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157 Series I Volume XLVIII-II Serial 102 - Powder River Expedition Part II

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II. All general and special orders and assignments to duty, military or civil, will remain in force until further orders.

III. Bvt. Lieutenant Colonel J. Schuyler Crosby, aide-de-camp to the commanding general, is announced as acting assistant adjutant-general of the department, and will be obeyed and respected accordingly.

N. P. BANKS,

Major-General of Volunteers.


HEADQUARTERS SOUTHERN DIVISION OF LOUISIANA,
New Orleans, April 22, 1865.

Brigadier General R. A. CAMERON,

Commanding District of La Fourche:

SIR: The brigadier-general commanding directs that you transfer your headquarters to Brashear City. This is a temporary arrangement, but will remain in force until further orders. The general directs that you make this transfer on Monday, the 24th instant.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

WICKHAM HOFMAN,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI,
Saint Louis, April 22, 1865-11. 22 a. m.

(Received 3. 10 p. m.)

Honorable E. M. STANTON,

Secretary of War:

The application for authority to send General McCook with Congressional committee to the plans was made in view of his own wishes expressed to me at Helena. He writes me that his brother in opposing it was entirely mistaken, and he desires very much to go. He is the best officer I know for this service, and I again ask authority to send him.

JOHN POPE,

Major-General.

WAR DEPARTMENT,

Washington City, April 22, 1865.

(Received 5. 20 p. m.)

Major General JOHN POPE:

Send General McCook if he desires to go.

EDWIN M. STANTON,

Secretary of War.

SAINT LOUIS, MO., April 22, 1865-11. 15 a. m.

Brigadier-General ELKIN,

First Div., Quartermaster-General's Office, Washington, D. C.:

Major-General Pope wishes to know if my telegram to you of April 19 was received and at what time the 5,000 horses and 2,000 Canadian ponies for service in the Department of Arkansas can be furnished.

A. PLEASANTON,

Major-General and Chief of Cavalry and Artillery.


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