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Special Orders
No. 14

July 3rd 1865

Superintendent of Freedmen will, without delay, make requisition upon the agents of the Treasury Department for such lands, houses and tenements as may be needed for the use of this Bureau, and for all money, books, records and papers arising from or relating to such property. This requisition will cover, not only such property as may be required for the Refugees and Freedmen, but such also as may be needed for quarters for officers and employees of the Bureau— and buildings for schools and quarters for teachers.

They will also, under direction of the Military authorities, take possession of all "abandoned lands" that may be required for the use of the Freedmen, and will further make requisition upon the military authorities, for such unoccupied Barracks and Hospitals, whether built by the Federal or Confederate government, as may be needed for the purposes of this Bureau.

In making these requisitions, the prospective, as well as the present, necessities of the Bureau will be taken into consideration.

By order of Col. O. Brown, Asst. Comr. &c.
P.T. Evans, A.A.A.G.

Special Orders
No. 15

July 4th 1865

The State of Virginia is hereby divided into the following districts, viz:

First District, under the charge of Capt. A.S. Flagg A.Q.M. & Superintendent consisting of the counties of Accomac, Northampton, Mathews, Gloucester, New Kent, King William, James City, York, Warwick, Elizabeth City, Charles City, Princess Anne, Norfolk, Nansemond, Southampton and Isle of Wight.

Second District, under the charge of Capt. Stuart Barnes, A.Q.M. and Superintendent, consisting of the counties of Surrey, Sussex, Greenville, Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Mecklenburg, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward, Charlotte, Halifax, Chesterfield, Amelia, Powhatan, Cumberland and Buckingham.

Third District, under the charge of Lieut H.S. Merrill, A.A.Q.M. and Superintendent, consisting of the county of Henrico.

Fourth District, under the charge of Capt. F.T.P. Crandon, A.Q.M. & Supt. consisting of the counties of Middlesex, King & Queen, Essex, Caroline, Spotsylvania, Orange

Transcription Notes:
---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-02-09 13:00:12 The abbreviation viz. (or viz without a full stop) is short for the Latin videlicet, which itself is a contraction of the Latin phrase videre licet, meaning "it is permitted to see". It is used as a synonym for "namely", "that is to say", "to wit", "which is", or "as follows".