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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05987.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Confederate Imprints and Broadsides |
| Title | Last Confederate printing of the Civil War in Texas |
| Date | 12 May 1865 |
| Author | Ford, John S. (1815-1897) |
| Document Type | Broadside; Military document |
| Content Description | Printed general orders stating that every officer and soldier must be ready to meet the enemy at a moment's notice. States that the Brigadier General Commanding is determined to fight and if possible, ". . .drive back the insolent foe who advances to rob and enslave us." Ends with, "Every man must do his duty, and all will be right. Men resolved to be free can never be conquered." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Confederate General or Leader Texas Slavery |
| People | Ford, John S. (1815-1897) |
| Place written | Brownsville, Texas |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Ford was colonel of the Second Texas Cavalry. In May of 1865, he led the Confederate troops in the battle of Palmito Ranch, the last battle of the Civil War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |