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8 II Asst Surg Harvey 58 Ill Vols is hereby relieved from duty in the Medical Dept. of this Bureau and will report without delay to the Comdg officer of his regiment. III Capt H.M. Jones C.S. U.S. Vols will issue to destitute citizens nine thousand eight hundred and twenty nine (9829) [[strikethrough]] rations [[\strikethrough]] complete rations as per returns x x x x x By order of Brig. Gen. W. Swayne A.A.G. Office Assistant Commissioner Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands Montgomery, Ala. August 31st 1865 Special Orders No 5 I The following named enlisted men are hereby relieved from duty in this Bureau and will forthwith report to the Commanding Officer of their Regts. The men of the 14th Wis Vols will report to Lt. H.W. Durand 14th Wis. for transportation. Sgt Lee Sharp Co "K" 8th Iowa V. Infantry Sgt Geo. M. Denil Co "H" 8th Iowa V Infantry Sgt. Wm M. Gates Co "H" 11th Wis V Infantry Corpl Geo. M. Larow Co "K" 8th Iowa V Infantry Corpl Melvin H. Deem Co "E" 8th Iowa V Infantry Corpl E. Stockwell Co "I" 14th Wis V Infantry Private Monroe Sanborn Co "I" 14th Wis V Infantry Private Christian Ehlanfield Co "I" 14th Wis V Infantry Private Obed B Chadwick Co "H" 8th Iowa V Infantry Private F.M. Stanfield Co "E" 8th Iowa V Infantry Private Valentine Cooper Co "K" 8th Iowa V Infantry Private I.E. Newman Co "E" 8th Iowa V Infantry Private William Turner Co "I" 8th Iowa V Infantry 11 By order of Brig. Gen. W. Swayne A.A.G. Office Assistant Commissioner Bureau of Refugee, Freemen and Abandoned Lands Montgomery Ala, Sept 2. 1865 Special Orders No 6 Capt. H.W. Stuart Comdg Co "E" 6th Ills Cavy will proceed with his command to Troy, Pike Co. Ala. for the purpose of assisting the civil authorities in administering justice in that Dist. He will do this and confer with those authorities and render them such assistance as he may deem proper. He will act as Special Agent of this Bureau and will on his return report concerning the condition of the Freedmen in that District x x x x By order of Brig Gen. W. Swayne A.A.G. Office Assistant Commissioner Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Landes Montgomery, Ala Sept 5 1865 Special Orders No 7 1st Lt Spencer Smith Co I 8th Iowa Vol having been assigned to duty in this Bureau will forthwith report in person for instruction to Capt Andrew Geddes Asst. Supt for
Transcription Notes:
I found records of Gates, Deem, Stockwell, Sanborn, Chadwick, Stanfield, Cooper, Newman, Turner in Infantry lists from their respective states so I could confirm their names. The others I couldn't find in the rolls to confirm name.
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