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War Dept. A.G. Office,
July 12th, 1865.

Respectfully referred to Major General O. O. Howard 
Commissioner Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. Washington, D.C.

These men not having been enlisted or mustered into service cannot be paid as soldiers.

The order of Major General Ord authorizing the enlistment of a colored police force to be mustered into service and paid as soldiers, was issued without authority known to this office.

By order of the Secretary of War:
C.W. Foster
A.A. Genl. Vols.

E.B. Vol. 3 a Page 454

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Unsure if A. A. is an abbreviation for Assistant Adjutant? ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-01-15 13:28:09 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-01-16 08:35:37