General Order Number 50: Headquarters, Department of The Gulf, May 2nd, 1865

Other title

Paroled Prisoners Of War

Authors

Subject Area

American history

Description

This General Order provides instructions on the treatment, status, and rights of paroled prisoners of war. By command of Major General Banks via J. Schuyler Crosby, Brevet Lieut. Col. A. D. C. & A. A. A. General. 13 x 19 cm. Single page.

Date

5-2-1865

Type

Article

Coverage

Temporal

May 2, 1865

Format

Text

.pdf

Language

English

Comments

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