General Order Number 49: Headquarters, Eastern District of Louisiana, August 31st, 1865

Authors

Subject Area

American history; Military policy

Description

This General Order instructs Provost Marshals on the timing and detail of confined persons reports.

By order of Brevet Major General T.W. Sherman via B.B. Campbell, Captain, Assistant Adjutant General.

Handwritten "Sep 2/65" on lower left corner ; 14 x 22 cm. Single page.

Date

8-31-1865

Type

Article

Coverage

Temporal

August 31st, 1865

Format

Text

.pdf

Language

English

Comments

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