Lt. Charles Bridges leave orders, New Orleans, 1864
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Lt. Charles Bridges , quartermaster of the 8th Infantry Corps d'Afrique, was granted a leave of 20 days based on a surgeon's certificate. Major General Nathaniel T. Banks, commanding the Department of the Gulf, recommended the extension of leave by another 20 days.
Bridges, a native of Castine who had served with the 8th Infantry since March 9, 1863, had suffered ill health during the summer months, and had tendered his resignation along with a surgeon's certificate. The resignation was refused.
The leave may relate to the previous illness or an ongoing affliction.
The document includes a variety of handwritten notes, as well as the names of officers in the command structure. A stamp on the front shows that Bridges "reported for transport" in New York on April 4, presumably to return to the Gulf.
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- Title: Lt. Charles Bridges leave orders, New Orleans, 1864
- Creator: Banks, Nathaniel T.
- Creation Date: 1864-02-04
- Subject Date: 1864
- Town: Castine, Port Hudson
- County: Hancock
- State: LA, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 2114, Box 2/1
- Object Type: Text
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United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--African Americans
Soldiers--Maine
United States. Army--Leaves and furloughs
Bridges, Charles, b. 1838--Diseases
Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 8th (1863-1865)
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