Schefield Barracks
Saint Louis Mo Jan 23 1865
Sir
I have the honor to request that
you will furnish this office with the
List and present locations of the several
Regts and Batteries or parts of Regts from your
State now in the Service of the U S
The information is necessary that I may
know where to send the Stragglers and
Deserters from regiments of your State
almost daily arriving at these Barracks
to be forwarded to their command
Very Respectfuly[sic]
Your Obt Servant
J C Whitney Capt Co. D
6 Minn Infty Vols
Comdg Barracks
To
Adjutant General
State of Arkansas
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Letter, J.C. Whitney to the Adjutant General of Arkansas
Date Original
1865-01-23
Creator
J.C. Whitney
Transcription
Schefield Barracks
Saint Louis Mo Jan 23 1865
Sir
I have the honor to request that
you will furnish this office with the
List and present locations of the several
Regts and Batteries or parts of Regts from your
State now in the Service of the U S
The information is necessary that I may
know where to send the Stragglers and
Deserters from regiments of your State
almost daily arriving at these Barracks
to be forwarded to their command
Very Respectfuly[sic]
Your Obt Servant
J C Whitney Capt Co. D
6 Minn Infty Vols
Comdg Barracks
To
Adjutant General
State of Arkansas
Description
Letter from Captain J.C. Whitney to the Adjutant General of Arkansas requesting a list of locations for several Missouri regiments in order to determine where to send stragglers and deserters.
Physical Description
Letter, 8" x 10"
Subjects
Civil War; War; Correspondence; Military; Military deserters;
Geographical Area
St. Louis, St. Louis County. (Mo.); Arkansas
Language
English
Local Identifier
Samuel W. Williams Papers, MS.0144, Box 10, Folder 16
Digital Resource
Image
Digital Collection
Every Front is the Home Front - Arkansas in the Civil War
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Preferred Citation
Letter, J.C. Whitney to the Adjutant General of Arkansas, Samuel W. Williams Papers, MS.0144, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas
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