
Óü til em ulster additional obligations
to respond promptly to the call now
made ujiou them to organizi. In dis-
banding tlio Stale Tioops, .ho has
uiM{it,.-.s|jiinah|y hlioivn much wisdom,
as hi continuing them in service lie
must have subjected the State, to a
heavy expense, when the same ends
can be accomplished by the Confed-
erate States.
No furl her. appeal to your patriot-
jstii is deemed necessary, hut a call
i for your services in this hour of your
jconntty's wed. J. W. BAIINKS.
Mrtg/nlier General C.(/tnu¡and¡ng.
flwrrwíÉ.
I *-i!I «ell t private «ale, at mjr
denee one mile Went of Hollville, a
rate yoke of oxoa, yoke, htuple, riug
chain for «pecte.' 8. HA j
~ 7 Aiotlce;
TFIK BulWilte JBaoampment,' S. 8
will uiwcmble at the ukuiü place of
l$eo,ie^vuua «if the third (3rd) Monday la
May next, (oil important biuiuetw,) aud
the aieetinga will bo monthlv on the 3d
Monday of each month, until othorwiie
ordered. AU member* inot in the army)
who de not attend thia meeting, er tender
an excuse at the next uiontbly meeting,
will be dropped from the roll.
Aprill ¿5th 1*C4. E. CLEVELAND
Capt. Coiad'g Enoantpmeut. >
d^-Jit.
Citation
? Estate ot J. H. Campbell,
) a inlnbr.
THE STATE OF TEXAS.
To the Shenift'of Austin county Greeting:
Cyrus CainpbelT, Guardian of theEstnto
of Joseph ÍI. Campbell, a minor, . bavin
filed his\aci-oimt for final Settlement an
release from said Guardinnshlp. You an
eomutauded that you cite by piiblication
us required by law all persom who may
feel interested in said estate to be and
appearHbefure the Honorable tlie County
Cpurt of Austin County to be botden in
the Court Houso in the town of B?|lvlllo,
oil tbe last Monday in May A, 1864,
and contest the same if they iee proper.
Witness, S, Howard CWrk and the seal
[L. 8.] of the County Court of Austin
County at office in Bellville. April V8,
18(54. 8, HOWARD. C. C. C. A. C.
By Elliott, Dept.
Received this writ this i¿Htb day of
April, A. D- and T order ttiO samé
published in the Bellvillo Cortuttymini'
or twenty dujr* as within I am command
cd. .W. L. Shelburne, Sliff., A. 0
<T.)v'-:rt.
Citation
HK.U)
Üt.MSTKüs,
Stat
Bbiuadk,
H
t *ot\
r tfté Mea
at home
public
■oldhtfr
at
Otli
iíxas statk Troops.
Bhkmiam, April 19th, 'ti4. )
Onneral ()rders, t
üto. 10. )
H^s rlxeelídiríy, the Govomor of
the S'tatt: of Texas, and the Mnjor
General Gommoncling' this DistricU
have authoritatively settled, by their
respective General Orders, that the
men between J7 and 50 years oi
age shall entur the Confederate ser
vice on terms that are not only jufij
bilt literal to the "men,
Wishing to co-operato with the
patriotic purposes of his superiors
tbe Brigadier General Commanding
tbe 6th Brigade District, how calls
npon the trteh {embraced In his Di
twet,) between the agoác dt 18 and
45 years to respond to1 thé patriotic
eals of Governor Mntrail and
or General Magrtider to report
at once to the command
"which tfiey may choose for them-
with them to abolish the
the ofltób of Enrolling officer Of Con-
, bv taking the entire material
which he can act to
f -' r**A
H - Wv #•*!
in
i'. S,—Intelligence has just been
received that the enemy, between
2.000 and '.¡,000 strong, are ttdvatic*
ing from Brownsville, and the coast
wUu a view of attacking Gol. Ford.
The people of the West m ill see the
i importance of their flocking at once
to the field,
Atte.vtiox Siiobma k kbs.—At
the April term of the District Court
of Anderson county, Judge W, M.
Taylor presiding, which adjourned
Inst Friday, Mr. Robert Boyd, wlio
obtained exemption from military
service as a boot nud shoemaker, was
sentenced to the Penitentiary for the
term of one year, for false sweari
The facta as set forth in Couit
follows; Boyd charged $20 each for
making two paira oi very cqane
boots, everything farpished him,
which charge he swore was not mora
than 75 per cent. Witnesses put
down the
making of the boota was worth at
910, The citizens have ^petitioned
Gov. Mgrrah to pnrdon hito and if
petirtop be not granted, the CJise
be taken to, tW Supreme Cow*.
■ vr^"1
action of the Gortteroor or . the
of: the Sonrémé C<*fi.+-Quia
April tod* |
"^ Yante^patAra-:
fien. StOele tank pouUwItm of
veport March J7!h, after iw*
hard fighting It'%
Grant have
' arrangements for the
•w
Tbe Estate of Klie'toa
Oliver, dee'd.
THE STATK OF TEXAS,
Totiie Khiuill'of Austin Cminty Greeting:
A. TV Oliver one of the Execiitois of
the last Will of SheUoii Oliver deeeased
.havi.uk filed i his ajiplica't ion for leave to
resign said Executorship, aui also liiu iuu
tiléit his exhibit of the ceiulitieii of saiil
••state: You aro hereby eunumnded thut
you cite by publication us tlie law directs
all those interested in tbe
.deceased, to be and appear before th«J'
Honorable the County Court to he bolden
within and tor the county of Austin at the
Court House thereof in the town of Bell-
vilie on the lust Monday in May, A. D.
trti4 then and there to contest said ex-
hibit ar.d application if they seo proper.
Herein fiiil not but have you tima and
there before said court this writ With
■your return therein, showing how yon
have executed the Miure.
•Wituefs 8. Howard clerk and tbe aeni
[L. 8 ] of the County Court of Austin
County, this lifttJi day ef April A. D. J804.
8. HOWARD, C. C.C. A. C. by
Elliott Dept "*i
Received this writ this 28th dsv of
April A, D. lrJW-t, and publientipn of thei
same for twenty days is ordered la the
Bellville Countryman. . *
W. L. Shelburne, Sbff, A. C.
d3a-3t.
Speeial Orders 6 . ,
Xtf. The Texas Cotton
nounced as theiwrehall
supples to be pi
through lhe medniat of
trict tif Ti
Tke
tribtof
obtain supplies
appointed Willi
hereby revoked; and
agents will be apm 1
|£!otton Officer under
Headquarters
8hrevePort and
times. d!«Mt
Head Qn'sdrfn'ttoail
Shreraport Lr„ Keb. Ktth
GENERAL ORDERS, Bfo. 6. •
N«/ inipreasmeut of property ***1
Trims-Mississippi Department, •
made without written authority frt
Department CoiumauAefi
Coiniuunders withiu their
trtcts, or the commahdint
army In Uie field, lu all vases ef
ment, the authority must ue ahi
sarties impressing.
By command of. ,
Lieut. Cíen. E, KIRRt SMITH.
8. 8. Axdcmoh, A. A. O.
Louisiana, Arkauaaa and Texas papéis
copy one month. dHf-4t
hi>, qb's dbrsi't tbaks-m
Shreveport, La.. Feb.'
[bxtnact.]
SPECIAL ORDERS, No. 49.
# • b #'
XVIII. Tbe provMtms j>(' Pari
II, General Ordmts, No. 4, Currant
from Department headquarter*.are ■
Red so as to permit persons-la tin'
triot of Western Louisiana, u'
Of March, 1863 to enter the
KtatgGwird on tint belsft
theirfletailed for the service hg
enrolling officer.
By eommnnil Of
Lieut. Gen. E. ^IUMY 81
8. 8. Anihíiwon.'l
Lousiana, Arkansas and Texas
copy three weeks.
vo'vñtv *c*ir «
Notice is iiereby given to all holders
County Scrip of Austla Omntv, that
saiue will be received at the f^essiQ
office, iii exchange for Confederate K<
whether due er not, or for Tm
estate f*«tid |.^i.>uüty dues. «11 of siild ScripTiot. so
¡•banged, or paid in by tlie 1st of"
1«64, will not be received tbr
slaty *lx ""d two third eeuts oi
and all not excliungeil or paid '
1st day of July ld6T>, will not
for Taxes ur county dues', er eii
for Confederate Notes.' 1 ■ fiw'm't
By orde.i of tbe Hon, the Üouqtr Oaefi-
rnissiooers Court; April Term A. D.
Witness s. Howard Clerk; and' theaeal
. of the Connfy court of Austin
. g ,
1
Notice.
LETTER^ of administration were
granted te the undersigned at the Septem-
ber Term IHiKJ of tbe County Court of
Austin County, upon tlie Estate of
F- K, Fen rio ,' lnt^ of said county de
ceased, all persons having claims against
said Estate, will present them, duly
authenticated within the time prescrlixst'
by law
ELIZABETH PENRICE. >
Admx., of the ertate of F. R. Fen rice dee
dW-4t
S. HOWARD,.P. C. C. A: C
/County this lliefitb day
' A. D. 18C1.
sK
y
«ale of Altate Bond*.
ExtoCpTivp, OrridE. i
Shreveport, Feb. Í3d, 1864. ' J
■PHHH Hb the pror
Act of tbe General Assembly of the
of Louisiana, entitled; An Aft « To aq
relief ail
of the
tboriase tbe Sale of Bonds flir tbe
the Treasury,and final liquidation
tae^iat A«A Í ' 1
za
lee.int
Hud fina
highest estímate théT f^brnwr*Hth
osals wl
IS?"
wilt be reeeived at aiy
reveport, until tfc
for ue sale er ex
, having net less
i Mian fifty years to
i dolían each at
rernor, with six
i far the
Jpj
KNiim.t.iNti Ort'icB t'oxn1., 8..,
'Austin Couuty April 94Hi 1H04.
NOTICE Is hereby giren to all
liable to military duty to tbe Con
8 tates, who have, heretofore been
from military service tó tkh.
Htntes by reason of disability
Exemptions are r«frokud by tin
Congress aitfi that they nnist
the Exaniininn Board of Causar
at Bellville, Austin (¿ouiriy;
lit. jppimiih:s aiwii
Mouday the tHIi da)
examination. Alt sneh
disability whether enrolled oc
hereby untitled that they must
the time sad place above
examination, otherwise thev v
ge hito the Confederate service
the chances te* get dtscharfed
army suqgeons..
The struggle we nre
preservation of our Ubertiei.
of Constitutional Government
dnm under it, in o]
of power and 4
services of *ery soútberi
placed at tSTdlsposltion
rate Government. Oar*
tlon to.
oar prospects of sucsess |
and if we lay aside alf mftf
determined to
and coáil
for which we arfj
the proud banner «if
tóKTtóí
rested, ané the Cd
tin O.unty
Sdi-
Al
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Osterhout, John P. The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 33, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 10, 1864, newspaper, May 10, 1864; Bellville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth177137/m1/2/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.