Order

Jno. Withers to 282 Correspondence, Etc, April 9, 1864

SPECIAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE,
April 9, 1864.

No. 83. Richmond, April 9, 1864. * * * * * * * XXIX. Paragraph VIII, Special Orders, No. 81, current series, is hereby revoked, and the appointment of Maj. C. J. Harris as major and enrolling officer in the Provisional Army, Confederate States, not having been confirmed by the Senate at its last session, and he thereby ceasing to be an officer, Col. William M. Browne, aide-decamp, is temporarily assigned to the duty of commandant of conscripts for the State of Georgia, and will forthwith proceed to assume the duties thereof under instructions from the Bureau of Conscription. * * * * * * *

By command of the Secretary of War:

Assistant Adjutant- General.
[ APRIL 10, 1864.—For Forrest to Polk, in relation to raising troops
in West Tennessee, see Series I, Vol. XXXII, Part III, p. 769. ]

Brandon, Miss., April 11, 1864.
Hon. JAMES A. SEDDON,

Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861. Summary: Jno. Withers announces the revocation of Maj. C. J. Harris's appointment and temporarily assigns Col. William M. Browne as commandant of conscripts for Georgia under Confederate conscription orders.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 3 View original source ↗