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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 5 5 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 5 5 Browse Search
William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid 1 1 Browse Search
J. William Jones, Christ in the camp, or religion in Lee's army 1 1 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4 1 1 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir 1 1 Browse Search
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William Boynton, Sherman's Historical Raid, Chapter 19: (search)
ecretary of War, will be submitted by the Chiefs of Staff Corps, Departments, and Bureaus, to the Secretary of War. All orders and instructions relating to military operations, issued by the President or Secretary of War, will be issued through the General of the Army. John A. Rawlins, Secretary of War. By command of General Sherman. E. D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General. The violations of law in General Sherman's Order No. 12, can be readily made to appear. The act of July 25, 1866, reviving the grade of General, authorized him, under the direction and during the pleasure of the President, to command the armies of the United States. The same act authorized him to select for service upon his staff such number of aids, not exceeding six, as he may judge proper, and the act of July 28, three days later, provided that there shall be one General * * * * entitled to the same staff officers, in number and grade, as now provided by law. The law provided only six; Sherman