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Forrest, French, 1796-1866 [Parole for C. Lucian Jones]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05517 Author/Creator: Forrest, French, 1796-1866 Place Written: Greensboro, North Carolina Type: Document signed Date: 1 May 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 10.3 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

Forrest signed as Flag Officer, Confederate Navy. He was commander of the James River Squadron. Co-signed by William Hartsuff, Brigadier General, United States Army. Parole for Jones, Assistant Paymaster, Confederate Army after the surrender of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston to Union General William T. Sherman at Greensboro, North Carolina.

Forrest, French, 1796-1866
Hartsuff, William, fl. 1865
Jones, C. Lucian, fl. 1865
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891

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