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781 Series I Volume XLIII-II Serial 91 - Shenandoah Valley Campaign Part II

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James M. Comly, Twenty-third Ohio Volunteers; Major J. S. P. Carroll, First West Virginia Veteran Infantry; Major H. M. Smith, First New York Dragoons; Lieutenant Eben Parsons, jr., Thirty-eighth Massachusetts Volunteers, judge-advocate. No other officers than those named can be assembled without manifest injury to the service.

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10. Lieutenant George W. McKee, chief ordnance officer Department of West Virginia, is hereby relieved from duty with that department. He will turn over his stores to Lieutenant Prince, ordnance officer, and report in person to these headquarters as chief of ordnance of this army with a little delay as possible.

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By command of Major-General Sheridan:

C. KINGSBURY, JR.,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS HARDIN'S DIVISION, TWENTY-SECOND ARMY CORPS, DEPT. OF WASHINGTON,
Washington, D. C., December 13, 1864.

Colonel C. H. LONG,

First Brigade:

The general commanding directs that Company G, Third U. S. Artillery, and Company I, Second U. S. Artillery, will move to Fort Footed to-morrow at 7 a. m. A boat will be in readiness at Sixth-street Wharf at 9 a. m. to transport these two companies. A small guard will be detailed to take the place of these companies until the arrival of the company (B) which is ordered from Fort Footed to the First Brigade. Colonel Long will see that these companies are at the wharf in time.

Very respectfully,

R. CHANDLER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS HARDIN'S DIVISION, TWENTY-SECOND ARMY CORPS, DEPT. OF WASHINGTON,
Washington, D. C., December 13, 1864.

Lieutenant Colonel T. ALLCOCK,

Fort Footed:

The general commanding directs that Company B, First New Hampshire Heavy Artillery, Captain Thyng commanding, will move to Fort Reno to-morrow and report to Colonel Long. Companies G (Third U. S. Artillery) and I (Second U. S. Artillery) have been ordered to move to Fort Footed to-morrow, and the boat which carriers those tow companies to Fort Footed will bring Company B, First New Hampshire Heavy Artillery. These two companies will probably leave the wharf at 10 a. m. to-morrow morning, and you will have the company (B) which is to return in readiness promptly to start after G and I arrive.

Very respectfully,

R. CHANDLER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


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