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Bowman, George W., fl. 1846 General Orders: No. 5

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06366.04 Author/Creator: Bowman, George W., fl. 1846 Place Written: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Type: Broadside Date: 15 July 1846 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 73.5 cm, Width: 32.3 cm Order a Copy

Orders from Adjutant General George W. Bowman to the Volunteers of Pennsylvania requesting the enrollment of six regiments of infantry. Reply from Francis R. Shunk, governor of Pennsylvania, complies with orders and includes a list of companies, officers, numbers of soldiers, and place of enlistment. Printed by J.M.G. Lescure, printer to the state of Pennsylvania.

Lescure, J. M. G., fl. 1846
Bowman, George W., fl. 1846
Shunk, Francis Rawn, 1788-1848

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