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Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879 Memorandum

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00827 Author/Creator: Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript Date: 4 May 1865 Pagination: 1 p. 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Manuscript copy of Confederate General Richard Taylor's surrender terms possibly written out by a clerk. Original manuscript signed by Union General Edward S. Canby, and signed as official by Stanhope Posey, captain and adjutant general. Lists the six points of agreement between Taylor and Canby.

Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879
Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg, 1817-1873
Posey, Stanhope, fl. 1865

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