United States Signal Corps

Item DOC-10850

Description

Original Civil War document written in period ink

Headquarters Signal Detachment
Memphis, TN
 
March 21, 1863
 
The Officer of the Day will send every available man from the quarters to this office at 2:45 O’clock this P.M.
 
O. H. Howard
Captain & Chief Acting Signal Officer
 
Send: Sergeants, Corporals & Privates
 
 
 
Note: Captain Ocran Harry Howard was the brother of General Oliver O. Howard
Document has marks on the reverse where it was at one time glued to sheet of black paper.