Order
Henry W. Halleck to E. K. D. Townsend, April 20, 1863
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. OF THE ARMY, ADJT. GEN.’S OFFICE,
April 20, 1863.
No. 181. } Washington, April 20, 1863.
I. Brigadier-General Barry, U. S. Volunteers, will at once proceed ta
Harper’s Ferry and make a thorough inspection of the defenses of that place. He will see that they are put in perfect order with the least practicable delay. Having completed this duty, General Barry wil return to this city.
By command of Major-General Halleck :
E. K. D. TOWNSEND,
'Assistant Adjutant-Generat,
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoTomMag,
No. 108. Camp near Falmouth, Va., April 20, 1863,
'Assistant Adjutant-Generat,
SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoTomMag,
No. 108. Camp near Falmouth, Va., April 20, 1863,
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V. I. Brig. Gen. C. Devens, volunteer service, will report to the majoxgeneral commanding the Eleventh Army Corps, for assignment to a
division of that corps.
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V. I. Brig. Gen. C. Devens, volunteer service, will report to the majoxgeneral commanding the Eleventh Army Corps, for assignment to a
division of that corps.
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Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General Halleck orders Brigadier-General Barry to urgently inspect and reinforce Harper's Ferry defenses before returning to Washington, while Brigadier-General Devens is assigned to the Eleventh Army Corps.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 25, Part 1
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