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Page 660 OPERATIONS IN N. C., S. C., S. GA., AND E. FLA. Chapter LIX.

RICHMOND, June 20, 1865.

Major-General SCHOFIELD:

Please send copies of the following order to those concerned:


SPECIAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE JAMES, Numbers 29.
Richmond, June 20, 1865.

Brigadier General Joseph R. Hawley, U. S. Volunteers, and Captain E. L. Moore, assistant adjutant-general, are relieved from duty in the Department of North Carolina and will report to Major General A. H. Terry, commanding Department and Virginia, for assignment and orders.

By order of Major-General Halleck:

J. C. KELTON,
Assistant Adjtuant-General.

J. C. KELTON,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPT. OF NORTH CAROLINA,
ARMY OF THE OHIO, Numbers 85.
Raleigh, N. C., June 20, 1865.

During the temporary absence of the undersigned, Major General J. D. Cox, being next in rank, will command the department.

J. M. SCHOFIELD,

Major-General.

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 21, 1865-1 p. m.

Major General W. T. SHERMAN,

Chicago, Ill.:

Your headquarters left here on Monday in charge of Colonel Sawyer for Saint Louis.

JOHN A. RAWLINS,

Brigadier-General and Chief of Staff.

HILTON HEAD, S. C., June 21, 1865.

(Received 11 a. m. 23rd.)

Lieutenant-General GRANT:

Your directions of the 16th about giving facilities for getting cotton and other products to market have been anticipated. Every possible assistance is given in this particular.

Q. A. GILLMORE,

Major-General.

WASHINGTON, June 22, 1865.

Honorable E. M. STANTON,

Secretary of War:

Secretary of War recommend that Colonel George P. Este, Fourteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry and brevet brigadier-general, U. S. Volunteers, be appointed an full brigadier-general of volunteers. I make this recommendation in view of the fact that he has been strongly recommended for the position by his immediate commanding officers, for his ability and gallantry in the field. He is now about to retire from the service and I think it would be a just recognition of his services to afford him the opportunity of resigning from a brigadier-general.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.


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