to Edward Ortho Cresap Ord
21 November 1866
Comstock, Cyrus Ballou, 1831-1910
Serving as senior aide-de-camp to General-in-Chief Ulysses S. Grant, Comstock authorizes General Ord to move soldiers from Little Rock to Fort Smith, Arkansas. Referring to reconstruction policies, informs Ord that "It is impossible for the General...
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