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Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891 [General Orders Number 1]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04583 Author/Creator: Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891 Place Written: Dalton, Georgia Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 27 December 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25.3 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Johnston informs General Wheeler, commanding cavalry division, Army of Tennessee, that he (Johnston) has assumed command of the Army of Tennessee.

Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891
Wheeler, Joseph, 1836-1906

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