The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 2. Page: v
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Colonel Scott died March 5, 1887. At his death some twenty-six
books only had been issued, but he had compiled a large amount of
matter for forthcoming volumes; consequently his name as compiler
was retained in all the books up to and including Vol. XXXVI,
although his successors had added largely to his compilations from
new material found after his demise.
The Secretary of War, May 7,1887, assigned Lieut. Col. H. M. Lazelle,
Twenty-third U. S. Infantry, to duty as the successor of Colonel Scott.
He had continued in charge about two years, when, in the act approved
March 2, 1889, it was provided-
That hereafter the preparation and publication of said records shall be conducted,
under the Secretary of War, by a board of three persons, one of whom shall be
an officer of the Army, and two civilian experts, to be appointed by the Secretary of
War, the compensation of said civilian experts to be fixed by the Secretary of War.
The Secretary of War appointed Maj. George B. Davis, judge-advo-
cate, U. S. Army, as the military member, and Leslie J. Perry, of Kan-
sas, and Joseph W. Kirkley, of Maryland, as the civilian expert mem-
bers of said board. The board assumed direction of the publication
at the commencement of the fiscal year 1889, its first work beginning
with Serial No. 36 of Vol. XXIV.
July 1, 1895, by direction of the Secretary of War, Maj. George W.
Davis, Eleventh U. S. Infantry (subsequently lieutenant-colonel Four-
teenth U. S. Infantry), relieved Maj. George B. Davis as the military
member and president of the Board of Publication. Subsequently
Col. Fred C. Ainsworth, Chief of the Record and Pension Office, War
Department, was appointed the military member and president of the
board, relieving Lieut. Col. George W. Davis June 1, 1898.
December 1, 1898, under the provision of the sundry civil act of
July 1, 1898, relative to the War Records Office, the Board of Publi-
cation was dissolved, whereupon, by direction of the Secretary of
War, the continuance of the work, beginning with Vol. VI, Series II,
devolved on Colonel (now Brigadier-General) Ainsworth.
By operation of law (contained in "An- act making appropriations
for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Govern-
ment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900," approved February 24,
1899), the War Records Office was merged into the Record and Pen-
sion Office, July 1, 1899, and since that date the work of publication
has been conducted under the supervision of" the chief of that office.
Each volume includes a copious index, and for the further conven-
ience of investigators there will be, in addition, a separate general
index to the entire set.
Nothing is printed in these volumes except duly authenticated con-
temporaneous records of the war. The scope of the compiler's work
is to decide upon and arrange the matter to be published; to correct
and verify the orthography of the papers used, and, wherever deemed
necessary, to add a foot-note of explanation.PREFACE.
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 3, Volume 2., book, 1899; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth139264/m1/6/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.