James B. Fry
Charles Johnson

This is a copy of two telegrams from James B. Fry to Col. E.B. Alexander, Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General of Missouri. In the first dispatch, Fry instructs Alexander to ensure that all Provost Marshals in Missouri report the names, pay rates, and dates of service of their Enrolling Officers. In the second dispatch, he tells Alexander to have his Provost Marshals report the number of volunteers recruited in their districts. Both telegrams are dated November 21, 1863.

November 21, 1863

Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Missouri military units (Union)

James B. Fry
Charles Johnson

National Archives at Kansas City

Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), RG110: MO 4357; Box 9

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