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SPECIAL ORDERS No. 57} HEAD QRS. DIST. OF WASHINGTON,  July 25th, 1865 
OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 1ST DIVISION, 9TH ARMY CORPS; The time has come when we must all separate and go to our welcome homes. The ties of comradeship - the bloody brotherhood into which we have been baptised for our Country's sake, will survive the change. The story of the old Division, various Regiments of which have left the bones of their dead to whiten battle-fields in seven different States, will form part of your individual life hereafter.-

To the Officers and men of the Division, my own thanks are due for their cheerful cooperation with me in the performance of mutual duties, and for the gallantry, self denial, devotion and good conduct they have always shown in the Service of their Country whenever acting under my Command. Your achievements will brighten many a page of impartial history. 
Let us cherish the associations of the past four years; let us keep alive the patriotic fires which have burned so brightly under cloud and sunshine. The red Shield of the Division shines with full lustre and reflects a glory upon all who have fought under it.  
Your families and fellow Citizens will welcome your return in peace and victory; you will carry about you in civil life a sense of your own worth, and self respect will characterize those who have done so well and deserved so well by their Country. Keep high the standard of your honor; preserve your honesty and integrity, and the worthy returned Soldier will purify the atmosphere of home, State and Country, by his own simple and steadfast purity of Character. 
Wishing you every success and prosperity in life, your General bids you a sad but proud farewell. 

O.B. WILLCOX
Brevet Major General U.S. Vols. 
Official,
ROBERT A. HUTCHINS
A.A.G.

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SPECIAL ORDERS No. 57} HEAD QRS. DIST. OF WASHINGTON, July 25th, 1865 OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE 1ST DIVISION, 9TH ARMY CORPS; The time has come when we must all separate and go to our welcome homes. The ties of comradeship - the bloody brotherhood into which we have been baptised for our Country's sake, will survive the change. The story of the old Division, various Regiments of which have left the bones of their dead to whiten battle-fields in seven different States, will form part of your individual life hereafter.- To the Officers and men of the Division, my own thanks are due for their cheerful cooperation with me in the performance of mutual duties, and for the gallantry, self denial, devotion and good conduct they have always shown in the Service of their Country whenever acting under my Command. Your achievements will brighten many a page of impartial history. Let us cherish the associations of the past four years; let us keep alive the patriotic fires which have burned so brightly under cloud and sunshine. The red Shield of the Division shines with full lustre and reflects a glory upon all who have fought under it. Your families and fellow Citizens will welcome your return in peace and victory; you will carry about you in civil life a sense of your own worth, and self respect will characterize those who have done so well and deserved so well by their Country. Keep high the standard of your honor; preserve your honesty and integrity, and the worthy returned Soldier will purify the atmosphere of home, State and Country, by his own simple and steadfast purity of Character. Wishing you every success and prosperity in life, your General bids you a sad but proud farewell. O.B. WILLCOX Brevet Major General U.S. Vols. Official, ROBERT A. HUTCHINS A.A.G.