Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893 [General orders no. 99 concerning the establishment of an artillery school at Fort Monroe, Virginia]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02382.215 Author/Creator: Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed document Date: 13 November 1867 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 25.5 cm Order a Copy
Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General of the United States Army, details the procedure for the establishment of an artillery school. Includes instructions pertaining to organization, duties of the staff, instruction, examination, and other details. Page three consists of a note handwritten in pencil. Pencil note mentions an 1849 order passed by General Scott (possibly Winfield Scott). Townsend served as a Union Brevet Brigadier General.
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