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Harris, Thomas H., fl. 1864-1865 [General order no. 31 regarding the designation of African American troops]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08664 Author/Creator: Harris, Thomas H., fl. 1864-1865 Place Written: Memphis, Tennessee Type: Printed document Date: 24 March 1864 Pagination: 2 p. ; 19.7 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Lists numerical designations for troops of African descent. Issued by Thomas H. Harris, Lieutenant Colonel and Assistant Adjutant General, by order of Major General Stephen Augustus Hurlbut. Established by the order of Lorenzo Thomas, Adjutant General of the United States Army. Issued from headquarters of the 16th Army Corps.

Harris, Thomas H., fl. 1864-1865
Hurlbut, Stephen Augustus, 1815-1882
Thomas, Lorenzo, 1804-1875

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