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Please help identify the "S.A.G. Norvell" who may be the "Captain S.W.G. Noel" referenced in THE BOURLAND PAPERS. Between the asterisks is my transcription of the Dec 18, 1864 letter from a facsimile displayed on the my web page, that also shows a roster of LeKoester's Company E of Showalter's 4th Arizona Regt.
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http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/LeKoester.htm
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http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/ArizonaBrigade.htm
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1864 Cooke Co TX, Gainesville, Dec 18.......GENERAL [H.E. McCulloch, Comdg. Northern Sub-Dist., Bonham TX:
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Enclosed I send you copies of transfers for [G.] Skinner, [J.A.] Crain, and [E.C.] Oglesby of Co. "B" Border Regt. ..I see from Capt. [J.J.] Diamond’s Muster Roll and Return that he has dropped those men from his Rolls, as being transferred to Capt. [H.] LeKoester's Co. [4th Arizona Regt] in October, date not given. ..He reported 86 men all through the month, and in the Petition for October shows three transferred from the company and three received by company. ..I have given at different times positive orders to the Captains of companies not to take any Recruits in to their companies without from these Head Qrs. ..Though Capt. Diamond has been receiving Recruits from others for his Rolls without __ (torn). ..I am perfectly willing to have the good men transferred to LeKoester's Co though __ company has been doing a very loose __ and I think it is time to check it — the application to be transferred to the Frontier.
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Capt. Noel’s Co. [? S.A.G. Norvell, Co E, 4th Ariz. Regt] was no doubt not up yesterday. ..I have no objection to transferring these men to Capt. Noel [? Norvell] or any other legally organized Co., but I want it to is being done in a legal manner. ..I am tired of the loose way of doing business.
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I am General, Your Obdt. Svt.,
Jas. Bourland, Col. Comdg. Border Regt.
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Cover: ..Enclosed I send copies of transfer for Skinner, Crain, &c. ..Respectfully relieved, disapproved. ..This man, Noel [? Norvell], has no company and no more men will be mustered to the Army. ..By Command of Brig-Gen. McCulloch, B.E. Benton, Capt. A.A. Genl, Hdqts,. N.S.D. per BP-DM4406-3O-144.
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1864, Sep 7. The undersigned, viz. J.A. Crain & E. C. Oglesby of Co. "B" Border Regt. Texas Cavalry, desire to be transferred to Co. B [sic, Co. E] of the "Frontier Expedition" said Company being commanded by Capt. S.W.G. Noel [maybe S.A.G. Norvell of Co E, 4th Arizona Regt] , &c.
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J.A. Crain
E.C. Oglesby
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1864, Sep 9. The undersigned Capt. of Co. "B" Border Regt. consents and agrees to the transfer above asked for. ..Jas. J. Diamond, Capt. Comdg. Co. "B." ..A true copy. Frank Liedtke. per BP-DM4406-3O-144.
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The roster for LeKoester's Company E and a general outline of the Arizona Brigade (Texas military units) are displayed on:
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http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/LeKoester.htm
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http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/ArizonaBrigade.htm
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Your help is needed to make sense of these data. ..Keep in mind that patrolling the North and West Frontier in 1864 and 1865 were th military units listed below. ..My book is limited. ..I need help in identifying the men on these rosters on my web pages.
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1) several companies of the Arizona Brigade (roster of LeKoester's Co. E, not to be confused with Saufley's Scouting Co. E that is in my 1,046-page book. ..Notice that Bourland called the 4th Arizona Regt the "Frontier Expedition."
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2) companies A and B of the Wells' Battlaion (roster on my web page)
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3) McCord's 46th Frontier Cavalry primarily patrolled just south of where Bourland's men patrolled, but there was some overlapping. ..McCord was personally stationed in Gainesville TX part of 1864 and 1865. ..I have McCord's roster on my computer plus his officers are outlined in my book. ..I suppose I should put the roster on my website.
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4) Pyron's 2d Mtd. Cavalry that evolved from the 2d Arizona Brigade. ...Editor's note: C.L. Pyron joined on Jun 23, 1840 the Constantine Masonic Lodge in Warren, Fannin Co TX
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http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/WellsBattn.htm
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http://www.bourlandcivilwar.com/Pyron2dTexasMtdCavalry.htm
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Again, your help would be appreciated. At least scan the web pages cited above on the off chance you may recognize some of the names. Many are from south and west of the Brazos River.
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Patti, prochette@Juno.com