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Garnett, Robert S., fl. 1861 Special Orders No. 110

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09261 Author/Creator: Garnett, Robert S., fl. 1861 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 May 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : Order a Copy

"Special Orders No. 110," ordering Col. Moore's regiment of Virginia Volunteers to Manassas Junction, immediately prior to the First Battle of Bull Run. Issued by order of Maj. Gen. Lee, signed by Garnett, the first general officer killed in the Civil War.

Garnett, Robert S., fl. 1861

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