Gentleman,
General Joe Meyer has had to step down from his posts at ACWGC. He suffered an injury to his neck and shoulder which is giving him great pain and he is under doctor's care with tests ongoing. He does not know when or if, or in what capacity he may be able to return. He is also limiting telephone calls. As a result, the Union Army of the Tennessee, of which he was temporary commander, and the Army of the Shenandoah, which he commanded, have been left with vacancies at the top.
It has fallen on me, therefore, in my role as Union Army Chief of Armies ad interim, to make temporary appointments to fill those seats until a new UA CoA can be elected. That election will be held soon and permanent appointments will be made by the incoming CoA. In the meantime I am very pleased to announce, with the blessing of the Union Cabinet members, that General Frank DiNola will assume temporary command of the Army of the Tennessee and Brigadier General Lynn Newell will assume temporary command of the Army of the Shenandoah. Both have stepped forward and volunteered to help get us through the difficulties we will have trying to maintain and update the work Joe was doing until permanent replacements are found.
If more information becomes available regarding Joe's condition I will post here. He has been a major omnipresence in the ACWGC, maintaining every Union Army's OBD pages as UA Chief of Staff and will be sorely missed if he is not able to return. Nothing about his condition is certain, there is no prognosis. We can only hope that he will recover and return to enjoy what he has so carefully and faithfully nurtured. I am sure you all join me in wishing for his speedy recovery.
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