Head Quarters 13^th Army Corps

Brownsville Texas. Dec. 26^th 1863

 

S.O.

No 120            1 Col Hodge. 1^st La. Engineers of African Descent, Commanding Post at Point Isabel Texas, will cause such temporary repairs of the wharf as may be necessary to preserve it in condition to be used, without incurring any great expense.

By order of Maj. Genl.

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121      1 Surgeon John Bradley US. Vols. Medical Inspector, 13^th Army Corps, will perform the duties of Medical Director of the Corps, during the temporary absence of Surg. J. R. Ludlow U.S. Vols.

2. The Commanding Officer of 3^d Dv. 13^th A.C. will relieve all the enlisted men of the 43^d Ind Infty. Vols. now serving with the 2^nd Ohio Battery, and direct them to rejoin their regiment. He will also detail a sufficient number from any Ohio Regt. in his com'd. to replace them.

3. The Commanding Officer of the 1^st and 4^th D^vs 13^th A.C. will detail one noncommissioned officer or private from each company of each Ky. Regt. in his com'd. with orders to report in person without delay, to Major W^m H. Sidell, U.S.A. at Louisville Ky, for recruiting service.

4. Lieut. Col. W^m Sinclair Asst. Inspr Genl. 13^th A.C. will make an inspection of ordnance and ordnance stores issued to the 1^st Regt. Engineer Corps d'Afrique by Lt. W^m S. Wetmore Regtl. Qr. Master, and make report of their condition to these Head Quarters.

5. The following named enlisted men are hereby detailed for special service in the hospital Dept., and will report without delay to Surg. L. F. Humeston in charge /

13^th A.C. At New Orleans La.

Private W^m Vanpelt                99^th Ills Infty.

"          Jas V. Pope                 91^st   "       "

"          Geo. H. Adams           "       "       "

"          R. J. Weaver               20^th Wis.   "

"          J. J. Deary                   20^th Iowa   "

"          Henry Pence               7^th  Ky       "

"          Reuben A. Brown       20^th Wis.    "

"          Albert Harper              114^th Ohio "

"          James J. Miller            20^th Iowa   "

"          Uriah Lern                  120^th Ohio "

"          David Stranger            20^th Iowa   "

"          F. C. Gearhart             114^th Ohio "

"          David Bock                 "          "    "

"          A. J. Lamon                24^th Iowa   "

"          E. A. Ward                  24^th      "    "

"          J. U. Honlett               20^th      "    "

"          Jno. E. Wise                20^th Wis.   "

 

The resignation of the following officers are hereby accepted to take effect at the time set opposite their respective names, provided no final payments be made until satisfy pay Dept. that they are not indebted to the Govt.

5. Capt. Allen Hegler 114^th Ohio. Infty. Vols. January 1^st 1864

7. 1^st Lt. S. L. Bartholomew R.Q.M. 34^th Ind. Vol. Infty. Jany 1^st            1864

8. 2^nd Lt. Thad. C. Withers 24^th Ind. Vol. Infty                      "          "

9. Capt. Chas. E. Shulze 114^th Ohio   "       "                          "          "

10. 1^st Lt. E. V. Dean 120^th        "       "       "              Oct. 27^th            1863

11. Capt. Hamilton Richerson 16^th Ohio Vol.  "        Nov 16^th          "

12. 1^st Lt. Augustus Case 120^th           "    "       "        Oct 15^th           "      /

13. 1^st Lt. Hiram Evans 49^th Ind. Vols. Infty              Jany 1^st            1864

14. Surg. W. H. White 22^nd Iowa   "        "                 "                      "

15. 1^st Lt. Jesse W. Way 8^th Ind.     "        "                Nov 13^th            1863

 

16. The following named soldiers regularly enrolled and enlisted as recruits for the Invalid Corps, are hereby transfered from their respective companies to the said Corps and will accordingly be sent in charg of a proper Staff officer, and reported to Col. Nugent 69^th Regt. Ny. Vol. Infty. at Ny. City, as soon as they can be collected together at New Orleans, in pursuance of Genl. Orders Nos. 115 and 173, viz.

Private J. W. Vanschoick Co. "A" 94^th Ills. Infty. Vols.

 

17. The commanding officers of the 4^th Division 13^th A.C. will detail one commissioned officer from the 67^th Ind. Vol. Infty. and one enlisted man from each Co. of the same Regt. with orders to report in person without delay to the Govr. of Ind. for recruiting service.

18. The same as 17 except the detail is made from 60^th Ind. Infty. Vols.

 

By order of Maj. Genl.

N.J.T. Dana

Hugh G Brown

Capt. and A.A.Genl.

 

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Head Qrs [torn]

            Brownsville Texas Dec 26^th 1863

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Special Orders Nos 120 & 121

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Col. Hodge Comdg. Post at Pt Isabel is

directed to repair the wharf, &c.

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Surg. Bradley is directed to perform the

duties of Med. Director in the absence of

Dr. Ludlow.

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Comdg. Officers of 1^st and 4^th D^vs 13^th A.C.

are directed to make a detail to report to

Maj. Sidell Louisville Ky. for recruiting ser.

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Directs Lt. Col. Sinclair Asst. Inspr. Genl.

13^th A.C. to make inspection of Ord. and

Ord. Stores issued to the 1^st Engrs. CP[?]

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Directs certain enlisted men to report to

Surg Humeston in charge of Convts at N.O.

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Accept the Resignation of certain officers.

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Transfers certain men to Invalid Corps.

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Directs the Comdg. O. 4^th D. to make a

detail of the 60^th and 67^th Ind. Regts. to

report to the Govr. of the State of Ind. for

recruiting service.

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