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Palfrey, Edward A. (fl. 1864) [Special Orders No. 263: Assigning Capt. G.G. Grattan to Alfred H. Colquitt's Brigade]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01879.02 Author/Creator: Palfrey, Edward A. (fl. 1864) Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Printed document signed Date: 4 November 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

Signed as assistant adjutant general. Special Orders no. 263, by command of the secretary of war and approved "through Genl R. E. Lee." Partially printed document on Special Orders form. Indicates Confederate Captain Grattan was an Assistant Adjutant General.

Palfrey, Edward A., fl. 1864
Grattan, George Gilmer, 1839-1915

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