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Edward D. Townsend, Special Orders, No. 474

1864-12-30

Date of Creation
December 30, 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 14, Folder 1st INDEPENDENT BTRY LT. ARTY MISCELLANEOUS
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0002-038-0054
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32212592
People
Townsend, Edward Davis
Stanton, Edwin McMasters
Williams, Henry Robert
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places
Albany, New York
Dry Tortugas, Florida
Florida
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
New York
Washington, District of Columbia
Organizations
1st Independent Battery Kentucky Light Artillery (U.S.A.)
Adjutant General's Department (U.S.A.)
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Office of Quartermaster of U. S. Army
Office of the Adjutant General of Kentucky
United States War Department
Dates
1864-12-30
1864-11-27
1864-12-30
1865-01-06
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Citation

Edward D. Townsend, Special Orders, No. 474, 1864-12-30, 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-0002-038-0054 (November 12, 2026).

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SPECIAL ORDERS,
No. 474.} WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washington, December 30th, 1864.
(Extract.)

37. The sentence of the General Court Martial, "To be confined at hard labor, for the term of two years, at such place as the General Commanding may direct," and ordered to be carried into effect at the Dry Tortugas, Florida, as promulgated in General Orders, No. 26, Headquarters, Military District of Harper's Ferry, of November 27th, 1864, in the case of Private Henry Williams, 1st Independent Kentucky Battery, is approved, except that the Penitentiary at Albany, New York, is designated as the place of confinement, instead of the Dry Tortugas, Florida, to which place the prisoner will be sent under proper guard, without delay.

The Quartermaster's Department will furnish the necessary transportation.

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 Indept Batty

War Department
Adjutant Generals Office
Washington Dec. 30. 1864

Townsend E D
A A G

Sentence of Court Martial in case of priv Hy Williams 1' Indt Ky. Batty approved and Penitientary at New Albany N Y. to be the place of confinement instead of Dry Tortugas. —

Recd A. G. O. Jany 6. 1865