Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 [Official copy of Henry W. Halleck's General Order No. 6]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00898.01 Author/Creator: Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Manuscript document Date: 05 May 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : 43.3 x 24 cm. Order a Copy
Halleck lays down the law for "all persons found in arms against the authority of the United States" in Virginia and North Carolina less than one month after the surrender at Appomattox. Headed: "Head Quarters, Military Division of the James, Richmond, Va."; marked at bottom left as an "Official copy." Manuscript on blue paper, signed by, and possibly in the hand of, Assistant Adjutant General J. C. Kelton.
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