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Dix, Major General, fl. 1863 General Orders, No. 32

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02744.227 Author/Creator: Dix, Major General, fl. 1863 Place Written: Hampton, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 6 May 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 26 cm Order a Copy

Newsletter of sorts congratulating General. Rick on the enemy's retreat to Blackwater. Less than 1500 men were killed.thank yous are extended. Written at Fort Monroe.

Burpee, Thomas F., fl. 1861-1865

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