Edward D. Townsend, Special Orders, No. 143
1864-04-09
- Date of Creation
- April 9, 1864
- Place of Creation
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Document Genre
- Order
- Repository
- Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
- Collection
- 1st - 20th Regiments Kentucky Infantry Primary Source Documents
- Box / Folder
- Box 7, Folder 6th Ky. Inf. - Misc.
- CWGK Accession Number
- KYR-0002-024-0021
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- 32212413
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Citation
Edward D. Townsend, Special Orders, No. 143, 1864-04-09, 1st - 20th Regiments Kentucky Infantry Primary Source Documents, Kentucky Department of Military Affairs. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0002-024-0021 (November 12, 2026).
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SPECIAL ORDERS,
No. 143. }WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
(Extract.)
3. The following officers are hereby relieved from further duty with the troops of the Veteran Reserve Corps, and will rejoin their respective regiments, without delay: —
1st Lieutenant John D. Shepard, 5th Kentucky Volunteers.
2d Lieutenant Val Melcher, 6th Kentucky Volunteers.
2d Lieutenant James Farran, 1st Kentucky Volunteers.
By order of the Secretary of War:
E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
OFFICIAL:
E D Townsend
Assistant Adjutant General.
Governor of Kentucky
War Department
Adjutant Generals Office
Townsend E. D.
A. A. G.
The following officers are relieved from further duty with the troops of the Veteran Reserve Corps and will join their respective Regiments without delay.
1st Lieut J. D. Shepard 5th Ky Vols.
2nd Lieut Val Melcher 6th Ky Vols
2nd Lieut James Farran 1st Ky Vols.
Recd A. G. O.