756 Series I Volume XLIII-II Serial 91 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign Part II
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SPECIAL ORDERS,
WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL'S OFFICE, No. 433.
Washington, December 7, 1864.* * * * *
20. Surg. Jonathan Letterman, U. S. Army, is hereby relieved from duty in the Department of Pennsylvania, and will report in person without delay to the commanding general Department of the Missouri for assignment to duty as medical director of that department.
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E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE SUSQUEHANNA, No. 80.
Chambersburg, Pa., December 7, 1864.The following general orders from the War Department is republished for the information of all concerned in this department:
GENERAL ORDERS,
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE, No. 293.
Washington, D. C., December 1, 1864.The Department of the Susquehanna will hereafter be known as the Department of Pennsylvania, headquarters at Philadelphia.
By order of the Secretary of War:
E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
By command of Major-General Cadwalader:
JNO. S. SCHULTZE,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
KERNSTOWN, VA., December 8, 1864-3.30 p. m.
Lieutenant General U. S. GRANT,
City Point, Va.:
I send to-morrow morning the remaining division of the Sixth Corps. No troops of the enemy have left the Valley, except Kershaw's division. I did expect that the movement of the two divisions of the Sixth Corps would cause a movement on the part of the enemy, but up to the present time it has not.
P. H. SHERIDAN,
Major-General, Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES,
Washington, D. C., December 8, 1864.Major-General SHERIDAN:
One of our agents was at Orange Court-House Monday and at Frederick's Hall Station, on the Virginia Central, on Tuesday of this week. There has been no move to or from Early since Kershaw left. It was lately believed in Gordonsville that Early would leave the Valley with his whole force. The rebels now report that Sheridan has fallen back, and although Early has not followed him, he will not retire. Nothing could be learned of the position of Breckinridge. Colonel
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