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Hartsuff, George L. Special Orders No. 1

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03614.02.12 Author/Creator: Hartsuff, George L. Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Printed document signed Date: 2 January 1867 Pagination: 1 p. ; 24.7 x 19.7 cm Order a Copy

Special Orders, No. 1. Assigned command of the Sib-District of the Rio Grande. Docket indicates mileage paid from New Orleans, Louisiana to Galveston, Texas.

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