James B. Steedman, District of the Etowah, June 1864
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 38, In Five Parts. [Washington: Government Printing Office, 1891].
Series 1, Volume 38, In Five Parts. Part 4 (Correspondence, etc.), 492
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Major General James B. Steedman assumes command of the District of the Etowah:
General Orders, No. 1 } Hdqrs. District of the Etowah,
Chattanooga, Tenn., June 15, 1864.
I. Pursuant to paragraph I, Special Field Orders, No. 22, Military Dvision of the Mississippi, dated June 2, 1864, the undersigned hereby assumes command of the District of the Etowah, comprised as follows of the country from Bridgeport to Allatoona, including Cleveland, Rome, and the country east as far as controlled by the Federal troops.
[etcetera]
J. B. Steedman,
Major-General
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James B. Steedman, District of the Etowah (Reorganized), February 1865
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 49, In Two Parts [Washington: Government Printing Office, 1897].
Series 1, Volume 49, In Two Parts. Part 1 (Reports, Correspondence, etc.), 786
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In Thomas's General Orders no. 12: Major General James B. Steedman is named as commander of the reorganized District of the Etowah, which comprises the 2nd Division, Department of the Cumberland, in Thomas's General Orders no. 12, dated 28 February 1865, signed by Wm. D. Whipple, Assistant Adjutant General, "By command of Major-General Thomas."
