Texas Artillery, Maclin-Fox-Dege Battery letter book, 1861-1865

Head Quarters Light Artillery Galveston Texas Mch 21st 1865 Capt W. G. Tobin Comd'g Post of San Antonio Tex

Sir

You would confer a great favor by sending Bug Shott of my Lt Battery to his Company immediately as I have no Bug for duty in the company. Also Corporal Enderle & Pvt Fish who are in or about San Antonio without leave. I have two more men (Sergt Billhartz & Pvt Barke) near Castroville which I would like very much to have returned, if you have any means of arresting them I wish you would do so as they have been absent for some time without leave

I am Captain Very Respect Your obt Servt (Signed) A. E. Dege Capt Comd'g Lt Battery

Head Quarters Light Artillery Galveston Texas Mch 21st 1865

W. D Kelley Surgeon C.S.A.

Sir

You would confer a great favor by sending Pvts Glazier Lockman, & Velton of my Light Battery to their Company as soon as they are able to do duty as I am very short of men and require their services immediately

I have the honor to be Sir Very Resp Your obt Servt (Signed) A. E. Dege Capt Comd'g Lt Battery

Hd Qrs 8th & 5th T. F Batteries Galveston Texas Apr 1^st 1865

Lt. S A. Hobson A Ajt 7th Batt Lt Arty

Sir

You will find enclosed full Returns of the Lt Artillery under my Command for the month Ending March 31^st 1865

I Am Sir Very Respectfully Your Obt Servant (Signd) A. E. Dege Capt Comdg 8th & 5h T F Batteries

Head Quarters Light Artillery Galveston Texas Apr 2nd 1865

Maj E Barke Houston Tex

Sir

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Eight (8) horses, two of which are blind and all unserviceable, but as I am short of horses I will keep them until others can be furnished they are entirely unfit for artillery Service but will do to mount the non-com officers on. It is absolutely necessary that good artillery be supplied as I could not move the Battery with the horses I now have.

I am Major Very Respectfully Your obt Servt (Signed) A. E. Dege Capt Comdg Lt Batty

H^d Qr^s Light Artillery Galveston Tex Mch 25, 1865

Maj C. M^cClarty Asst Adjt Gen^l.

Major

I have the honor to inform that after four horses work with the Carpenters of my Company I succeeded in Coping Capt Wellhansen's Lt Battery over the Rail Road Bridge. I would respectfully beg leave to call the attention of the Brig Gen^l. Comd'g to the fact that the Bridge is in a very bad condition and entirely unsafe for artillery or cavalry, and that further repairs are absolutely necessary

I am Sir Respectfully Your obt Servant (Signed)A. E. Dege Capt Comd'g Batt Lt Arty

H^d Qrs Lt Artillery Galveston March 30/65

Capt J. H Grisham A Q Ms.

Capt.

Yours of the 27^th inst has been rec^d. I am much oblige to you for the information in regard to clothing for Lt Hopkins of my Lt Battery and also avail myself of this opportunity to inclose you Requisition for Saddle Blankets & Whips which I wish you would be kind enough to fill at your earliest convenience and oblige

A. E. Dege

Head Quarters 8^th & 5^th T. F. Batteries Galveston Texas April 9, 1865

Maj S. T. Fontain Comd'g 7^th Batt Lt Arty

Major

In reply to your Communication of the 6 inst relative to the two Bateries stationed at this place, I have the honor to inform you that they are boath in very good condition and only require the articles specified in the enclosed requisition to make them complete, except men, each requiring about twenty five men, mine in particular at present as I have sixteen men in confinement. Hereafter I wil communicate everything of interest relating to each Battery as directed in your communication, In regard to the wants & c of the Batteries I am perfectly satisfied the Major Comd'g will do all in his power to have them supplied

I am Major With Great Respect Your obt Servt (Signed) A. E. Dege Capt Comd'g 8 & 5 T. F. B.

Head Quarters 8^th & 5^th T. F. Batteries Galveston Tex April 9^th 1865

Lt S. A. Hobson Adjt 7^th Batt Lt Arty

Sir

I have the honor to return you field return for the month of Mch without being able to make any alterations as I can find no error. The member of effective men present is correct unless you consider men who are sick on extra duty and in confinement effective, if so Please inform me and I will make out my return accordingly I am Sir &c (Signed) A. E. Dege Capt &c

Hd Qrs Lt Artillery Galveston. Texas. Apr 6th 1865

Captain John H. Grisham A. Q. M Houston Tex

Captain

Leiut Hopkins of my Lt. Battery leaves here today with 8 men to report to you for the purpose of obtaining Horses for the Lt Artillery & I hope you may Succeed in obtaining a Sufficiency of Servicable ones. As the last (8) Eight I received are totally unfit for Service, will be obliged to turn them in with Several more belonging to the Battery, which are entirely unserviceable to render my Battery Serviceable it will require at least (40) forty. Captain Wellhansens Battery will require about (10) Ten making a Total of (50) fifty for the Two Batteries. I will also respectfully call your attention to the Several little Articles which I have made Requisition for & request you will be kind enough to furnish them. So Soon as they can be obtained as I require them immediately

I am Captain Very Respectfully Your Obt Servant (Signed) A. E. Dege Captain Comdg Light Artillery