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Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 [Order for Commander Thomas W. Brent to report to Savannah, GA]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03079.03 Author/Creator: Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 7 May 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.8 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

Confederate naval commander Thomas W. Brent was ordered to leave his post in Mobile, Alabama and proceed to Savannah, Georgia for service. Signature by captain in charge Robert E. Lee.

Mallory, Stephen Russell, 1813-1873
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870

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