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Christensen, Christian Thomsen, 1832-1905 [General orders no. 61]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05987.09.02 Author/Creator: Christensen, Christian Thomsen, 1832-1905 Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Pamphlet Date: 26 May 1865 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20 x 12.5 cm Order a Copy

Announces the terms of surrender between Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith and Union General Edward Richard Sprigg Canby. Printed general orders. Christensen's rank was Lieutenant Colonel, Assistant Adjutant General.

Christensen, Christian Thomsen, 1832-1905
Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg, 1817-1873
Smith, Edmund Kirby, 1824-1893

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