Letter
J. F. Meline, September 5, 1864
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE NORTHWES7,
Milwaukee, Wis., September 5, 1864.
GENERAL: I have the honor to inclose copy of telegraphic dispatch* sent you this a. m. advising departure to-morrow for Saint Paul of two companies First Regiment U.S. Volunteers. They are well officered and finely disciplined. You will find them excellent troops. The major-general commanding directs that you make such disposition of them as in your judgment seems best.
I have the honor to be, general, most respectfully, your obedient
servant.
: J. F. MELINE,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
* See next, ante.
: J. F. MELINE,
Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.
* See next, ante.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: Milwaukee, Wis.. Summary: J. F. Meline informs a general of the imminent departure of two well-disciplined companies of the First Regiment U.S. Volunteers to Saint Paul, granting discretion over their deployment.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 41, Part 1
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