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Scott, Winfield (1786-1866) General orders: No. 284

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00911.13 Author/Creator: Scott, Winfield (1786-1866) Place Written: Mexico Type: Document Date: 14 September 1847 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20.5 x 13 cm.

Signed by H. L. Scott. Announces the capture and possession of Mexico City, though the war is not yet over.

Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
Scott, H. L. (Henry Lee)., 1814-1886
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Mexican War
Latin and South America
Military History
Global History and US Foreign Policy
Global History and US Foreign Policy

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