Today in History:

1132 Series I Volume XLV-I Serial 93 - Franklin - Nashville Part I

Page 1132 KY.,SW. VA.,TENN., MISS.,ALA.,AND N. GA. Chapter LVII.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. 3rd DIV., 16TH ARMY CORPS,

On Board Steamer Wananita,


No. 23. November 28, 1864.

On signal from headquarters boat the transports conveying the troops of the Third Division, Sixteenth Army Corps, will move out into the stream in the following manner: First, Wananita; second, America; third, Thomas E. Tutt; fourth, Mars; fifth, Omaha; sixth, Olive; seventh, Silver Lake; eighth, Kate Kearney; ninth, Spary, tenth, Mollie McPike; eleventh, Prairie State; twelfth, Victory.

The boats will continue to move as directed inthe above order to their destination. Orders, No. 18, from headquarters Right Wing, Sixteenth Army Corps, current series.

By order of Colonel David Moore:

JAMES B. COMSTOCK,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.


HDQRS. THIRD DIVISION, SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS

On Steamer Wananita, November 28, 1864.

Commanding OFFICER THIRD Brigadier, THIRD DIV., 16TH ARMY CORPS:

COLONEL: The colonel commanding division directs me to in from you that the command will not leave this place to-day, but that everything be in readiness to move at daylight to-morrow morning, on signal from the headquarters boat. It is also desired that you report to these headquarters arrival of each boat conveying the troops of your command, that we may know what boats have not reported at this place.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JAMES B. COMSTOCK,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

Weekly report of effective force of the Department of the Cumberland, Major General George H. Thomas, U. S. Army, commanding, for November 28, 1864.

Headquarters. Infantry.

Command Officers Men Total Officers Men

Company L, 1st Ohio ..... ... .... .... ....

Volunteer Cavalry,

escort, Lieutenant

H. C. Reppert.

Battalion 1st Ohio ..... ... .... 4 170

Volunteer

Sharpshooters,

Captain G. M.

Barber. a

Reserve Brigade, 4 20 24 34 891

Colonel H. Le

Favour. b

15th Pennsylvania ...... ... .... .... ...

Battery, Colonel W.

J. Palmer.c

10th Indiana ...... ... ..... .... ...

Battery, Captain W. A.

Naylor.

Post Chattanooga, 18 94 112 72 2,357

Colonel C. H.

Carlton. a

Infantry. Cavalry.

Command Total Officers Men. Total.

Company L, 1st Ohio .... 1 55 56

Volunteer Cavalry,

escort, Lieutenant H. C.

Reppert.

Battalion 1st Ohio 174 ..... ..... .....

Volunteer Sharpshooters,

Captain G. M. Barber. a

Reserve Brigade, Colonel 925 ...... ..... .....

H. Le Favour. b

15th Pennsylvania .... 18 345 363

Battery, Colonel W. J.

Palmer.c

10th Indiana Battery, ..... ..... .... ....

Captain W. A. Naylor.

Post Chattanooga, Colonel 2,429 ..... .... .....

C. H. Carlton. a

---------------

aNovember 14, 1864.

bNovember 21, 1864.

cSeptember 26, 1864.

---------------


Page 1132 KY.,SW. VA.,TENN., MISS.,ALA.,AND N. GA. Chapter LVII.