Forwarded by                                                                         

Your Obt Servt                                                                       

            V R Tucker                                                     

            F. O. Afloat

 

Office of Orders and Detail.

C.S. Navy Department.

Richmond, Va., June 17^th 1864

                       

Sir,

                                    You are hereby appointed a Member of a Naval General Court Martial to convene at or near the City of Charleston, South Carolina, on Tuesday, June 28^th 1864, at 10 o'clock A. M.

                                   

You will please report to the Senior Member present.—

 

I am very Respt^y,

Yr. Obt. sert.

S. S. Lee

Capt. in charge.

 

By command of the                                                                

            Sec^y of the Navy.                                                                    

                                                                                                            

                                                                                                            

First Lieutenant,

            John Rutledge, C.S.A.

                        C.S.S. "Palmetto State",

                                    Charleston,

                                                S.C.

 

[verso]

 

Office of Orders & Detail                                           Respectfully returned

Richm^d 15^th July 64                                                    with the remark that

Flag Officer Ingra-                                                      First Lieut John Rutledge

ham will please for-                                                    is not attached to this

ward this to Lieut                                                        command, having been

Rutledge, as the Depart-                                             detached from C.S. "Plametto

ment is ignorant of his                                                            State" and is absent on

place of residence.                                                      sick leave. I do not

                        S S Lee                                                know where he is.

                        Captain in charge                                            Your Obt svt

                                                                                                            V R Tucker

Forwarded                                                                               Flag Officer

            D N Gigechane                                                           Comdg Afloat

                        Com Station

                        22 July 1864

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