Meade, George Gordon (1815-1872) [Extract of Special Orders, No. 202]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08523.02 Author/Creator: Meade, George Gordon (1815-1872) Place Written: Warrenton, Virginia Type: Printed document Date: 30 July 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25.6 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Partially printed document countersigned by W.F.A. Torbert with the clerical signature of S. Williams. Orders the senior officer accompanying troops to New York to telegraph the number of soldiers to the Chief Quartermaster General so he may provide adequate transportation. Written on Third Army Corps letterhead. "Third Army Corps" has been struck and replaced with "Army of the Potomac."
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