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0614
National Hotel Washington D.C.
February 3rd 1866

General; 
I have the honor to recommend that application be  made for the assignment of the following named officers to the Dist of Tennessee and Kentucky Viz

Captain Michael Walsh V R C
Lieut Levi F Burnett V R C
Lieut John L. Graham V R C
Lieut John F. Smith V R C

I make this recommendation for the reason that I consider it for the best interests of the service and I believe that I can discharge my duties much more efficiently with the assistance of these officers all of whom I know to be reliable and efficient

I am very respectfully
your obdt servant 
Ben P Runkle
Brevet Brig Gen U S V

Genrl Fiske
Willards.