E.G. Bush
E.B. Alexander
Charles Johnson

These are General Orders from the Headquarters of the Recruiting Service of Missouri Volunteers at the Office of the Acting Provost Marshal General for Missouri. They instruct all District Provost Marshals of Missouri to submit weekly reports of the number of recruits enlisted in their districts, and to provide transportation for recruits. They also instruct Enrolling Officers to make weekly reports and to bring their recruits to the Surgeon of the Board of Enrollment for examination. The orders are dated November 23, 1863 and signed by E.G. Bush, Captain of the 10th U.S. Infantry.

November 23, 1863

Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Missouri military units (Union)

E.G. Bush
E.B. Alexander
Charles Johnson

National Archives at Kansas City

Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), RG110: MO 4357; Box 9

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