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1 Head Quarters Trans-Mississippi District Little Rock Arkansas May 31st 1862 General Orders No 1 } I Persuant to General Orders Nos 59 & 60 from Head Quarters Western Department, the undersigned assumes Command of the "Trans-Mississippi District"", Composed of the States of Missouri and Arkansas, the Indian Territory and that part of Louisiana lying north of Red River and of all the forces which now are or may hereafter be therein. The following Staff is announced: Major Robt. [Robert] C. Newton A.A. Genl. [Assistant Adjutant General] Chief of Staff: Major A. J. McNeill, Aid de Camp: Lieut. J. [Jerome] P. Wilson Aid de Camp: Capt R. A. Hart Acting Asst. Inspector Genl: Major John H Crump Chief Quarter Master: Major John C. Palmer Chief Commissary: Capt John B. Lockman Ordnance Officer: Surgeon James M. Keller, Medical Director Maj F. [Francis] A. Shoup Chief of Artillery Lieut. Williams Chief of engineers II A field return of each Regiment, Battalion and independent Company will be made to these Head Quarters without delay T.[Thomas] C. Hindman Maj. Gen.
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| Title | page 1 |
| Creator | Hindman, Thomas C. |
| Source | Hindman, Thomas C. General Order No. 1. 31 May 1862. Copybook of General Orders from Thomas Hindman's Command, 31 May - 30 Dec. 1862. Peter Wellington Alexander Papers, Box 8, Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Columbia University in the City of New York. |
| Description | On this first page of the C.S.A order book, dated May 31, 1862, General Thomas C. Hindman announced the names of his staff and ordered a field return for each regiment, battalion and independent company to Little Rock, Arkansas. |
| Theme | United States -- History -- Civil War -- Military life |
| Subject | Military orders; Officers; Hindman, Thomas C.; Newton, Robert C. |
| Relation | Peter Wellington Alexander Papers |
| Site Accession Number | MS#0016 |
| Contributing Institution | Columbia University |
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| Rights | The Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Columbia University in New York City, offers broad public access to its collections in support of education and scholarship. Some materials in these collections may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) or by copyright or related laws of other nations. Columbia University may or may not hold legal rights to individual items in its collections. It is the patron's responsibility to determine and satisfy requirements or other restrictions when publishing or making any other use of materials in Columbia's collections. |
| Coverage | Pulaski County, Arkansas |
| Date.Original | 1862-05-31 |
| Date.Digital | 2011-06-08 |
| Transcription | 1 Head Quarters Trans-Mississippi District Little Rock Arkansas May 31st 1862 General Orders No 1 } I Persuant to General Orders Nos 59 & 60 from Head Quarters Western Department, the undersigned assumes Command of the "Trans-Mississippi District"", Composed of the States of Missouri and Arkansas, the Indian Territory and that part of Louisiana lying north of Red River and of all the forces which now are or may hereafter be therein. The following Staff is announced: Major Robt. [Robert] C. Newton A.A. Genl. [Assistant Adjutant General] Chief of Staff: Major A. J. McNeill, Aid de Camp: Lieut. J. [Jerome] P. Wilson Aid de Camp: Capt R. A. Hart Acting Asst. Inspector Genl: Major John H Crump Chief Quarter Master: Major John C. Palmer Chief Commissary: Capt John B. Lockman Ordnance Officer: Surgeon James M. Keller, Medical Director Maj F. [Francis] A. Shoup Chief of Artillery Lieut. Williams Chief of engineers II A field return of each Regiment, Battalion and independent Company will be made to these Head Quarters without delay T.[Thomas] C. Hindman Maj. Gen. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 8804.jp2 |
