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 Edward D. Townsend, Brig. Gen. (here as Assistant Adjutant General). 4 Special Orders Signed, from the Adjutant-General’s Office, War Department. All are docketed to recipient Capt. Henry L. Abbott, Colonel of Volunteers, Corps of Topographical Engineers, variously under Gen. Barnard, Gen. Banks, &c.
Inventory # 20577 $295
Comprising:
(I) manuscript Special Orders No. 336, Nov. 9, 1862;
(II) manuscript Special Orders No. 19, Jan. 18, 1863;
(III) manuscript Special Orders No. 380, Aug. 25, 1863;
(IV) printed Special Orders No. 41, Jan. 27, 1864.
Abbott (1831-1927) commanded the Army of the Potomac’s siege artillery at Petersburg. For this and other recognizable services during the war, he was brevetted brigadier general.
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