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

Page 362 OPERATIONS IN N. VA., W. VA., MD., AND PA. Chapter LV.

mile east of North Mountain, all right. From this to Martinsburg the poles and wires all destroyed; railroad also badly destroyed. We will make Martinsburg by noon to-morrow, and will report there. All quiet, and can hear of no rebels being near.

C. J. HARRISON,

Captain.

BALTIMORE, MD., October 13, 1864.

Major General LEW. WALLCE,

Crawfordsville, Ind.:

The election has passed quietly thus far, and matters elsewhere are quiet and all right.

SAML. B. LAWRENCE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. MIDDLE DEPT., 8TH ARMY CORPS, No. 95.
Baltimore, October 13, 1864.

Asst. Surg. Charles R. Greenleaf, U. S. Army, is hereby announced as assistant to the medical director, Middle Department, Eighth Army Corps, and authorized to conduct, under his direction, the business relating to his office within the limits of this department. The signature of Assistant Surgeon Greenleaf will be recognized and respected accordingly.

By command of Major-General Wallace:

SAMUEL B. LAWRENCE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.


SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. MIDDLE DEPT., 8TH ARMY CORPS, No. 256.
Baltimore, October 13, 1864.

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3. The following named regiments U. S. Colored Troops, viz, One hundred and seventh, One hundred and fourteenth, One hundred and fifteenth, One hundred and sixteenth, One hundred and seventeenth and One hundred and eighteenth, upon arrival in this city, will report to Brigadier General H. H. Lockwood, commanding Third Separate Brigade, who is hereby directed to provide them at once with the necessary supplies and equipments for immediate field service, and forward them without delay to City Point, Va., to report to Major General B. F. Butler, in obedience to orders of Brigadier General L. Thomas, Adjutant-General U. S. Army. The quartermaster's department will furnish the necessary transportation.

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By command of Major-General Wallace:

SAMUEL B. LAWRENCE,
Assistant Adjutant-General.


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