Wednesday, June 22, 2011

1861 June 22 Manassas Junction

Head Quarters Army of the Potomac

Special Orders
No 59

Extract

The following assignments are announced.

Capt. Bennett
Taylors company heretofore unattached is
assigned to Col Cocke's command, the 19th
Regiment Virginia Volunteers, to whom
he will report with his command, without
delay

By order of Brig Genl Beauregard
(signed) Thomas Jordan
A A Adjt Genl

For Colonel Cocke

Bennett Taylor, 1836-1898, was a great great grandson of Thomas Jefferson. He was eventually Lt. Colonel of the 19th Virginia

MSS 640

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