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10 January 1848
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
General orders: No. 13
Signed by H.L. Scott. Announces a train of wagons departing Mexico City for Vera Cruz.
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11 January 1848
General orders: No. 14
Signed by H.L. Scott. Lists the sick and wounded soldiers that are returning home and reporting by letter to the Adjutant General for recruiting service. Printed on blue paper.
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General orders: No. 15
Signed by H.L. Scott. Announces the appointment of Major J.L. Gardner to superintendent of assessments levied for the support of the Army. Printed on blue paper.
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15 January 1848
General orders: No. 18
Signed by H.L. Scott. Proceedings from thirteen court martials for charges of drunkenness on guard, absence without permission, violations of various articles of war, mutinous conduct, and unsoldierlike conduct. Lieutenant Colonel Peter W.L...
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17 January 1848
General orders: No. 20
Signed by H.L. Scott. Docket reads "Genl. Orders, No. 20." Letter from Secretary of War W.L. Marcy to the General-in-Chief of Mexico expressing the President's pride in the American's efforts in that country.
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20 January 1848
General orders: No. 27
Signed by H.L. Scott. Docket reads "Genl. Scott's Order No. 27, [illegible]." Announces the proper military burial of all soldiers regardless of rank, except those executed as felons.
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22 January 1848
General orders: No. 28
"Col. Geary" inscribed on back page. Publication of Ordnance summaries. Includes blank spreadsheets for recording goods used for a particular company. Crude string binding intact.
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27 January 1848
General orders: No. 31
Signed by H.L. Scott. Continues General Orders No. 376 and 395 of 1847 regarding gold and silver bullion.
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28 January 1848
General orders: No. 34
Signed by H.L. Scott. Announces that all public horses retained for personal use by officers must be returned to the Quartermaster.
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4 February 1848
General orders: No. 45
Two copies of General Orders No. 45. Proceedings from a court of inquiry of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Miles regarding a precautionary measure taken during a march to the interior of Mexico.
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