Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891 General Orders # 18

GLC08108

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GLC#
GLC08108
Type
Documents
Date
April 27, 1865
Author/Creator
Johnston, Joseph Egleston, 1807-1891
Title
General Orders # 18
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

General orders #18, announcing terms of his surrender to Sherman: "sparing the blood of this gallant army and saving our country from further devastation": clerical copy, made in the field, signed by WD Gale

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