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Date Original
1865 January 23
Description
Letter from Captain J.C. Whitney to the Adjutant General of Arkansas requesting a list of locations for several Missouri regiments in order to determine where to send stragglers and deserters.
Transcription
Schefield Barracks
Saint Louis Mo Jan 23 1865
Sir
I have the honor to request that
you will furnish this office with the
List and present locations of the several
Regts and Batteries or parts of Regts from your
State now in the Service of the U S
The information is necessary that I may
know where to send the Stragglers and
Deserters from regiments of your State
almost daily arriving at these Barracks
to be forwarded to their command
Very Respectfuly[sic]
Your Obt Servant
J C Whitney Capt Co. D
6 Minn Infty Vols
Comdg Barracks
To
Adjutant General
State of Arkansas
Physical Description
Letter, 8" x 10"
Subjects
Civil War; War; Correspondence; Military; Military deserters
Contributor
J.C. Whitney
Geographical Area
St. Louis, St. Louis County (Mo.); Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000144, Box 10, Folder 16
Resource Type
Image
Collection
Samuel W. Williams papers, MS.000144
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Letter, J.C. Whitney to the Adjutant General of Arkansas, Samuel W. Williams papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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