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Taylor, Richard (1826-1879) [Orders to Major General Dabney Herndon Maury]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00829 Author/Creator: Taylor, Richard (1826-1879) Place Written: Meridian, Mississippi Type: Manuscript document Date: 3 May 1865 Pagination: 5 p. : docket ; 24 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Working draft, prepared by a secretary. Relays that the surrender of all other armies east of the Mississippi River leave him no choice but to surrender also, and he orders Maurey to explain the facts to his troops. Details the surrender terms. Drafted by adjutant with Taylor's corrections. The docket on p. 5, reads, "To Major Genl Maury -- What will probably be the terms of & what troops should do in the event of voluntary surrender, Recounts evils that would follow an unconditional surrender."

Taylor was Lieutenant General, Department of Alabama and Mississippi. He surrendered to Union General Edward R. S. Canby on 4 May 1865 in Citronelle, Alabama.

Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879
Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg, 1817-1873
Maury, Dabney Herndon, 1822-1900

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