December 24, 1869
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 83
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE
Washington,
Brevet Major-General A. H. Terry, in addition to his duties as commander of the Department of the South, is, by order of the President of the United States, appointed to exercise the duties of commanding general of the District of Georgia, as defined by the act of Congress approved December 22, 1869.
By command of General Sherman:
E. D. TOWNSEND,
Adjutant-General
Ulysses S. Grant, Executive Order Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/203912