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Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863 Headquarters: Volunteer Battalion. Order no. 2. Camp Montgomery, July 1, 1853.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00572.04 Author/Creator: Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Broadside Date: July 1, 1853 Pagination: 1 p. : broadside Height: 51.5 cm, Width: 30.9 cm Order a Copy

Orders for the daily schedule and other information for the volunteer battalion. Signed in print by Semmes as Captain of the Columbus Guard, A. H. Cooper, Captain of the City Light Guards, and T. Lomax, Adjutant. Semmes corrected version with autograph manuscript annotations and corrections, in his hand including an "s" after "Order." Written in Camp Montgomery

Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863
Cooper, A.H., fl. 1853
Lomax, Tennent, Sr., 1820-1862

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