Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897 [Special Orders No. 1authorizing Richard Bayly WInder to take charge of his department]

Order a pdf of this item here.

A high-resolution version of this object is available for registered users. LOG IN

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07271.06.01 Author/Creator: Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897 Place Written: Danville, Virginia Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 3 April 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 22.5 x 15 cm. Order a Copy

Signed by Ruggles as Commissary General of Prisons and countersigned by Samuel T. Bayly as acting assistant general. The department Major Winder was to take charge of was at Andersonville Prison.

Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897
Bayly, Samuel T., 1827-?
Winder, Richard Bayly, 1828-1894

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources