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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 General orders No. 1

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02016.174 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Printed document Date: 17 March 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 13.5 cm Order a Copy

Announces that Ulysses S. Grant is to take command of the Armies of the United States.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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