Wallace, Samuel B., fl. 1865 General Orders no. 87
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06979.06 Author/Creator: Wallace, Samuel B., fl. 1865 Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Printed document Date: 2 April 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 13.6 cm Order a Copy
re: prisoners of war, specifically a change in policy from "Prisoners of War (rebels) paroled to return to their homes to await exchange, will not be permited to remain in this Department unless their former residence is within it's limits" to " thet the rebel officers who surrendered to General Grant have no homes within the loyal States, and have no right to come to places which were their homes prior to their going into the rebellion"
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