Charles S. Hills
Thomas E. Ewing

This order, issued by Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Ewing, commands John Poyntz, a resident of Cass County, Missouri, to leave the state until the end of the war. The document is written on official letterhead from the Headquarters of the District of the Border in Kansas City, Missouri. It is signed by Charles S. Hills, Captain and Acting Assistant Provost Marshal for the District of the Border, and dated September 19, 1863.

September 19, 1863

Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Surviving a Guerrilla War

Charles S. Hills
Thomas E. Ewing

Cass County, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri

State Historical Society of Missouri – Columbia

Poyntz, John, Order 1863; C1955

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