Order
Henry W. Halleck to E.D. Townsend, November 17, 1862
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
November 17, 1862.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S OFFICE, No. 350. Washington, November 17, 1862.
III. The Court of Inquiry ordered to assemble the 27th ultimo by Special Orders, 313, Headquarters of the Army, October 25, 1862, is hereby dissolved, and at the request of Major-General McDowell, U.S. Volunteers, a Court of Inquiry will assemble in this city at 11 o’clock a. m. on the 21st instant to inquire into certain charges against him.
Detail for the court.—Maj. Gen. George Cadwalader, U. S. Volunteers;
Van Alen, U. S. Volunteers; Lieut. Col. Louis H. Pelouze, assistant adjutant-general, recorder of the court.
By command of Major-General Halleck :
E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
JUDGE-ADVOCATE-GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Washington, D. 0., November 21, 1862.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
JUDGE-ADVOCATE-GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Washington, D. 0., November 21, 1862.
The court met pursuant to the foregoing order.
Present, Maj. Gen. George Cadwalader, U. 8. Volunteers; Brig.
Alen, U. 8. Volunteers.
The presiding officer informed the court that Lieut. Col. Louis H.
Present, Maj. Gen. George Cadwalader, U. 8. Volunteers; Brig.
Alen, U. 8. Volunteers.
The presiding officer informed the court that Lieut. Col. Louis H.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General Halleck orders the dissolution and reassembly of a Court of Inquiry in Washington to investigate charges against Major-General McDowell in November 1862.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 12, Part 1
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