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Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 General orders: No. 325

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00911.27 Author/Creator: Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 Place Written: Mexico Type: Document Date: 26 October 1847 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 14.6 cm Order a Copy

Signed by H. L. Scott. Brevet Brigadier General P.F. Smith announced as new civil and military governor of Mexico City, Surgeon R.S. Satterlee as the new Medical Director of the Army.

Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
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Smith, Persifor Frazer, 1798-1858
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Mexican War
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Global History and US Foreign Policy
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Latin and South America
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