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Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 General Orders No. 133

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08267 Author/Creator: Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 07 December 1863 Pagination: Order a Copy

Proclaims the following Thursday as a day of fast and "sincere prayers for future guidance and protection."

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