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Medals of Honor awarded for distinguished services, &c.-Continued.

Name. Rank and Date. Awarded for-

organization.

Garrett, Sergeant 1864 Capture of

William Company G, Dec. 16. flag at

41st Ohio Nashville,

Infantry. Tenn.

Gere, Thomas P First Dec. 16 Capture of

Lieutenant and flag of 4th

adjutant 5th Mississippi at

Minnesota Nashville,

Infantry. Tenn.

Greenwalt, Private, Numbers 30 Capture o

Abraham Company G, corps

104th Ohio headquarters

Infantry. flag at

Franklin,

Tenn.

Hall, Newton H Corporal, Nov. 30 Capture of

Company I, flag, believed

104th Ohio to have

Infantry. belonged to

Stewart's

corps, at

Franklin,

Tenn.

Holcomb, Private Dec. 16 Capture of

Daniel I Company A, Confederate

41st Ohio guidon at

Infantry. Brentword

Hills, Tenn.

Kaltenbach, Corporal, Dec. 16 Capture of

Luther Company F, flag, supposed

12th Iowa of 5th

Infantry. Mississippi,

at Nashville,

Tenn.

Kelley, George Captain Nov. 30 Capture of

V Company A, flag, supposed

104th Ohio of Cheatham's

Infantry. corps, at

Franklin,

Tenn.

May, William Private, Dec. 16. Capture of

Company H, flag of

32nd Iowa Bouanchaud's

Infantry. battery at

Nashville,

Tenn.

McCleary, First Dec. 16 Capture of

Charles H Lieutenant flag of 4th

Company C, Florida at

72nd Ohio Nashville,

Infantry. Tenn.

Megee, William Drummer, Dec.- Bravery in

Company C, action at

33rd New Murfreesboroug

jersey h, Tenn.

Infantry.

Moore, Wilbur Private, Dec. 16 Capture of

F Company C, flag at

117th Illinois Nashville,

Infantry. Tenn.

Parks, James W Corporal. Dec.16 Capture of

Company F, flag at

11th Missouri Nashville,

Infantry. Tenn.

Ransbottom, First Nov. 30 Capture of

Alfred Sergeant, flag at

Company K, Franklin,

97th Ohio Tenn.

Infantry.

Ricksecker, Private, Nov.30 Captured of

John H Company D, flag of 16th

104th Ohio Alabama

Infantry. Artillery at

Franklin,

Tenn.

Stanley, David Major-general Nov.30 Distinguished

S bravery in the

battle of

Franklin,

Tenn.

Simmsons, Lieutenant Dec.16 Capture of

William T Company C, flag of 34th

11th Missouri Alabama at

Infantry. Nashville,

Tenn.

Smith, Otis W. Private, Dec.16 Capture of

Company G, flag of 6th

95th Ohio Florida at

Infantry. Nashville,

Tenn.

Sloan, Andrew Private, Dec.16 Capture of

J Company C, flag at

122nd Illinois Nashville,

Infantry. Tenn.

Stokes, George Private, Dec.16 Capture of

Company C, flag at

122nd Illinois Nashville,

Infantry. Tenn.

Welch, George Private, Dec. 16 Capture of

Company A, flag at

11th Missouri Nashville,

Infantry. Tenn.


Numbers 231. Report of General G. T. Beauregard, C. S. Army, commanding Military Division of the West.

HEADQUARTERS, &C., Greensborough, N. C. April 15, 1865

GENERAL: I have read in the Richmond Enquirer of the 25th ultimo the report of General J. B. Hood touching the operations of the Army of Tennessee from July 18, 1864, to January 23, 1865. During a portion of the period embraced in that report, General hood having been under my command, his report should have passed through me for my consideration and remarks before it reached the War Department. The regular channel of communication should have been observed, as my own acts and conduct as his commanding officer are refereed to by him. I am the more surprised at this irregularity, as I informed General Hood, at Tupelo, a few days previous to his being relieved that I desired an expected his report to be addressed to and pass through me to the Department. At that time he expressed his intention of making through me a report covering the operations of the Army of Tennessee from the date of his assumption of command, to which I objected, as I only had a right to call for one embracing his operations from the time I took command. There are several errors and inaccu-


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