Letter, 1863 November 29.

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Letter, 1863 November 29.

One letter from Brigadier General Boggs in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Major General James B. McPherson, commander at Vicksburg, Mississippi, requesting assistance in helping the family of a Dr. Catlett travel from Kentucky to Louisiana under flags of truce.

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864

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McPherson was born in Clyde, Ohio. He attended Norwalk Academy in Norwalk, Ohio, and graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1853, first in his class, which included Philip H. Sheridan, John M. Schofield, and John Bell Hood; Hood would oppose him later in the Western Theater. McPherson was directly appointed to the Corps of Engineers with the rank of brevet second lieutenant. For a year after his graduation he was assistant instructor of practical engineering at the Mi...

Boggs, William Robertson, 1829-1911.

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William R. Boggs was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army and Chief of Staff of the Trans-Mississippi Dept. from 1862 to 1865. From the description of William R. Boggs reminiscences, 1891. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70696886 United States and Confederate officer. From the description of Letters, 1855-1857. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34126653 Native of Georgia; graduate of West Point; member of the ...