may take the new amnesty oath and are not excluded from the benefits of the amnesty proclamation of May 29, 1865. Let the company distinclty understand that the board of directors must be purged of disloyal men or men excluded from the provisions of the new amnesty proclamation.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. L. M. BURGER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL'S OFFICE, Numbers 297.
Washington, June 12, 1865.

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10. Brigadier General H. A. Barnum, U. S. Volunteers, will report to the commanding general Department of Washington for assignment to duty.

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By order of the Secretary of War:

E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. 2nd DIV., 23rd ARMY CORPS, Numbers 30.
Salisbury, N. C., June 12, 1865.

In accordance with Special Orders, Numbers 42, current series, headquarters Twenty-third Army Corps, I hereby assume command of this division.

G. W. SCHOFIELD,

Brevet Brigadier-General, Commanding.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. 2nd DIV., 23rd ARMY CORPS, Numbers 30.
Salisbury, N. C., June 12, 1865.

I. Colonel J. Mehringer, Ninety-first Indiana Volunteers, is relieved from command of the Second Brigade, Second Division, Twenty-third Army Corps, and will assume command of the Third Brigade, Second Division, Twenty-third Army Corps.

II. Colonel O. L. Spaulding, Twenty-third Michigan Volunteer Infantry, will at once assume command of the Second Brigade, Second Division, Twenty-third Army Corps.

By command of Brevet Brigadier-General Schofield:

[C. A. CILLEY,]

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS DIESTRICT OF FLORIDA,
FOURTH SEPARATE BRIGADE, DEPT. OF THE SOUTH,

Jacksonville, Fla., June 12, 1865.

Captain E. C. WOODRUFF,

Provost-Marshal, District of Florida:

CAPTAIN: In accordance with instructions from department headquarters you are directed to arrest A. K. Allison, s tyling himself acting governor of the State of Florida, and bring him to Jacksonville. You