[I have added few of these orders to the calendar, since most have little or nothing to do with the regiment. Only those whose dates are linked to the calendar appear in the calendar.]
[This consists of 8 manuscript pages, numbered 13 through 20. Page 19 is blank. Page 18 ends with order 112, dated 3 October 1863, and page 20 begins with order 144, dated 20 December 1863]
[source: NARA, RG 94, regimental letter, order, guard report, and furlough book]
General Orders Received
When received | Department | Date and Purport of Order | |
June 20th /63 1 | Brig. Hd. Qr. | Hd. Qr. 2nd Division 5th Corps Camp near Gum Springs Va June 19nt 1863
Relative to straggling and officers using Public Houses | |
June 23rd /63 2 | Brig Hd. Qr. | Head Quarters 5th Army Corp near Aldie Va June 22nd /63
Relative to applications for the discharge of Enlisted men to accept Commissions being accompanied by the certificate of a Board of Examination | |
June 23rd /63 3 | Brig. Hd. Qr. | Head Quarters 2nd Div 5th Corps June 23rd /63
Court Martial of Major Peirson 153rd Pa. Vols | |
4 | Brig. Hd. Qr. | Adjt Genl Office Washington July 17nt 1863
Relative to Signal officers in the Army | |
printed | August 13nt /63 5 | Brig. Hd. Qr. | Adjt Genls Office Washington July 22nd /63
Proceedings of Court in case of private Geo Fettinger [?] 140th N.Y. Vols and others |
printed | August 13nt /63 6 | Brig Hd. Qr. | Adjt Genl. Office Washington July 23rd 1863
Court Martial in case of John Young 26th Ohio Vols. |
printed | August 13nt /63 7 | Brig Hd. Qr. | Adjutant Genls Office Washington July 23rd 1863
Court Martial of Major Joseph Gilmore 18nt Penna Cavalry |
printed | August 13nt /63 8 | Brig. Hd. Qr. | Adjt Genl Office Washington July 23rd /63
Changing the sentence of James Clark Lyle of Cincinnati |
printed | August 13nt /63 9 | Brig. Hd. Qr. | Adjutant Genl. Office Washington July 28th 63
Court Martial of Private Michael Meehan [?] 37nt Mass Volunteers |
printed | August 13nt /63 10 | Brig. Hd. Qr. | Adjt. Genl. Office Washington July 28th 1863
Directing all officers of the Volunteer Staff to report to Adjt. Genl. of the Army by letter [?] |
printed | August 13nt /63 11 | Brig. Hd. Qr. | Hd. Qr. Army of the Potomac Warrenton Va July 28th /63
Remission of sentence of death of certain Enlisted men |
printed | August 13nt /63 12 | Brig. Hd. Qr. | Adjt. Genls Office Washington July 28th /63
Organizing a Beaureau for the equipment of the cavalry forces |
printed | August 13nt /63 13 | Brig. Hd Qr. | Head Quarters Army of the Potomac Camp near Germanton [?] Va August 7nt /63
Court Martial of Officers and Enlisted Men |
June 23rd [?] 1863 14 | Brig. Hd. Qr. | Head Quarters 2nd Division 5th Corps June 22nd 63
Relative to the Arming of Company Cooks | |
[see circular, HQ 91st PA, 23 [?] June 1863] | |||
August 15nt 1863 15 | Brig. Hd. Qr. | Head Quarters 5th Army Corps Camp near Beverly Ford Aug 15 /63
Instructions to Boards of Examiners of Enlisted men to enable them to receive [illegible word, probably commissions] | |
printed | August 18nt 1863 16 | " " " | Adjt. Genl Office Washington July 30th 1863
Court martial of Hazel B Cashell Citizen of Maryland |
printed | August 19nt /63 A=17 | Brig. Hd. Qr. | Adgt. Genls. Office Washington July 28th 1863
Relative to the approving the tender of resignation of disbursing officers |
printed | August 19nt /63 18 | " " " | Hd. Qr. Army of the Potomac August 8th 1863 Instructions from War Dept. on the subject of exchanging unservicable Arms |
printed | August 19nt /63 19 | " " " | Hd Qrs. Army of the Potomac August 15nt [?] 1863 Circular from Ordinance Office relative to resignations in Volunteer service |
printed | August 19nt /63 20 | " " " | Hd. Qr. Army of the Potomac Camp near Germantown Va Aug 15 / General Court Martial |
printed | August 21st 1863 21 | " " " | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington July 28th 1863 Court Martial of Private John W Irving Co "A" 9nt Va. Vols and others |
printed | August 21st 1863 22 | " " " | Adjt. Genls Office Washington July 20th 1863 Court Martial of Private Richard Green Co. "C" 1st South Carolina Volunteers |
printed | August 21st 1863 23 | " " " | Adjt. Genl. Office Washington July 26th 1863 Court martial of Capt. Chester Roescher [?] 2nd Reg. of Artillery (the 112th Pa Vols) |
printed | August 21st 1863 24 | " " " | Adjt Genls Office Washington July 27th 1863 List of men transferred to Invalid Corps |
printed | August 22nd 1863 25 | " " " | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington July 29th /63 Relative to promoting the efficiency of the Corps of Engineers |
printed | August 22nd 1863 26 | " " " | Adjt. Genls Office Washington July 30th /63 Court martial of Michael McGarvy Company "G" 4th Infantry and others |
printed | August 22nd 1863 27 | " " " | Adjt Genls Office Washington July 31st /63 Relative to the Government giving protection to its citizens of whatever Class |
printed | August 23rd 1863 28 | " " " | Hd Qrs. Army of the Potomac Camp near Germantown Va [illegible word; probably "Aug" followed by a date in the margin] Court-martial in case of Asst. Surg. Geo. Dougherty 59nt Reg. N. Y. Vols and others |
printed | August 23rd 1863 29 | " " " | Hd Qrs Army of the Potomac August 20th 1863 Relative to escort leaving Warrenton for Washington to protect Sutlers |
printed | August 23rd 1863 30 | " " " | Hd Qrs Army of the Potomac August 20th 1863 Relative to the furnishing of newspapers to the Army |
printed | August 23rd 1863 31 | " " " | Adjt. Genls Office Washington July 30th 1863 G.C.M. in case of Hazel B. Cashell Citizen of Maryland |
printed | August 24th 1863 32 | " " " | Adjt. Genls Office Washington Aug 1st 1863 Court-Martial of Private John Hart [?] Barnett Co "A" 11nt Penna Vol Cavalry |
printed | August 24th 1863 33 | [blank] | Adjt. Genl. Office Washington Aug 1st 1863 Officers being placed on the retired list |
printed | August 24th 1683 34 | [blank] | Adjt genl. Office Washington July 31st /63 Proceedings of Military Commission convened at Fort Yorktown Va |
printed | August 24th 1863 35 | [blank] | Hd Qrs Army of the Potomac Aug 20th /63 Passes to leave this Army to be granted by the Provost-Marshall |
printed | August 24th 1863 36 | [blank] | Hd Qrs Army of the Potomac Aug 20th 1863 Relative to the Payment of Sick and wounded soldiers |
[the left-most column is not visible on this page, which includes orders numbered 37 through 57] | |||
August 24th 1863 37 | Brig Hd. Qrs. | Head Quarters Army of the Potomac August 20th 1863 Relative to communication of orders and correspondence between officers of the General Staff | |
August 24th 1863 38 | " " " | Head Quarters Army of the Potomac August 21st 1863 Duties of Chief of Artillery of this Army | |
August 24th 1683 39 | " " " | Head Quarters Army of the Potomac August 21st 1861 [sic] Relative to the Amount of transportation allowed [perhaps see mules] | |
August 25th 1863 40 | " " " | Head Quarters 5th Army Corps Camp near Beverly Ford Va Aug 24th/63 Relative to the execution of members of 118th Reg. P.V. to take place at 3 PM 26th inst | |
August 27th/63 41 | " " " | Hd Qrs. Army of the Potomac Aug 23rd 1863 Court-martial of members of 118nt Reg. Pa Vols | |
August 27nt /63 42 | [blank] | Adjt Genl Office Washington August 1st 1863 Relative to Appointment of Veterinary Surgeons of Cavalry | |
August 27nt /63 43 | [blank] | Adjt. Genls Office Washington August 1st 1863 Court Martial of Lieut Alpheus Scott Co. "L" 6th Iowa Cavalry | |
August 27nt /63 44 | [blank] | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington August 3rd 1863 Court Martial of Private Geo Strathdee [?] Co. "A" 100 Ill. Vols and others | |
August 28th /63 45 | [blank] | Adjt. Genl. Office Washington July 30th 1863 Court Martial of Lieut. Nathaniel Irish Hampton Pittsburg Battery | |
August 28th /1863 46 | [blank] | Adjt Genls Office Washington Aug 1st /63 Trial of Chas Thomas 6th Missouri Vols and others by Military Commission | |
August 28th /63 47 | [blank] | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington August 1st 1863 Relative to sentence of death in case of John Sailor tried for murder | |
August 28th /63 48 | [blank] | Adjt. Genls Office Washington August 1st 1863 All applications of Qr Mrs. Commsrys [?], and Paymasters for changes of Station etc. as equivalent to tenders of resignation | |
August 28th /63 49 | [blank] | Adjt. Genls Office Washington August 1st 1863 Court Martial of Private Henry C. Lawson Co. "A" 1st Cavalry California Vols. and others | |
September 1st /63 50 | [blank] | Head Quarters 5th Army Corps Sept 1st 1863 Relative to men being sent to the Invalid Corps | |
September 4th /63 51 | [blank] | Adjt Genls Office Washington August 8th 1863 Relative to Officer being entitled to the pay of Cavalry | |
September 1st /63 52 | [blank] | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington August 3rd 1863 Relating to the [illegible words, apparently written over something] 7th Army Corps | |
September 1st /63 53 | [blank] | Adjt Genls Office Washington August 3rd 1863 Dismissal of Capt. Mathew Lenard 90th Reg. Pa. Vols approved | |
September 1st /63 54 | [blank] | Adjt Genls Office Washington Aug 3rd 1863 Sentence in case of Sergt. Robert Sutton Co. "G" 1st S.C. Vols remitted | |
September 1st /63 55 | [blank] | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington Aug 3rd 1863 Relative to the Department of Western Virginia | |
September 1st /63 56 | [blank] | Adjt. Genls Office Washington Aug 3rd 1863 Proceedings of Military Commission convened at Butler Bates [?] County Md [?] for the trial [?] of Guerillas etc. | |
September 1st /63 57 | [blank] | Adjt Genls Office Washington Aug. 3rd /63 Relative to the 100000 Militia Called out for [illegible word] service | |
September 3rd /63 58 |
Adjt. Genl. Dept. | Adjutant Genls Office Washington Aug 4th 1863
Court Martial of Capt. Geo. Riesman 2nd Missouri Artillery | |
September 3rd /63 59 |
" " " | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington Aug 5th 1863
List of men fit for Invalid Corps |
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September 3rd /63 60 |
" " " | Adjt Genls. Office Washington Aug 5th 1863
Pardoning of Richard Hemtree and others by the President |
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September 3rd /63 61 |
" " " | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington Aug 7nt 1863
Court Martial of Geo. M. Carpenter Co. "I" 137 Reg. [illegible letter]. V Vols. and others |
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September 3rd /63 62 |
" " " | Adjt Genls Office Washington Aug 7nt /63
Maximum amount of transportation to be allowed in the field |
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September 4th /63 63 |
" " " | Adjt. Genls Office Washington Aug 7nt 1863
Relative to voting in the Army by Iowa Vols. |
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September 4th /63 64 |
" " " | Adjt. Genls Office Washington Aug 8th 1863
Relating to troops on Board of transports how to be commanded and by whom |
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September 4th /63 65 |
" " " | Adjt Genls Office Washington Aug 8th 1863
Relative to furnishing transportion to Paymaster, Paysters Clerks, etc. | |
September 4th 63 66 |
" " " | Adjt Genls Office Washington Aug 8th 1863
Court Martial of Private Reuben Stout [?] Co. "K" 60 In Vols. |
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September 4th /63 67 |
" " " | Adjt. Genls Office Washington Aug 10th 1863
Relative to disbursing Officers, duties of, etc. |
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September 6th /63 68 |
" " " | Adjt Genl. Office Washington Aug 11nt 1863
Court Martial of Surgeon Alfred Wynkoop |
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September 6th /63 69 |
[blank] | Adjt. Genl. Office Washington Aug 11nt /63
Court Martial of Brig. Genl. Jos. N. Revere U.S Vols. |
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September 6th 1863 70 |
[blank] | Adjt. Genl. Office Washington Aug 11nt 1863
List of men transferred to Invalid Corps |
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September 6th 1863 71 |
[blank] | Adjt Genls. Office Washington Aug 12 /1863
Transfer of men to Signal Corps |
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September 6th 1863 72 |
[blank] | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington Aug 17nt 1863
Relative to irregularities in the discharge of Prisoners of War |
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September 6th 1863 73 |
[blank] | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington Aug 18nt 1863
Suspension of sentence in case of John O'Brien 3rd U.S. Artillery and others |
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September 6th /63 74 |
[blank] | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington Aug 18nt 1863
Relative to the seizures of goods |
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September 6th /63 75 |
[blank] | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington Aug 19nt /63
Orders relating to Invalid Rolls of Regular Army |
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September 6th /63 76 |
[blank] | Head Qrs. Army of the Potomac Aug 24th 1863
Relative to Ambulance Corps and Ambulance trains |
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September 6th /63 77 |
[blank] | Hd. Qrs. Army of the Potomac Aug 24th 1863
Court Martial of Wm K Flice [??] Co. "K" 2d Reg. Mass. Vols. and others |
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September 8th /63 78 |
[blank] | Hd Qrs. Army of the Potomac Sept 5th 1863
Dismissal of Chas H. Pyle Sutler 98th Pa. Vols. |
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September 8th /63 79 |
Adjt. Genls. | Adjt. Genl. Office Washington Aug 19nt 1863
List of men transferred to Invalid Corps |
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September 8th /63 80 |
" " | Adjt Genls Office Washington Aug 22nd 1863
Court Martial of Private Dennis McCarty Co. "B" 23rd Ill. Vols. |
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September 8th /63 81 |
" " | Adjt Genls Office Washington Aug 27nt 1863
Court Martial of Isaac Frank McCarter Paymaster Clerk |
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September 8th 63 82 |
" " | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington Aug 31st 1863
Relative to Minasota [sic] Vols being allowed to Vote |
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September 14th 63 83 |
" " | Head Quarters 5th Army Corps Sept 14th 1863
Relative to the execution of Private George Van 12th N.Y. Vols. on 18th Sep |
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September 15th 63 84 |
" " | Hd Quarters Army of Potomac Sept 11th 1863
Court Martial of Private George Van Co "D" 12th N.Y. Vols |
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printed [??] | September 15th 63 85 |
" " | Adjt. Genls Office Washington Aug 22nd 1863
Relative to Court Martials |
printed [??] | September 15th 63 86 |
" " | Adjt Genls Office, Washington Sept 3rd 1863
Court Martial of Private Lindsay Gorman Co "B" 70th Indiana Vols |
printed [??] | September 19th /63 87 |
" " | Adjt Genls Office Washington September 3rd 1863
Relative to defects in the records of Genl Court Martial |
printed [??] | September 19th /63 88 |
" " | Adjt. Genls Office Washington September 5th 1863
Court Martial of 1st Lt Merrill Hicks 4th Kentucky Vols. |
printed | September 19th /63 89 |
" " | Adjt. Genls Office Washington Sept. 5th 1863
Modification of Executive Order dated Nov. 21st 1862 |
printed | September 19th /63 90 |
" " | Adjt. Genls Office Washington September 7th 1863
Relative to Official Letters passing free to Heads of Bureau of Depart [?] records [??] |
printed | September 19th /63 91 |
" " | Hd. Qrs. Army of Potomac September 11th 1863
Courts Martial of Private E. Elliott Co "B" 1st Ct [?] Vols &qq |
printed | September 20th /63 92 |
" " | Adjt. Genls Office Washington Dec [sic] 9th 63
List of Men transfered to Invalid Corps |
printed | September 20th /63 93 |
[blank] | Adjt. Genls Office Washington Sep 10 /63
Modification of Genl Orders 173 War Department 1863 |
printed | September 21st /63 94 |
" " | Adjt. Genls Office Washington August 17th 1863
Court Martial of Captain Adam Hartman 12th Penn. Cavalry |
[blank] | September 22nd 63 95 |
[blank] | Head Quarters 2 Division 5th Corps Sept 22 /63
Requirements of service taking 4th 6th 7th & 10th [?] Regt. N.Y. Inf. from Division |
printed | September 23 /63 96 |
" " | Hd Qrs. Army of Potomac September Sept [sic] 14 /63
Court Martial of Capts. Deveraux 11th Mass. Vols & qq |
printed | September 23 /63 97. |
" " | Hd Qrs. Army of Potomac Sept 17 /63
Court Martial of Lieut. A. S. Gross [?] Co. "F" 140 N.Y. Vols & qq |
printed | September 26th /63 98 |
" " | Hd. Qrs. Army of Potomac Sept 19th 1863
Relative to parties pleading guilty in Court Martial |
printed | September 27th /63 99 |
" " | Adjt Genls Office Washington Sept 3rd 1863
List of Men transferred to Invalid Corps |
printed | September 27 /63 100 |
Adjt Genl Off | Adjt. Genls Office Washington Sept. 11th 1863
Amending Gen Orders No 191 Adjt Genls Office |
printed | September 27 /63 101 |
" " " | Adjt Genls Office Washington Sept 13 /63
Proceedings of Military Commission in the Case of John Nichols Citizen of Md. |
printed | September 27th 1863 102 |
" " " | Adjt Genls Office Washington Sept. 12th 1863
Relative to duties of Medical Inspector Genl. |
printed | September 27th /63 103 |
" " " | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington Sept. 14th 1863
Retiring Brig Genl. James W. Ripley from active Service |
printed | September 30th /63 104 |
" " " | Adjt. Genls Office Washington Sept 14th 1863
Court Martial of Lieut. Arthur P. Drew 14th Mass. Vols |
printed | September 30 /63 105 |
" " " | Adjt Genls Office Washington Sept 14 /63
Court Martial of Capt B. J. McMahan 71st Pa Vols |
printed | September 30 /63 106 |
" " " | Adjt Genls Office Washington Sept. 17 /63
Changing Names of Forts & Batteries |
printed | September 30 /63 107 |
" " " | Adjt Genls. Office, Washington Sept 17th 1863
Discharging John Clay Co "A" Permanent Party from Confinement |
printed | Octbr 1st 1863 108 |
" " " | Adjt Genls Office Washington Sept. 17th 1863
Proclamation of the President, suspending writ of habeas corpus |
printed | September 30 /63 109 |
" " " | Adjt Genls Office Washington Sept 19th 63
Court Martial of Private John Lesson Co "H" 3rd N.J. Vols |
printed | October 3rd 1863 110 |
" " " | Hd. Qrs 5 Army Corps. ['Corps.' is written over another word] September 27th 1863
Court Martial of 1st Lt. & Adjt. Arthur F. Small 11th Pa. Vols. |
printed | October 5th 1863 111 |
" " | Adjt Genls Office Washington Sept 19th 1863
Court Martial of Capt Woodbury 2nd Min Vol & Pri. J. Vaughn Co "B" 13th P.V. |
printed | October 3rd 1863 112 |
" " | Adjt Genls Office Washington Sept. 7th 1863
List of Men transferred to Invalid Corps |
printed | 113 |
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[pages 18 ends with the incomplete order 113. The next page, 20, begins with order 144.] | |||
printed | Dec 20th 63 144 |
A.A.G. | Adjt. Genls Office Nov 18th 1863
List of Men transfered to Invalid Corps |
printed | Dec 20th 63 145 |
" " | Adjt Genls Office Washington Nov 18 /63
Court Martial of William T. Smithson |
printed | Dec 20th 63 146 |
" " | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington Nov 21 /[63]
Order granting Furloughs to reenlist |
printed | Dec 22 /63 147 |
" " | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington Nov 24 /[63]
Court Martial of Pri. A. Persons Co "E" 94th N.Y. Vol |
printed | Dec. 22 /63 148 |
" " | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington Dec 1/[63]
Extending the time of Enlisting Veteran Volunteers to Jan. 5 |
printed | Dec. 22 /63 149 |
" " | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington Dec 9 /6[3]
Authorizing Comm. of Departments to grant Furloughs to [illegible word] |
printed | Dec 22 /63 150 |
" " | Hd. Quart. Army of Potomac Dec 5 /6[3]
Court Martial of Lt. Col Ed. R. Travis 6th N. Y. Vol. |
printed | Dec 22/ 63 151 |
" " | Adjt. Genls. Office Washington Dec 9/[63]
Relative to the Quarter Master Department |
printed | Dec 22/ 63 152 |
" " | Hd. Qrs. Army of Potomac Dec [illegible date]
Relative to Sutlers & Agents |
printed | Dec 24/ 63 153 |
" " | Adjt Genls Office Washington Dec 5/63
Transfer of Men to Signal Corps |
printed | Dec 26 /63 154 |
" " | Hd Qrs. 2 Div 5th Corps Oct 27 /6[3]
Court Martial of Priv F. G. Clough Co "A" 91st Pa V[ols] |
[note: "printed" in the left-most column of order 154 may be crossed out] | |||
printed | Dec 24th 1863 155 |
" " | Adjt Gen Off Washington Nov 28 /6[3]
Trial of Alfred Yates & other Rebels before a Military Commis[sion] |
printed | Dec 24th 1863 156 |
" " | Adjt Genl Off Washington Nov 30/63
Court Martial of Col. James Belger. Quartermaster |
[note: the last digit in '156' and in '158' seems to be written over another digit; the '7' in '157' is written to the right of a crossed-out '6'.] | |||
printed | Dec 24th 1863 157 |
" " | Adjts Genls Off. Washington Dec 14 /63
Relative to Paymaster |
printed | Dec 26th [?] 1863 158 |
" " | Adjt Genls Off. Washington Nov 24 /63
Court Martial of Priv Benj C. Wilson Co D. 81st Ill Vols & [others?] |
printed | Dec 30th 1863 159 |
Adjts Genls Office Washington Dec. 15 /6[3]
Trial of Dr. Aaron James before a Military Commission |
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printed | Dec. 30th 1863 160 |
Hd Qrs. Army of Potomac Dec. 20th 186[3]
Court Mars of Maj E. A. Anderson 9th N.Y. Cav & others |