General: I have the honor to report that I met the last column of the United States troops in
Texas yesterday, at noon, on the
El Paso road, about 13 miles from this city, and that
Colonel Reeve, the
commanding officer, being satisfied of my greatly superior force, surrendered unconditionally.
There were 10 officers and 337 men, including 30 men who were captured some time since in
San Antonio by
Capt. James Duff, which I have heretofore neglected to report.
My command consisted of
Colonel McCulloch's cavalry, viz., six companies,
Captains Pitts,
Tobin,
Ashby,
Bogges,
Fry, and
Nelson; a squadron of
Colonel Ford's State troops, under
Lieutenant-Colonel Baylor's command, viz.,
Captains Walker and
Pyron, a battery of light artillery,
Captain Edgar, a section of artillery,
Captain Teel; two small detachments of horse under
Lieutenants Paul and
Dwyer, and an independent detachment of cavalry,
Captain Goode.
All these troops I placed under the command of
Col. H. E. McCulloch.
In addition to these there was a battalion of infantry raised for the occasion in
San Antonio, under command of
Lieut.-Col. James Duff,
Captains Maverick,
Wilcox,
