Christensen, Christian Thomsen (1832-1905) [Wanted poster for saboteurs of Union military stations and vessels in the New Orleans area]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06157.02 Author/Creator: Christensen, Christian Thomsen (1832-1905) Place Written: New Orleans, Louisiana Type: Broadside Date: 10 December 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25.2 x 20.1 cm. Order a Copy
Issued by Christensen as Assistant Adjutant General, by order of Union Major General Edward Richard Sprigg Canby. Lists the names of "persons belonging to parties organized for the purpose of burning depots, store houses, &c., and destroying transports and other vessels, on the Mississippi River." Lists F. F. Beale, Joe Smith, Thomas Lynch, George McCoan, Frank Nichols, William Jones, George Reafly, and Joe Rasmey, all of whom are commanded by Samuel Abels and Benjamin F. Cox. Requests that naval officers give aid or information that may assist in the fugitives' capture. "Confidential" has been hand written and struck at the top of the document.
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