Special Order No. 64 (Extract)

Thomas Ewing
Preston B. Plumb

This extract of Special Order No. 64 is addressed to A. O. Runyan and his family in Independence, Missouri. The order, issued from Headquarters, District of the Border in Kansas City, Missouri on August 29, 1863, instructs Runyan's family "to remove from this District within ten days," and forbids them from going to reside in Platte, Clay, Ray, or Carroll counties in Missouri. The order is issued by Brig. Gen. Thomas Ewing and signed by Maj. Preston B. Plumb, Chief of Staff.

August 29, 1863

Order No. 11
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Missouri military units (Union)
Surviving a Guerrilla War

Thomas Ewing
Preston B. Plumb
Thomas E Ewing
Preston B Plumb

Independence, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Carroll County, Missouri
Clay County, Missouri
Platte County, Missouri
Ray County, Missouri

Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center

Switzler Family Papers, A376

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