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On Board Str DeMolay Near Matagorda Bay Texas Jan. 1st 1864 To his Excellency Abraham Lincoln President of the United States of America

The undersigned Officers of the 4th Div 13th A. C. humbly submit to your Excellency the appointment of Col. W. J. Landram 19th Ky Vol. Inf. to be Brigadier General for his faithful services as Brigade and Division Commander since Oct. 20th 1862

Jos E. Green Maj. 23d Wisc Vols J. E. Duncan Capt. 23d Wis. Vols J. M. Sumner Capt " " " J. N. Angle Surgn " " " Basil Smout Lt " " " Henry Vilas Capt " " " John A. Burdett Capt. 77" Ill. Vols D. Lepham 1st Lt 96" O. V. I. Wm Achenbach Capt 97th Ill Vols Carl Jussen Adj 23d Wisc Vols F. M. Lull Lt & A. R. Q. M. 23d Wisc Vols J. M. Sheilds Lt & A. Ord. off. 4 D. 13 A. C. R. B. Crandall Lt 23d Wisc Vols B. C. Long Capt 67 Ind. Inf. Vols E. McVay Lt 60 Ind. Vols J. M. Cowen A. Surg. 77 Reg Ill Vols John Landram 1st Lt. 19th Ky O. H. Wood 1st A Surg 23d Wisc Vols S. McGrew Surg. 83d O. V. I. & Surg in chief 4 D. 13 A. C. J. A. Schlick Capt 23d Wis & Insp. Genl 4 D. 13 A. C. Wilson Ca^m^pbell Lt 97" Ill & A. D. C. 2d B. 4 D. P. H. White Capt & Chief Art. Merc. Battery Ill.

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Pinckney S. Cone 1st Lt Merc B. Ills Vols George Throop Jr 1st Lt Merc. B. Ills Vols G. W. Richardson Lt 67' Ind. A. C. M. & A. A. A. G. 4 Div. W. H H Rike 48th O. V. I. Eberle Wilson 1st Lt 19 Ky Inf. W. H. Candiff Lt 19 Ky Inf. V. L. Lester Lt 19 Ky Inf. W. D. James Lt 19 " " H. R. Hogg Capt. 19 Ky. V. Inf. G. H. Vandevere Lt 19 Ky H. S. Poulter " " " S. W. Hedger " " " Jas Mathews Chaplain 19" Ky A. H. Semlere A. Surg. 19. Ky Lincoln H. Hamblin Capt. 19 Ky H. L. Whitehouse Capt. 19 Ky Abram Whitenack Lt 19 Ky Michael McCaffrey 48th O. V. Inf. J. A. Bering Capt. 48 O. V. I. T. Montgomery Lt 48 O. V. I. I. A. Willis Surgeon 48 O. V. I. C. H. Wiles A. Surg. 48 O. V. I. J. M. Kendall Lt 48 O. V. I. David Gunsallus Capt. 48 O. V. I. W. H. Smith Lt 48 O. V. I. W. J. Srofe Lt Comdg Co. 48 O. V. I. H. Day Lt Comdg Comp 48 O. V. I. C. T. Mullen Lt Comdg Co A. 130" Ills J. D. Donnell Capt. 130 Ills V. L. D. Phillips Lt 130 Ills Vol C. S. Crary Lt " " " W. F. Sigler A. Surg. 130 Ills W. C. Harned Lt Co. E. 130 Ills Vols John J. R. Patrick Capt. 130 Ills Vols S. M. Ranler Lt 130 Ills Vols Capt. W. S. Patterson Ind Eng & Mechanic W. B. Lebo Capt & C. S. U. S. V. J. Kirby Second Lt 77 Ills Vols

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Robert H Brock Capt. 77" Ills W. Goodrich 77 Ills Vols H. N. Bushnell 77 Ills Vols W. H. White Capt. 77 Ills Vols M. O. Harkness Lt 77 Ills Vols Joe H. Steirson Capt. 77 Ills Vols S. W. Cook Lt 77 Ills Vols J. W. Vance Col. 96. O. V. I. L. H. Mitchell Adj 96 O. V. G. J. Hess Surg 96 O. V. Jos Leonard Capt. 96 O. V. I. G. McCluvy Lt 96 O. V. I. G. W. Kline Lt 96. O. V. I. A. Bachelder Lt Comdg Co D 96 O. V. I. A. Goelzer Lt Col. 60 Ind Vols H H Hitchcock Lt & Adjutant 60 Ind Vols W. W. Slaughter Surg. 1 Brig 4 Div 13 A. C. J. A. Barnett Capt. 60 Ind Vols W H Thrall Capt. 60 Ind Vols Philip Hench Capt. 60 Ind Vol Michael Egan Capt. 60 Ind Vols Charles McMurray Comdg Co K 60 Ind Vols Jacob Hoff Lt Comdg Co D. 60 Ind Vols Herman Knoll Lt 60 Ind Vol. H. P. Dauney Lt 60 Ind Vols Isaac Wilson Lt 60 Ind Vols Francis A. Sears Comdg 67 R. Ind Vols Major E. M. Seland Lt 67 Ind Vols T. H. McCormick Adj 67 Ind Vols Wm H Aiking Lt 67 Ind Vols Joseph Story Capt. 67 Ind Vols Nicholas Sterahrauer Lt Co A 60 Ind Vol John Cowen Lt Col Comdg 19th Ky Vols