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Instructions for Ordnance Officers and Acting Ordnance Officers at Headquarters of Departments, Armies, Divisions, Brigades, or Districts.

Description: Circular from the War Department containing "General Orders No. 193" to perfect organizing the services of the Ordnance Department, as connected with Armies in the field and the Military Departments, and at the same time securing for that Department the services of a body efficient officers, trained to its special duties. The document includes 10 orders sent by Secretary of War E. D. Townsend as well as the specific orders of George D. Ramsay to complete the orders of Townsend. Two forms are p… more
Date: May 23, 1864
Creator: Ramsay, George D.

[Invoice of stores turned over, June 23, 1864]

Description: Invoice of stores turned over by John S. Platner, Lt. Colonel Commanding 1st NY Veteran's Cavalry, to Hamilton K. Redway. This is the first of two near-identical copies; the documents have some words spelled differently and this copy has an ink blot near the top of the page.
Date: June 23, 1864
Creator: Platner, John S.

[Letter from J. S. Platner, May 23, 1865]

Description: Members of the Co. F Cavalry,appeal to the administrators of justice on behalf of George Haskill Bugler of Co. F and others of same company. The company has been maliciously and brutally beaten by Thomas Gillie Commissary Sergent of Co. F. unprovoked and without cause. Thomas Gillie is a drinking man and has several times returned from Piatt with whores for the company beastly drunk. Often times so drunk that he has been unable to ride his horse and has been brought back to camp in the wagon wi… more
Date: May 23, 1865
Creator: Platner, J. S.

[Special orders no. 23, February 23, 1865]

Description: Special orders no. 23 specifies that the directives in general order no. 30 of December 28, 1864 will be suspended. By command of Major general Sheridan, this special order states that leaves of absence and furloughs will be halted until further orders.
Date: February 23, 1865
Creator: Newhall, F. C.
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