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Gordon, William, Jr., fl. 1865 [Robert E. Lee Resolution adopted January 24, 1865]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00041.02 Author/Creator: Gordon, William, Jr., fl. 1865 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: January 24, 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25.5 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Resolution of the General Assembly regarding the publication of the appointment of General Robert E. Lee to the command of the armies of the Confederate states.

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Gordon, William, Jr., fl. 1865

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