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N. 26 Dept Ala 1866
Hd Qrs Post of Nashville
Nashville Tenn March 27th 1866
[[words written over this illegible]]

Bleakney Lewis
Capt. and A.A.A. Genl

Notifies Asst. Adjt. Gen B.R.F.&A.L. State of Ala. of the detail of Privt. John C. Hendrix at that Post.

Hd. Qrs. Mil. Div. Tenn. 
Nashville Tenn. Apl. 3d 1866
Respectfully returned through Hd. Qrs. Dept. of Ala. inviting attention to Col. Shafter's explanation which it is thought is sufficient.
By command of Major Gen'l Thomas; 

E.B.85.V 1.} Wm D Whipple

[[erased]] Capt. & A.A.G. [[/erased]]
Bvt. Brig. Gen'l. Chf. of Staff & A.A.G.

Recd office A.C. Mont Ala Mch 22 /66

E.M No. 160 B R F & A L 1866
Office Assistant Commissioner
B.R.F.and A.L.
Montgomery Ala. March 22d 1866

Respectfully referred to the Asst. Adj't Gen'l Mil. Div. Tenn. Is the within authority sufficient for the detention of a soldier returning from Furlough? 
C Cadle
Bvt. Col. and A.A.G.
(The Asst Com'r being absent)

Hd. Qrs. Mil. Div. Tennessee.
Nashville Tenn. Mar. 26th 1866
Respectfully referred to Col. W. R. Shafter Comdg. Post of Nashville Tenn. who will please cause this man to be forwarded to his proper Comamnd.
By command of
Maj. Gen'l Thomas,
Geo W Howard
Capt. & A.A.G.
[[right margin]] two initials monogram [[/right margin]]

Head Qrs. Post of Nashville, 
Nashville Tennessee Mch 29, 1866
Respectfully returning. This soldier was relieved and forwarded to his Command March 22 -
He was assigned to duty at the Post because the issuing of transportation to soldiers on furlough is prohibited by G.O. No. 8. War Dept. C.S. and he had no money to pay his own way
E.B
689
Vol. 3  W.R. Shafter
Col. 17 U.S.C.I. Comdg Post.