Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893 [General orders no. 99 concerning the establishment of an artillery school at Fort Monroe, Virginia]

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GLC#
GLC02382.215-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
13 November 1867
Author/Creator
Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893
Title
[General orders no. 99 concerning the establishment of an artillery school at Fort Monroe, Virginia]
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 25.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General of the United States Army, details the procedure for the establishment of an artillery school. Includes instructions pertaining to organization, duties of the staff, instruction, examination, and other details. Page three consists of a note handwritten in pencil. Pencil note mentions an 1849 order passed by General Scott (possibly Winfield Scott). Townsend served as a Union Brevet Brigadier General.

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