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Edward D. Townsend, Special Orders, No. 252

1865-05-25

Date of Creation
May 25, 1865
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 14, Folder 1st INDEPENDENT BTRY LT. ARTY OFFICERS
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0002-038-0049
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32212587
People
Erenburgh, Arthur
Townsend, Edward Davis
Stanton, Edwin McMasters
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places
Washington, District of Columbia
Organizations
1st Independent Battery Kentucky Light Artillery (U.S.A.)
Adjutant General's Department (U.S.A.)
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Government of the United States of America
Office of the Adjutant General of Kentucky
Paymaster Department
United States Army
United States War Department
Dates
1865-05-25
1865-05-06
1865-05-15
1865-05-31
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Edward D. Townsend, Special Orders, No. 252, 1865-05-25, 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-0002-038-0049 (November 12, 2026).

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SPECIAL ORDERS,
No. 252. } WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washington, May 25th, 1865
(Extract.)

26. Under the provisions of General Orders, No. 82, May 6th, 1865, from this Office, the following officers are hereby mustered out and honorably discharged the service of the United States, to take effect May 15th, 1865, on account of their services being no longer required, and physical disability, from wounds received in action. They will receive no final payments, until they have satisfied the Pay Department that they are not indebted to the Government: —

1st Lieutenant Arthur Erenburgh, 1st Kentucky Indepdendent Battery, Light Artillery.

The vacancies created by these discharges will not be filled.

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

OFFICIAL:
E D Townsend
Assistant Adjutant General.

Governorof Kentucky

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1' Indt Batty

Erenburgh. Arthur
1 Lieut

Order

honorably discharging him from service —
vacancy not to be filled.

Encd

Recd A. G. O.May 31. 1865