Blessington, The Campaigns of Walker's Texas Division (1875), p. 307: the disbanding of the division (May 1865). The morning of the 19th: the troops go home, and on the evening of the 20th the rest are furloughed or discharged.

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The morning of the 19th found the majority of the troops

gone or preparing to leave. They were allowed to take a

wagon to each company. On the evening of the 20th, the

balance of the troops that remained were furloughed, or,

more properly, discharged from the Confederate army.

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