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344 Series III Volume V- Serial 126 - Union Letters, Orders, Reports

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List of officers who served as chief quartermaster of armies during the fiscal year ending June, 30, 1865.

Armies Names and rank. Remarks.

Armies Brigadier General Rufus Ingalls,

operating quartermaster, U. S. Army, brevet

against major-general, volunteers.

Richmond.

With Sherman Bvt. Brigadier General L. C.

Easton, quartermaster, U. S. Army.

Cumberland Colonel A. J. Mackay, assistant

quartermaster, volunteers.

Potomac Colonel R. N. Batchelder,

assistant quartermaster, U. S.

Army, brevet brigadier-general,

volunteers. Bvt. Major General

Rufus Ingalls, quartermaster, U.

S. Army.

With Sheridan Lieutenant Colonel C. W. Tolles, Acting,

assistant quartermaster, dead.

volunteers.

Lieutenant Colonel Henry, Page, Acting.

assistant quartermaster,

volunteers.

Colonel C. G. Sawtelle, assistant

quartermaster, U. S. Army.

Tennessee Colonel J. T. Conklin, assistant

quartermaster, volunteers

James Colonel J. B. Howard, assistant

quartermaster, volunteers

Georgia Colonel H. M. Whittelsey,

assistant quartermaster,

volunteers

Army of the Lieutenant Colonel J. F. Boyd,

Ohio assistant quartermaster,

volunteers.

With Butler Colonel George S. B. Dodge

assistant quartermaster,

volunteers, brevet brigadier-

general.

List of officers who have acted as chief quartermasters of army corps during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865.

Corps Names and rank. Remarks

First Lieutenant Colonel William Out of

Painter, assistant quartermaster, service.

U. S. Volunteers.

Bvt. Colonel C. H. Tompkins,

assistant

quartermaster, U. S. Army.

Second Lieutenant Colonel R. N. Afterward

Batchelder, assistant chief

quartermaster, volunteers. quartermaste

r Army of

Lieutenant Colonel G. A. the Potomac.

Shallenberger, assistant

quartermaster, volunteers

Third Lieutenant Colonel J. B. Howard,

assistant quartermaster, volunteers

Fourth Lieutenant Colonel H. C. Ransom,

assistant quartermaster, U. S.

Army.

Lieutenant Colonel Hiram, Hayes, Acting

assistant quartermaster, U. S. during

Volunteers. absence (in

April, 1865)

Captain Thomas Palmer, assistant of

quartermaster, volunteers. Lieutenant-

Colonel

Hayes on

board of

examination

Fifth Lieutenant Colonel W. H. Owen,

assistant Quartermaster's

Department.

Lieutenant Colonel A. L. Thomas,

assistant quartermaster volunteers.

Sixth Lieutenant Colonel C. W. Tolles, Dead

assistant quartermaster,

volunteers.

Lieutenant Colonel S. H. Manning,

assistant quartermaster,

volunteers.

Seventh Lieutenant Colonel B. O. Carr,

assistant quartermaster,

volunteers.

Lieutenant Colonel C. A. Henry,

assistant quartermaster,

volunteers.

Eighth Lieutenant Colonel Alexander

Bliss, assistant quartermaster, U.

S. Army, brevet colonel.

Acting

Captain C. R. Tyler, assistant during

quartermaster, volunteers. absence of

Lieutenant-

Captain G. S. Blodgett, assistant Colonel

quartermaster, U. S. Army. Bliss on

board of

examination.

Acting

temporarily.

Tenth Lieutenant Colonel L. h. Peirce,

assistant quartermaster, U. S. Army

Ninth Lieutenant Colonel L. H. Peirce,

assistant quartermaster, U. S.

Army.


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