The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies |
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I. S. LYON , Signal Officer . Indorsement . ) JULY 5 , 1864 . Major - General HUMPHREYS , Chief of Staff : Respectfully forwarded . This officer is on station near the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad . B. F. FISHER , Captain and Chief ...
I. S. LYON , Signal Officer . Indorsement . ) JULY 5 , 1864 . Major - General HUMPHREYS , Chief of Staff : Respectfully forwarded . This officer is on station near the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad . B. F. FISHER , Captain and Chief ...
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A commissioned officer will be sent in charge of these men , taking with him a list of names , giving regiment and company of all men in his charge . Having performed this duty the officer will report back to his brigade .
A commissioned officer will be sent in charge of these men , taking with him a list of names , giving regiment and company of all men in his charge . Having performed this duty the officer will report back to his brigade .
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Finally , permit me to say I believe no expedition of the kind was ever conducted with less improper conduct on the part of the men and officers than characterized the one so hotly denounced by the rebel newspapers .
Finally , permit me to say I believe no expedition of the kind was ever conducted with less improper conduct on the part of the men and officers than characterized the one so hotly denounced by the rebel newspapers .
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James Barnes to Point Lookout , but General Barnes is an educated , able - bodied officer , whose services are much needed in the field . BENJ . F. BUTLER , Major - General , Commanding . JULY 5 , 1864—2.55 p . m .
James Barnes to Point Lookout , but General Barnes is an educated , able - bodied officer , whose services are much needed in the field . BENJ . F. BUTLER , Major - General , Commanding . JULY 5 , 1864—2.55 p . m .
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If General Smith persists in having an engineer officer , why not give him one temporarily from the Army of the Poto mac ? Respectfully , G. WEITZEL , Brigadier - General . . JULY 5 , 1864. ( Sent 12.35 p . m . ) ...
If General Smith persists in having an engineer officer , why not give him one temporarily from the Army of the Poto mac ? Respectfully , G. WEITZEL , Brigadier - General . . JULY 5 , 1864. ( Sent 12.35 p . m . ) ...
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