Jordan, Thomas (1819-1895) [Special Orders 111 issued before the Battle of First Manassas]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05093 Author/Creator: Jordan, Thomas (1819-1895) Place Written: Manassas Junction, Virginia Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 13 July 1861 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 25.2 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Jordan, Acting Assistant Adjutant General, issues Special Orders 111 from the Headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, based on the command of Confederate Brigadier General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard. Provides arrangements and dispositions prior to the Battle of First Manassas. States that copies are to be made for Colonels Terrett and Jones, and Captains Sterrett and Dean.
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