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or court-martial, and that the judge-advocate be instructed to furnish me at his earliest convenience a copy of the charges and specifications preferred against me.
Annexed please find a list of witnesses whom I desire to have summoned,* and after being furnished with the specifications I will forward to the judge-advocate the names of such other witnesses as circumstances may require.
As I am extremely anxious for prompt action in the premises, I trust that you will pardon any irregularity which may appear in my request.
I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
GEORGE W. MORGAN,
Brigadier-General Volunteers.
EXHIBIT B.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, D. C., December 20, 1862.Brig. Gen. GEORGE W. MORGAN, Memphis, Tenn.:
GENERAL: Your communication to the Adjutant-General of the Army, asking that an investigation of your abandonment of Cumberland Gap may take place at the earliest practicable moment having been submitted to the general-in-chief, I am directed to say that Major-General Wright was directed some time since to investigate and report the facts concerning that affair. If that report should be satisfactory to the War Department no further proceedings will be required, and you will be relieved from all blame.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. C. KELTON,Assistant Adjutant-General.
EXHIBIT C.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE OHIO, Cincinnati, January 27, 1863.Brig. Gen. GEORGE W. MORGAN, U. S. Vols.,
Gaines' Landing, via Memphis, Tenn.:GENERAL: I am instructed by Major-General Wright to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 6th instant, and to inclose to you a copy of his letter to the general-in-chief, transmitting your report of the evacuation of Cumberland Gap.+
It is presumed that these reports were satisfactory, as nothing has been heard of the matter.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
C. W. POSTER,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
EXHIBIT D.
HEADQUARTERS CUMBERLAND GAP, September 14, 1862.A council of war, convened by Brigadier-General Morgan, commanding the United States forces at Cumberland Gap, assembled at these headquarters at 11 a.m. to-day. Present, Brig. Gen. G. W. Morgan,
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*Omitted.
+See Report No. 1, p.990.
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