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War Department Adjutant General's Office Washington August 16th 1865 Major Genl. O. O. Howard Commifsioner & C Washington D. C. General Referring to your communication of the 4th instant for the assignment to duty in your Bureau of Chaplain Evans 6th New York Heavy Artillery, I have this honor to inform you that Chaplain Evans Regiment has been mustered out of service. Your request, therefore, cannot be granted. Chaplain Evans should once be notified of the muster out of his command I have the honor to be, General Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant (ad) Thomas W. Vincent Asst. Adjt. General Official James L. Taggart Asst. Adjt. Genl.