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An original scanned document found on the [TexasTides]webpage gives an example[[1]] of McCulloch deputizing (John L Watts) in 1855 while he (McCulloch) was the Marshal of the District of Texas.Texas Tides 14:11, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] McCulloch and Price

As far as I can tell McCulloch held the senior rank until sometime in March 1862. McCulloch seems to have been second (and Price obviously was not first) in seniority among Brigadier Generals of the Confederate Provisional Army. Price only became a Major General in March 1862 it seems, probably after the battle of Pea Ridge where McCulloch died. This rank question seems to have been one of the problems between McCulloch and Price, also one of the reasons why Van Dorn (a Major General of the Confederate Provisional Army by that date) was sent to take command of Forces in Northern Arkansas and South Western Missouri.--Caranorn 21:10, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] A "2.7k" cannon?

I understand that nearly everything on WP needs to be metricized -- but calling a certain type of field piece a "six-pounder (2.7k) cannon" is not only silly but inaccurate. "Six-pounder" was the proper designation of the piece by the weight of the ball it fired. Metrics have nothing to do with it. I've removed the "2.7k" thing. --Michael K. Smith (talk) 21:22, 7 January 2008 (UTC)