Order
E. D. Townsend, May 10, 1864
SPECIAL ORDERS, WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL’S OFFICE,
May 10, 1864.
No. 173. Washington, May 10, 1864.
40. The cavalry depot at Giesborough Point, D. C., except so far as relates to the purchase, inspection, and distribution of horses, and the rendezvous at Alexandria, Va., known as the Soldiers’ Rest, are hereby placed under the command of the major-general commanding the Department of Washington, and the commanding officers of said depot and rendezvous will report accordingly.
By order of the Secretary of War:
E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Pt. 1. Summary: E. D. Townsend orders the transfer of command over the cavalry depot at Giesborough Point and Soldiers' Rest rendezvous to the major-general of the Department of Washington during the Civil War.
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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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