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Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 Mexican War Orderly Book, 26th Infantry , USA 1847-1848 [Decimalized .001- .085]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00911 Author/Creator: Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 Place Written: Mexico Type: Header Record Date: February 18, 1847 - May 23, 1848 Pagination: 85 items Order a Copy

Disbound orderly book containing printed orders issued by Major General Winfield Scott and General William Orlando Butler during the Mexican War. Orders are signed by their aides, Henry Lee Scott and Lorenzo Thomas, respectively.

Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
Scott, H. L. (Henry Lee), 1814-1886
Butler, William Orlando, 1791-1880
Thomas, Lorenzo, 1804-1875

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