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Elyton Alabama September 2nd "66 H 29 D of C 1866 Haughey Thomas late Act. Staff Surg U.S.A. H25 D of C 1866 Request that troops be sent to the vicinity of Arkadelphia to arrest Mike McNiel and Thomas Rutherford who threatened to take his life for being a good Union man. Rec'd Dis. Chatt Oct 4th 1866 Hd. Qrs. Dept. of the Tenn. Nashville, Tenn Sept. 29 "66. Respectfully referred to Bvt. Maj. Gen. Chas. R. Woods, Comdg. Dist of the Chattahoochie, for action under General Orders No. 44 Hd. Qrs. of the armies of the United States. This paper to be returned with report of action when completed. By command of Maj. Genl. Thomas, Wm D. Whipple Bvt. Brig. Genl. A.A.G. E B. 236. V. I. Head Qrs Dist of the Chatt. Macon Ga. Oct. 4. 1866. Respectfully referred to Major General Wager Swayne Commanding Sub. District of Alabama, for action as indicated by the endorsement from Head Quarters, Dept. of the Tennessee. By Command of Bvt. Major General Chas R Woods. S.C. Greene Capt. 15. Infty. Bvt. Maj. USA A.A.A.G. E.Ba 249 two enclosures
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There are some words faintly in the background that are being written over - I didn't transcribe them because it didn't seem like they were supposed to be there.