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| − | of Company "I" as Captain of Company "A." Lieut. Lewis now in command of "A" forfeited all | + | of Company "I" as Captain of Company "A." Lieut. Lewis now in command of "A" forfeited all claim to promotion by overstaying a leave of absence a few months ago, in consequence of which he was ordered before a military commission, & would have been dismissed the service without doubt, had not the battle of Gettysburg cut the proceedings short. I released him from arrest to enable him to take part in the battle. His conduct was so good that I sent up a request to have no further action taken in the case of his unauthorized absence, & he may perhaps be allowed to reclaim his present rank, but |
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of Company "I" as Captain of Company "A." Lieut. Lewis now in command of "A" forfeited all claim to promotion by overstaying a leave of absence a few months ago, in consequence of which he was ordered before a military commission, & would have been dismissed the service without doubt, had not the battle of Gettysburg cut the proceedings short. I released him from arrest to enable him to take part in the battle. His conduct was so good that I sent up a request to have no further action taken in the case of his unauthorized absence, & he may perhaps be allowed to reclaim his present rank, but