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Scott, Winfield (1786-1866) General orders: No. 249

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00911.08 Author/Creator: Scott, Winfield (1786-1866) Place Written: Puebla, Mexico Type: Document Date: 6 August 1847 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; 19.5 x 13 cm. Order a Copy

Signed by H.L. Scott. Docket reads "Aug. 6. 1847 Col. Riley case." Proceedings from a court of inquiry regarding Colonel Bennett Riley's command of the 2nd Infantry and 4th Artillery in blockading a road leading to Jalapa, Mexico, in order to cut off the enemy's retreat.

Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
Scott, H. L. (Henry Lee), 1814-1886
Riley, Bennett, 1787-1853

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