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Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 General orders: No. 59

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00911.65 Author/Creator: Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866 Place Written: Mexico Type: Document Date: February 18, 1848 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 14.6 cm Order a Copy

Signed by H.L. Scott. Winfield Scott's transfer of command of the army to Major General Butler.

Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
Scott, H. L. (Henry Lee), 1814-1886
Butler, William Orlando, 1791-1880
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Military History
Mexican War
Latin and South America
Global History and US Foreign Policy
Age of Jackson

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