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Dennis, Elias Smith, 1812-1894 [Parole of John F. Titus]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02250 Author/Creator: Dennis, Elias Smith, 1812-1894 Place Written: Columbus, Mississippi Type: Printed document signed Date: May 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 12.5 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Partially printed. Titus, of Company A, Nathan Bedford Forrest's Regiment of Tennessee Cavalry, currently resides in Memphis, Tennessee, and is paroled. Printed text states that Titus is "not to be disturbed by the United States authorities so along as he observes his parole..." Dennis signs as Brigadier General of Volunteers. Signed on verso by [N.C.?] Jones, who certifies that Titus has one horse.

Dennis, Elias Smith, 1812-1894
Jones, N.C., fl. 1865
Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877
Titus, John F., fl. 1841-1865

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