Since the war ended in this Brigade, requests have been received from a large percentage of the officers (who served therein during the last campaign) for copies of Telegraphic Circulars, etc., issued for the purpose of regulating military operations. A number of similar requests have also been received from persons outside of the Brigade. Very few surplus copies were originally made and these requests could not be complied with, but, as they continued to come, I undertook the preparation of this compilation in order to at least comply with the requests of those who took part in the campaign. With several exceptions, the following Telegraphic Circulars, General Orders, Proclamations, Circular Letters and Telegrams were originally dictated to a stenographer, and the transcribed notes of most of them carefully corrected and revised by General Bell. But, in transmitting them by wire and in making a mimeographic stencil for reproducing mail copies, a number of errors occurred which were never corrected because of lack of time and opportunity and because they were generally unimportant. Most of them were typographical, but there were some inadvertent omissions and substitutions (of erroneous words) by stenographers, type writers and operators. It was found by experience also that some of the explanations and provisions contained therein were not sufficiently comprehensive and explicit to preclude the forming of erroneous impressions by persons unacquainted with the local conditions and precedents bearing upon the subject referred to. Though there have been no material changes in their contents as originally issued, the proof sheets of this pamphlet have been carefully revised by General Bell, for the purpose of correcting the errors and deficiencies above mentioned, and it is believed that its contents will be found substantially correct. [Milton F. Davis]

959.903 T267 1902 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.