Official Field Order No. 68

Dayton, Lewis M., 1807-1864 Official Field Order No. 68

GLC04195.32

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GLC#
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Type
Documents
Date
28 April 1865
Author/Creator
Dayton, Lewis M., 1807-1864
Title
Official Field Order No. 68
Place Written
Raleigh, North Carolina
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.6 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Headquarters to be moved from New Berne to Alexandria, under the direction of Brig. Gen. J.D. Webster. Moore will join the new headquarters as medical director. By order of Sherman. Written on letterhead for Headquarters, Military Division of the Mississippi. Dayton was an aide to Sherman. Verso bears ruled list of names, apparently in child's hand, including "John Moore."

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