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There are vast fields yet unexplored & thousands of freed people for whom no educational effort has been made.

Sub. Districts
The State of Alabama, as you are doubtless aware has been divided into ten Sub Districts as follows & shown in Cir. 8. from Bu &c State of Ala. current series.

STATE OF ALABAMA,
BUREAU REFUGEES, FREEDMEN AND ABANDONED LANDS,
Montgomery, Ala., February 12, 1868.

CIRCULAR, NO. 8

The following named Officers and Agents are designated and announced as Sub-Assistant Commissioners for their respective Sub-Districts in the State of Alabama as follows:

1 Captain Robert Harrison, 33d Infantry. U.S.A., Sub-District of Huntsville; Counties of Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, and Marshall.

8 Bv't Major James Gillette, Capt. 15th Infantry, U.S.A., Sub-District of Mobile; Counties of Baldwin, Clark, Mobile, Monroe and Washington.

4 1st Lieut. A.S. Bennett, 15th Infantry, U.S.A., Sub-District of Demopolis; Counties of Choctaw, Greene, Hale, Marengo, and Sumter.

7 2nd Lieut. A.C. Taylor, 15th Infantry, U.S.A., Sub-District of Greenville; Counties of Butler, Crenshaw, Coffee, Covington and Conecuh.

2 James F. McGogy, Sub-District of Talladega; Counties of Baine, Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Clay, St. Claire, Shelby and Talladega.

3 Robert Blair, Sub-District of Tuscaloosa; Counties of Fayette, Jones, Jefferson, Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Winston.

10 Robert T. Smith, Sub-District of Opelika; Counties of Chambers, Lee, Macon, Randolph and Russell.

9 William E. Connelly, Sub-District of Eufaula; Counties of Barbour, Bullock, Dale, Henry and Pike.

6 John C. Hendrix, Sub-District of Montgomery; Counties of Autauga, Coosa, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery and Tallapoosa.

5 Charles C. Bartlett, Sub-District of Selma; Counties of Bibb, Dallas, Perry and Wilcox

They will be obeyed and respected accordingly,
By order of Bv't Brig. Gen. J. HAYDEN,

GEO. SHORKLEY,
Capt. 15th Infantry, Bv't Maj. U.S.A. A.A.A.G.
OFFICIAL:
Geo. Shorkley
Bv't Maj., U.S.A., A.A.A.G.

Location of Schools
Sub District of Huntsville at Huntsville. 4 Stevenson Athens Florence and Decatur.