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Edward D. Townsend, Special Orders, No. 257

1865-05-27

Document details

Date of Creation: May 27, 1865
Place of Creation: Washington, District of Columbia
Document Genre: Order
Repository: Kentucky Department of Military Affairs
Collection: 11th Ky. Cav (US) Muster Rolls
Box / Folder: Flat Storage Box: 11th Ky Cav (US) Muster Rolls, Bundle 6
CWGK Accession Number: KYR-0002-227-0033
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FTP Identifier: 32213199

Mentioned in this document

People: Townsend, Edward Davis; Stanton, Edwin McMasters; Hall, Phidello W.; Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places: Washington, District of Columbia
Organizations: 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.); Adjutant General's Department (U.S.A.); Government of the United States of America; Office of the Adjutant General of Kentucky; Paymaster Department; United States Army; United States War Department
Dates: 1865-05-27; 1865-05-06; 1865-05-15; 1865-06-05

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Edward D. Townsend, Special Orders, No. 257, 1865-05-27, 11th Ky. Cav (US) Muster Rolls, Kentucky Department of Military Affairs. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/KYR-0002-227-0033 (November 12, 2026).

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SPECIAL ORDERS,
No. 257.} WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washington, May 27th, 1865.

(Extract.)

51. 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. They will receive no final payments, until they have satsified the Pay Department that they are not indebted to the Government: —

1st Lieutenant Phidello W. Hall, 11th Kentucky Cavalry.

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.

Governor of Kentucky

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11 Cav^y

Hall P. H.
1 Lieut

Order

honorably discharging him from service —

Rec^d A.G.O. June 5 1865