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SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Numbers 30.
Saint Louis, March 21, 1862.

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3. The Fourteenth Wisconsin and Twenty-fifth Missouri Infantry will immediately proceed up the Tennessee River to report to Major General U. S. Grant, commanding District of West Tennessee.

By order of Major-General Halleck:

J. C. KELTON,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

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GENERAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE OHIO, Numbers 2.
Nashville, Tenn., March 21, 1862.

Brigadier-General Dumont is assigned to the command of the troops in and around the city and all the lines of communication of the army, extending as far north as Munfordville, Ky. Troops and individual officers and soldiers arriving in the city will immediately report to him and render prompt obedience to his orders.

By command of General Buell:

JAMES B. FRY,

Assistant Adjutant-General and Chief of Staff.

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SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Numbers 31.
Saint Louis, March 22, 1862.

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4. The Sixty-first Illinois Infantry, at Benton Barracks, will immediately proceed to report to Major General U. S. Grant, at Savannah, Tenn., at which point wagon transportation will be provided for the regiment. * * *

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7. The Eighth Independent Battery Ohio Volunteers, Captain Louis Markgraf, will immediately proceed to report to Major General U. S. Grant, at Savannah, Tenn., at which point wagon transportation will be provided. * * *

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By order of Major-General Halleck:

J. C. KELTON,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

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SPECIAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF THE OHIO, Numbers 8.
Nashville, Tenn., March 22, 1862.

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V. Mr. J. B. Anderson is hereby placed in charge of the repairs of the Tennessee and Alabama Railroad and of the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, and is authorized to employ such assistance and laborers as may be necessary for the prompt execution of the work. He will also act as master of transportation for these routes.

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VII. The Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry, Colonel Williams, will take post as follows: Four companies at Springfield, two companies at Gallatin, two companies at Clarksville, two companies at Bowling Green, one company at Edgefield, headquarters at Springfield.


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