Report on Loss of Clothing and Equipage

Civil War

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Title: Report on Loss of Clothing and Equipage
Creator: A. Comingo
R.W. Finley
John Ryland
F. Cooley
Description: This report, dated March 30, 1865, is signed by Capt. A. Comingo, Provost Marshal for the 6th District of Missouri, and members of his Enrollment Board. The report attempts to explain "the destruction and loss of Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equipage…that occurred during the rebel raid into this state" in October 1864. Comingo concludes that the loss was "inevitable" under the circumstances. The report includes a copy of a letter sent by Gen. Samuel R. Curtis to Comingo on October 5, 1864.
Date: March 30, 1865
Local Subject: Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Missouri military units (Union)
Guerrillas
Missouri military units (Confederate)
People: A. Comingo
R.W. Finley
John Ryland
F. Cooley
Samuel R Curtis
Geographic Subject: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas
Lafayette County, Missouri
Lexington, Missouri
Caldwell County, Missouri
Ray County, Missouri
Owning Organization: National Archives at Kansas City
Location: RG110: MO 4375 (Provost Marshal General's Bureau); Box 9, "Letters Received 1865"
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