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Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893 [special orders no. 225]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.114 Author/Creator: Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 20 May 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25.2 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Also signed by William P. Anderson, Assistant Adjutant General in Cincinnati, Ohio. Secretary of War and Assistant Adjutant General Townsend authorizes an order assigning Second Lieutenant John T. S. Cheever to duty with Major General Casey. Marked as an extract.

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1828-1901

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