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Winder, John H., 1800-1865 [Special order for a furlough for Private P.T. Hodges, Company G, 3rd Regt. Georgia Reserve]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07271.03 Author/Creator: Winder, John H., 1800-1865 Place Written: Andersonville, Georgia Type: Printed document signed Date: 15 September 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 15.9 cm, Width: 11.6 cm Order a Copy

Countersigned by General Winder's son, Captain Winder, the acting assistant general. Partially printed document granting a twenty five day furlough. Numbered "Special Order No. 190." Form printed on dark orange paper. Written at Camp Sumter, also known as Andersonville Prison.

Winder, John H. (John Henry), 1800-1865
Winder, William Sidney, fl. 1863-1864

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