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   Headquarters of the 19th Brigade, Texas Militia }
     Corsicana, Navarro County, July 22, 1861      }
 
 General Orders, No. 1 
 
 Brigadier General's Instructions to Enrolling Officers
 
 In my conformity to my instructions contained in General Orders, No. 3... I am
 required to appoint Enrolling Officers in the in the several precincts of my 
 Brigade (which is composed of the counties of Navarro, Ellis, Freestone and 
 Limestone counties) whose duty it shall be to call on all citizens within their
 precients able to bear arms, and not incorporated in companies who have offered 
 their services to the Confederate States, to organize into companies of not less
 than thirty two, nor more than one hundred, non-commissioned officers and 
 privates.  Every able bodied free male inhabitant residing in your precinct, 
 between the ages of 18 and 45 years, and not incorporated in companies who have
 offered their services to the Confederate States, you will form into companies,
 and whenever two or more Companies may be formed, they will be distinguished as
 active Companies and Companies of reserve, whose duties respectively are 
 prescribed in the second section of said General Order, to which I refer you.
 You are instructed, immediately after said Companies are formed, to hold an 
 election for one Captain, first, second, and third Lieutenant for each Company,
 which companies shall have the privilege of drilling as Cavalry or Infantry, 
 as they may desire.
    Immediately after said election is held, you will forward to me a complete
 muster roll of each of said Companies, the certificatee to the same to be
 signed by the Captain.  A printed form of said muster roll is herewith sent to 
 fill up.  
                       HENRY JONES
                       Brigadier General 19th Brigade, Texas Militia.