Order
Jno. Withers to Office Chief Inspector Field Transportation, 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:
JNO. WITHERS,
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. ]
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. ]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861. Summary: John Withers revokes Major C.J. Harris's appointment and temporarily assigns Colonel William M. Browne as commandant of conscripts for Georgia to oversee conscription duties.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 3
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