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1001 Series I Volume XLIX-II Serial 104 - Mobile Bay Campaign Part II

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GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE, Numbers 20. Louisville, Ky., June 15, 1865.

Bvt. Brigadier Chauncey B. Reese, captain, U. S. Enginners, having reported in accordance with paragraph 84, Special Orders, Numbers 275, current series, Adjutant-General's Office, is hereby assigned to duty at these headquarters as assistant inspector-general of the army of the Tennessee, and will be obeyed and respected accordingly. the reports and returns required under orders will be forwarded, as heretofore, to the assistant inspector-general.

By command of Major General John A. Logan:

MAX. WOODHULL,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


HDQRS. SECOND Brigadier, SECOND DIV., 15TH ARMY CORPS,
OFFICE OF ACTING ASSISTANT INSPECTOR-GENERAL,

Near Louisville, Ky., June 15, 1865.

Captain C. M. DE LANY,

Actg. Asst. Insp. General, Second Div., Fifteenth Army Corps:

CAPTAIN: I have the honor to submit the following record of events of the Second Brigade, Second Division, Fifteenth Army Corps, from the 1st to the 15th day of June, 1865,inclusive: June 1, broke camp near Washington, D. C., at 3 p. m. Marched to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot. Took cars en route for Parkersburg, W. Va., at 76 p.m. June 2, en route for Parkersburg at 4 a. m., and embarked on board steamers General Sherman, Express, and Bostonia Numbers 2, for Louisville, Ky., at 9.30 a. m. June 5, on board steamer en route for Louisville, Ky. June 6, arrived at Louisville, Ky., at 122.30 p. m. Disembarked and marched to camp on the Brownsville road near the city water-works, where the command has remained encamped to the present date. There have been no casualties.

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

D. M. BURCHFIELD,

Captain Fifty-third Ohio Infantry Vols., and Actg. Asst. Insp. General

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. 4TH DIV., 15TH ARMY CORPS, Numbers 29. Ridgeway, Ky., June 15, 1865.

I. Major H. L. Burnham, Fiftieth Regiment Illinois Infantry Volunteers, is hereby detached from his regiment and assigned to duty at these headquarters as provost-marshal of this division, and will be obeyed and respected accordingly.

By order of Bvt. Major General John M. Corse:

L. H. EVERTS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

CIRCULAR.] HDQRS. SECOND DIV., FOURTHS ARMY CORPS,

Steam-boat Nicholas Longworks, Johnsonville, Tenn., June 16, 1865.

The fleet of boats occupied by this division will leave for New Orleans, La., to-morrow t daylight and in the following order, viz: Nicholas Longworth, Indiana, Clara Dunning, National, Irene. Should the Fifty-first Illinois Veteran Volunteers Infantry not arrive to-night the Clara Dunning will await its arrival and on overtaking the fleet will take the position above designated. The movement of the fleet will


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