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Circular Number 3: Headquarters, Department Of Louisiana, September 12, 1865

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This official circular concerns the communication of unauthorized circular letters by certain unnamed authorities.

By order of Major General E.R.S. Canby via Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant General.

20 x 12 cm. Single page

General Order Number 38: Headquarters, Department Of Louisiana, September 8, 1865

Rhode Island 11th United States Heavy Artillery General Orders Collection

This General Order outlines procedures for providing rent to tenants or lessees of the Treasury Department vis-a-vis confiscated property.

By order of Major-General E.R.S. Canby via Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant General.

Stain markings ; 12 x 20 cm. Single page.

General Order Number 36: Headquarters, Department Of Louisiana, September 4, 1865

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This General Order provides regulations for providing quarters for families of soldiers.

By order of Major-General E.R.S. Canby via Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant General.

12 x 20 cm. Single page.

General Order Number 37: Headquarters, Department Of Louisiana, September 4, 1865

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This General Order outlines proceedings, findings and sentence of court-martialed Private John A. Ellis, 3rd Rhode Island Cavalry.

By order of Major-General E.R.S. Canby via Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant General.

12 x 20 cm. Single page.

General Order Number 35: Headquarters, Department Of Louisiana, September 2, 1865

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This General Order outlines proceedings, findings and sentence of court-martialed 1st Lieutenant B.F. Bernard, 1st U.S. Cavalry.

By order of Major-General E.R.S. Canby via Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant General.

12 x 20 cm. Single page, double-sided.

General Order Number 34: Headquarters, Department Of Louisiana, September 1, 1865

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This General Order provides regulations to enforce Section 21 of the Act Of Congress, approved March 3d 1865, regarding military enrollment procedures.

By order of Major-General E.R.S. Canby via Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant General.

Extensively stained ; 13 x 20 cm. Single page.

Circular Number 2: Headquarters, Department Of Louisiana, August 29 1865

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This official circular concerns the stoppage of selling prohibited stores at public auctions.

By order of Major General E.R.S. Canby via Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant General

20 x 12 cm. Single page; handwritten date, lower left: Sep 2/65.

General Order Number 33: Headquarters, Department Of Louisiana, August 29, 1865

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This General Order provides instructions in matters of processing illegal enlistments.

By order of Major-General E.R.S. Canby via Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant General.

Handwritten in bottom left: "Sept 2/65" ; 13 x 20 cm. Single page.

General Order Number 32: Headquarters, Department Of Louisiana, August 21, 1865

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This General Order provides information regarding Colonel F.A. Starring, Provost Marshal General, of the 72d Illinois Volunteers.

By order of Major-General E.R.S. Canby via Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant General.

13 x 20 cm. Single page.

General Order Number 31: Headquarters, Department Of Louisiana, August 19, 1865

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This General Order provides an extracted reprint regarding five dishonorably discharged officers of the 1st Provisional New York Cavalry. Originally published, Special Order Number 428, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, August 9th, 1865.

By order of the Secretary of War E.D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General, and Major General E.R.S. Canby via Major Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant General.

13 x 20 cm. Single page.

Circular Number 4: Headquarters, U.S. Forces, August 16, 1865

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This official circular provides instructions for officers who either want to remain with their command on "special duty" or be redeployed elsewhere.

By command of Col. Charles Hastwill (sp?) via Captain James Shwank (sp?), Acting Assistant Adjutant General.

25 x 20 cm. Double page, folded. Handwritten.

General Order Number 30: Headquarters, Department Of Louisiana, August 13, 1865

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This General Order provides reprinted information regarding two dishonorably discharged officers of the 14th Kansas Cavalry. Originally published, Special Order Number 416, War Department, Adjutant General's Office, August 2nd, 1865.

By order of the Secretary of War, E.D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General, and Major General E.R.S. Canby via Major Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant General.

13 x 20 cm. Single page.

General Order Number 29: Headquarters, Department Of Louisiana, August 11, 1865

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This General Order provides instruction for distribution of General and Special Orders.

By order of Major-General E.R.S. Canby via Major Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant General.

13 x 20 cm. Single page.

General Order Number 28: Headquarters, Department Of Louisiana, August 8, 1865

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This General Order is a re-published version of General Order Number 129: War Department, Adjutant General's Office, July 25, 1865. Provides instructions on how to "secure equal justice and personal liberty".

By order of the Secretary of War E.D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General, and Major General E.R.S. Canby via Major Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant General.

12 x 20 cm. Single page.

General Order Number 27: Headquarters, Department Of Louisiana, August 7, 1865

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This General Order is a re-published version of General Order Number 112: War Department, Adjutant General's Office, June 10, 1865. Provides regulations for Section 12, Chapter 79 of the Acts of Congress, passed March 3, 1865 for providing trials for those officers who believe to be wrongfully dismissed from service.

By order of the Secretary of War, E.D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General and Major General E.R.S. Canby via Major Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant General.

13 x 20 cm. Single page.

General Order Number 26: Headquarters, Department Of Louisiana, August 7th, 1865

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This General Order is a re-published version of "ircular Number 1: Headquarters, Military Division of the Gulf, July 20th, 1865. It sets out instruction for purchasing rations. Provides additional information of such practices. Back side provides the Form used for such practices.

By order of Major General E.R.S. Canby via Major Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant General.

12 x 20 cm. Single page, double sided.

General Order Number 25: Headquarters, Department Of Louisiana, August 7th, 1865

Rhode Island 11th United States Heavy Artillery General Orders Collection

This general order is a re-published version of General Order Number 119: War Department, Adjutant General's Office, June 29, 1865. It sets out instruction for discharging soldiers. Provides additional information of such practices.

By order of Major-General E.R.S. Canby via Major Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant General.

12 x 20 cm. Single page, double-sided.

General Order Number 24: Headquarters, Department Of Louisiana, August 6th, 1865

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This general order provides information on the status of Texas as relates to the Department of Louisiana and Texas.

By order of Major-General ED.R.S. Canby.

13 x 20 cm. Single page.

Circular Number 1: Headquarters, Department Of Louisiana And Texas, August 4, 1865

Rhode Island 11th United States Heavy Artillery Circulars Collection

This official circular republishes and clarifies General Order #98, dated May 27, 1865 pertaining to the release of war-time prisoners. By order of Major General E.R.S. Canby via Major Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant General. 20 x 12 cm. Single page

[Letter], 1865, [July ?], Camp Parapet, La. [To] Alan Cameron

Rhode Island 11th United States Heavy Artillery Correspondence Collection

A military correspondence directing final statements and inventory of effects for a list of deceased soldiers.

One entry: dated [July ?], 1865.

Handwritten on Camp Parapet letterhead; Single page; 25 x 20 cm.

Circular Number 16: Headquarters, Department Of The Gulf, June 29, 1865

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This official circular orders Commanding Officers to investigate any instances of prisoners held beyond their enlistment period.

By order of Major General E.R.S. Canby via Brevetted Lieutenant Col. J. Schuyler Crosby, Acting Assistant Adjutant General.

20 x 12 cm. Single page

Circular Number 15: Headquarters, Department Of The Gulf, June 27, 1865

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This official circular clarifies what is to be done with seized public property.

By order of Major General E.R.S. Canby via Brevetted Lieutenant Col. J. Schuyler Crosby, Acting Assistant Adjutant General.

20 x 12 cm. Single page

Circular Number 14: Headquarters, Department Of The Gulf, June 25, 1865

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This official circular republishes General Order 98 and clarifies that prisoners found guilty by military tribunals during the war were to be freed.

By order of Major General E.R.S. Canby via Brevetted Lieutenant Col. J. Schuyler Crosby, Acting Assistant Adjutant General.

20 x 12 cm. Single page

Circular Number 13: Headquarters, Department Of The Gulf, June 22, 1865, E

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This official circular orders all service men who are necessary in connection with mustering out troops will be retained until the end of their term. Orders the Chief Mustering Officer to send a list of those names to Headquarters.

By order of Major General E.R.S. Canby via Brevetted. Brigadier General C.T. Christensen, Assistant Adjutant General.

20 x 12 cm. Single page

Circular Number 12: Headquarters, Department Of The Gulf, June 20th, 1865

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This official circular reminds officers to supply the appropriate orders when filing Court Martial papers.

By order of Major General E.R.S. Canby via Lieut. Col. C.T. Christensen, Assistant Adjutant General.

20 x 12 cm. Single page

Circular Number 6: Headquarters, Southern Division Of Louisiana, May 22, 1865

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This official circular withdraws orders given in Circular #5 dated May 3 1865. By order of Brigadier General Sherman via Wickham Hoffman, Assistant Adjutant General.

20 x 12 cm. Single page

Circular: Headquarters, Southern Division Of Louisiana, May 12, 1865

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This official circular urges soldiers and officers to contribute one day's salary for the housing of wounded and invalid soldiers during the Chicago Sanitary Fair, June 1st, 1865. The circular clarifies the use of subscription lists set up for the donated money.

Written by Brigadier General T.W. Sherman.

20 x 12 cm. Single page

Invoice Of Clothing, Camp And Carrison Equipage, 3rd Battallion, Us Artillery (Heavy) : Camp Parapet, La, May 11th, 1865

Rhode Island 11th United States Heavy Artillery Equipage Collection

An invoice of items turned over by 1st Lt. Geo. A. Pierce, Acting Quartermaster, 3rd Batallion, 11th US Col'd Arty (H) to 1st Lt. Allen F. Cameron at Camp Parapet, LA, May 11th, 1865. 20 x 25 cm. One page, double-sided.

Circular: Headquarters, Department Of The Gulf, Judge Advocate's Office, May 11, 1865

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This official circular is a corrected reprint of General Order #61 from April 7, 1865 regarding repayment of fines by prisoners.

Clarification sent by Major E.D. Benedict, Acting Judge Advocate from an original order sent by E.D. Townsend Assistant Adjutant general.

20 x 12 cm. Single page

[Letter], 1865, April 29, Colonel J. [Hale] Sypher [To] Alan Cameron

Rhode Island 11th United States Heavy Artillery Correspondence Collection

A military correspondence by order of Colonel J. H(ale) Sypher via Adjutant J(oseph) C. Whiting (Jr.) in regards to a count of the men who were subject to court martial proceedings from the Fourteenth Rhode Island Heavy Artillery. One entry: dated April 29, 1865 Handwritten; 1 folded sheet (4 p.); 20 x 25 cm. folded to 20 x 12.5 cm.