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Edward D. Townsend, Special Orders, No. 340

1864-10-10

Date of Creation
October 10, 1864
Place of Creation
Washington, District of Columbia
Document Genre
Order
Repository
Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
Collection
Union Artillery, Navy and Marines Primary Source Documents ; Misc U.S.C.T. Primary Source Documents
Box / Folder
Box 15, Folder 2nd Ky HEAVY ARTILLERY OFFICERS
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0002-038-0001
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FTP Identifier
32212541

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Dates
1864-10-10
1863-11-07
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Edward D. Townsend, Special Orders, No. 340, 1864-10-10, Union Artillery, Navy and Marines Primary Source Documents ; Misc U.S.C.T. 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-0002-038-0001 (November 12, 2026).

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SPECIAL ORDERS,
No. 340. } WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Washington, October 10th, 1864.
(Extract.)

23. 2d Lieutenant R. A. Edwards, 2d Kentucky Heavy Artillery, having tendered his resignation, is hereby mustered out of the service of the United States, to date November 7th, 1863, the date of muster-in, there being no evidence of service rendered the Government.

By order of the Secretary of War:
E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.

OFFICIAL:
E D Townsend
Assistant Adjutant General.

Governor of Kentucky

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2d Heavy Artilly
Edwards R. A
2 Lt
Resig