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265 Series I Volume XXXIX-II Serial 78 - Allatoona Part II

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GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. SECOND BRIGADE, U. S. FORCES ON MOBILE POINT, ALA., Numbers 1.
August 17, 1864.

By virtue of Special Orders, Numbers 7, extract 5, dated headquarters Mobile Point, Ala., August 16, 1864, the undersigned hereby assumes command of the Second Brigade.

HENRY BERTRAM,

Colonel Twentieth Wisconsin Vol. Infty., Commanding Brigade.

LEXINGTON, August 18, 1864.

Brevet Major-General BURBRIDGE,

Louisville, Ky.:

General Fry telegraphs from Washington that slaves not fit to bear arms may be organized into regiments for labor in military departments under General Thomas' order, Numbers 20. If anything more is necessary, he says, state it, as it is the wish of the Department to have your suggestions carried out.

J. BATES DICKSON,

Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.

WASHINGTON, August 18, 1864-3. 30 p. m.

Major-General HEINTZELMAN,

Columbus, Ohio:

In case of necessity you will call on General Burbridge to assist you. It is impossible at the present time to send you more troops from here. Governor brought can raise some regiments from the discharged 100-days' men in a few days.

H. W. HALLECK,

Major-General and Chief of Staff.


HDQRS. RIGHT WING, SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
In the Field, August 18, 1864.

Brigadier General J. A. MOWER,

Commanding First DIVISION, SIXTEENTH Army Corps:

GENERAL: The commanding general directs that you move with your command to-morrow morning at 7 o'clock. Your pioneer corps will report to Colonel Wolfe, commanding THIRD Brigade, THIRD DIVISION, SIXTEENTH Army Corps, at 5 o'clock. Your command will follow that portion of the THIRD DIVISION which moves at 7 o'clock.

I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. HOUGH,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HDQRS. RIGHT WING, SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Tallahatchie River, August 18, 1864.

Colonel WILLIAM T. SHAW,

Commanding THIRD DIVISION, SIXTEENTH Army Corps:

COLONEL: The general commanding directs that you have the THIRD Brigade of your DIVISION in readiness to move forward at 3 p. m.

I am, colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. HOUGH,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


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