Harris, Isham G., 1818-1897 [Appointment of Richard G. Fain Commissary General of the Provisional Force of Tennessee Volunteers]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01629 Author/Creator: Harris, Isham G., 1818-1897 Place Written: Nashville, Tennessee Type: Printed document signed Date: 9 May 1861 Pagination: 1 vellum sheet ; 39.5 x 25.5 cm. Order a Copy
Signed by Harris as Governor of Tennessee. Gives Fain the rank of Colonel of Cavalry. With red seal intact. Harris was a Confederate sympathizer who maneuvered his state into the Confederacy.
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