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17 Series I Volume XLVII-III Serial 100 - Columbia Part III

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NEW YOURK, March 24, 1865.

(Recived 6 p. m.)

Honorable E. M. STANTON,

Secretary of War:

General Andeson will report to you in person next Tuesday.

JOHN A. DIX,

Major- General.

SPECAIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE SUTH, Numbers 74.
Holton Head, S. C., March 24, 1865.

I. The Fifty- fourth Massachusetts Colored Volunteers and the One hundred and second U. S. Colored Troops will proceed at once to Georgetown, S. C., under command of Colonel E. N. Hallowell, Fifty- furth massachusetts Volunteers, as brigade commander, and take post at that place. They will take with them all their cmp and garrison equipage. ColonelHallowell will report in person to Brigadier General John P. Hatch, at Charlesto, S. C. on his way to Geoarrgetown. The quartemaster's department will furnish the necessary trasportation.

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III. The Thirty- third and One hundred and third egiments U. S. Colored Troops will constitute a brigade to be sttioned in the DIstrict of Savannah, under command of Colonel W. T. Bennett, Thirty- third U. S. Colored Troops, as brigade commander.

IV. The one hundred and third U. S. Colored Troops will proceed at once to Savannah, Ga., with camp and garrison equipage, and report to Bvt. Major General C. Grover, commanding District of Savnnah, for assignment to duty with Colonel W. T. BNennett's brigade. The quartermaster's department will furnish the necessary trasportation.

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By command of Major General Q. A. Gillmore:

W. L. M. BURGER,

Camtain and Assistna tAdjutant-General.


HEADQUARTERS DEAPRTMENT OF THE SOUTH,
Hilton Head, S. C., March 24, 1865.

Brigadier General E. E. POTTER,

Commanding District of Beaufort, Beaufort, S. C.:

GENERAL: I am instructed by the major- genral commanding to inform you that Brevet Brigadier-Genal Hartwll has been directed to remain in commnd ofis regiment until further orders.

Very resepctfully, your obedient servant,

W. L. M. BURGER,

Assistna tAdjutant-Genreal.

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