ELMIRA CAMPAIGN.
DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE DOINGS OF COMPANY A,
FIFTIETH REGIMENT N. G., S. N. Y., WHILE PERFORMING
ONE HUNDRED DAYS' DUTY
AT ELMIRA. NEW YORK.
Taken from the Diary of one of its Members.
In pursuance of Orders as follows:
General Head-Quarters State of New York, }
Adjutant General's Office, }
Albany, Aug. 28th, 1864. }
Special Orders, No. 348.
Captain Charles F. Blood, commanding Company A, of the 50th Regiment National Guard of the State of New York, will, by the 5th of September, proximo, proceed with his command to Elmira, N. Y., and report to Major A. S. Diven, acting Assistant Provost Marshal General, and Superintendent of the Volunteer Recruiting Service, who will muster them into the service of the United States for one hundred (100) days, and attach them to the 58th Regiment National Guard, of the State of New York.
Requisition for the necessary clothing and transportation will be made upon Brigadier General S. V. Talcott, Quartermaster General, No. 51 Walker Street, New York city, and for arms and accoutrements upon Brigadier General James A. Farrell, Commissary General of Ordinance, State Arsenal, New York city.
By order of the Commander-in-Chief,
JOHN T. SPRAGUE,
Adjutant General.
Head-Quarters 50th Regiment N. G., S. N. Y. }
Trumansburg, N. Y., Aug. 27th, 1864. }