Letter
Alexander S. Asboth to Henry Binmore, August 15, 1863
Columbus
Columbus, August 15, 1863.
Lieut. Col. HENRY BINMORE, Assistant Adjutant-General, Hdqrs. Sixteenth Army Corps:
COLONEL : I beg to report that Special Orders, No. 212, dated headquarters Department of the Tennessee, Vicksburg, Miss., August 5, 1863, was received yesterday, with the orders of the general commanding corps, dated Memphis, Tenn., August 12, 1863, and that I have accordingly turned over the command of the District of Columbus to
53. I will consider it my pleasant duty to give General Smith all the assistance asked for, and inclose a copy of my communication of date to him.*
Very respectfully, colonel, your obedient servant,
ASBOTH,
Brigadier-General.
({Inclosure.]
'GENERAL ORDERS, Hpqrs. 6TH Div., 16TH ARMY CORPS,
Brigadier-General.
({Inclosure.]
'GENERAL ORDERS, Hpqrs. 6TH Div., 16TH ARMY CORPS,
No, 53. Columbus, August 14, 1863.
Having been relieved by Brig. Gen. A. J. Smith of command of
the District of Columbus, by Special Orders, No. 212, dated headuarters Department of the Tennessee, Vicksburg, August 5, 1863,
hereby take leave of the officers and soldiers whom I have had the
Having been relieved by Brig. Gen. A. J. Smith of command of
the District of Columbus, by Special Orders, No. 212, dated headuarters Department of the Tennessee, Vicksburg, August 5, 1863,
hereby take leave of the officers and soldiers whom I have had the
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: Columbus. Summary: Brigadier General Asboth reports to Lieutenant Colonel Binmore his relief from command of the District of Columbus and his cooperation with successor General Smith following Special Orders in August 1863.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 30, Part 1
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