Letter
E. D. R. S. Canby to OvEr, May 6, 1864
CUMBERLAND, Mp.
CUMBERLAND, Mp., May 6, 1864.
Captain OvEr, Military Commander, Wheeling, W. Va. :
Two Ohio regiments will report to you to-morrow or next day. Order one to Grafton and the other to New Creek. B. F. KELLEY, Brigadier-General.
Washington City, May 6, 1864—11 a. m. His Excellency Governor BrouGu, Columbus, Ohio :
Additional mustering officers will be ordered. General Kelley has been instructed to send orders for the two regiments to the care of the commanding officer at Wheeling. Please instruct the colonels to report accordingly. The Quartermaster-General has been instructed to have transportation in readiness the moment the troops are prepared to move.
By order of the Secretary of War:
E. D. R. S. CANBY,
Brigadier-General and Assistant Adjutant-General.
Brigadier-General and Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Location: CUMBERLAND, Mp.. Summary: E. D. R. S. Canby directs the deployment of two Ohio regiments to Grafton and New Creek, coordinating mustering, transportation, and reporting through military and state officials in May 1864.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 37, Part 1
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