[Official copy of Henry W. Halleck's General Order No. 6]

Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 [Official copy of Henry W. Halleck's General Order No. 6]

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GLC#
GLC00898.01
Type
Documents
Date
05 May 1865
Author/Creator
Halleck, H.W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872
Title
[Official copy of Henry W. Halleck's General Order No. 6]
Place Written
Richmond, Virginia
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 43.3 cm, Width: 24 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Halleck lays down the law for "all persons found in arms against the authority of the United States" in Virginia and North Carolina less than one month after the surrender at Appomattox. Headed: "Head Quarters, Military Division of the James, Richmond, Va."; marked at bottom left as an "Official copy." Manuscript on blue paper, signed by, and possibly in the hand of, Assistant Adjutant General J. C. Kelton.

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