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909 Series I Volume XLVIII-II Serial 102 - Powder River Expedition Part II

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SPECIAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, ADJUTANT-
GENERAL'S OFFICE, Numbers 314.
Washington, June 17, 1865.

1. Brigadier General W. T. Clark, U. S. Volunteers, is relieved from duty with the Army of the Tennessee, and will report in person, without delay, to Major-General Weitzel, U. S. Volunteers, commanding Twenty-fifth Corps, on the coast of Texas, for assignment to duty in that corps.

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3. Bvt. Major General W. L. Elliott, U. S. Volunteers, is hereby relieved from duty in the Department of the Cumberland, and will report in person to Major-General Pope, commanding Military Division of the Missouri, for duty.

By command of Lieutenant-General Grant:

E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, Numbers 161.
New Orleans, La., June 17, 1865.

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16. The Fiftieth and Seventy-third Regiments U. S. Colored Infantry are hereby transferred from General Hawkins' division to the District of Mississippi. The quartermaster's department will furnish transportation to Vicksburg, Miss., with the least possible delay.

17. Captain Frederic Speed, assistant adjutant-general of volunteers, will proceed to the city of Mobile and relieve Major A. Fredbert, assistant adjutant-general in charge of the branch office of these headquarters at that place. Upon being so relieved Major Fredberg will proceed to this city and resume his position at these headquarters.

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By order of Major General E. R. S. Canby:

C. T. CHRISTENSEN,

Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.


SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. NORTHERN DIV. OF LOUISIANA, Numbers 115.
Shreveport, La., June 17, 1865.

I. The Twenty-ninth Wisconsin Infantry and the Ninety-ninth Illinois Infantry Volunteers, coming within the provisions of General Orders, Numbers 64, headquarters Military Division of West Mississippi, will be mustered out of the service at this place and put en route for their respective States. Brigadier-General Dennis, commanding First Division, Thirteenth Army Corps, to which these regiments are attached, will be charged with the execution of this order.

II. The Forty-sixth Illinois Veteran Infantry will be forwarded without delay to Natchitoches, La., and relieve the Twenty-first Iowa Infantry, now doing duty at that point. The Twenty-first Iowa Infantry, on being relieved, will proceed to Baton Rouge, La., for the purpose of being mustered out of the service in accordance with General Orders, Numbers 64, headquarters Military Division of West Mississippi. The quartermaster's department will furnish the necessary transportation.

By command of Major-General Herron:

WM. H. CLAPP,
Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.


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