Order

Edward D. Townsend, Special Orders, No. 121

1865-03-12

Date of Creation
March 12, 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 7
CWGK Accession Number
KYR-0002-227-0047
Rights
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FTP Identifier
32213213
People
Townsend, Edward Davis
Stanton, Edwin McMasters
Graham, Milton J.
String, Thomas B.
Bramlette, Thomas Elliott
Places
Washington, District of Columbia
Organizations
11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (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
1865-03-12
1862-05-14
1865-03-21
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Citation

Edward D. Townsend, Special Orders, No. 121, 1865-03-12, 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-0002-227-0047 (November 12, 2026).

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SPECIAL ORDERS,
No. 121. } WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washington, March 12th, 1865.
(Extract.)

28. 2d Lieutenant Thomas B. String, 11th Kentucky Cavalry, a paroled Prisoner of War, is hereby mustered out and honorably discharged the service of the United States, he being a supernumerary officer, with condition that he shall receive no final payments, until he has satisfied the Pay Department that he is not indebted to the Government.

On receipt of this Order at the Headquarters of the regiment, the Commanding Officer will cause the name of this officer to be taken up on the rolls and properly accounted for, and will report to this Office under what authority his name was dropped, in violation of General Orders, No. 52, May 14th, 1862, from this Office.

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 Cavy

String Thos B
1 Lieut

Order
honorably discharging mustering him out of service.

Recd A. G. O. March 21/65