GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 296 [297 & 300]. WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 2 [3 & 19], 186
by [Civil War]: [African-Americana]
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About This Item
Washington, 1864. Three sheets, each 7 1/4 x 5 inches. Loose sheets. Two slits at gutter margins for intended binding. A couple of small creases at corners. Very good. Three interesting General Orders from the War Department at the end of 1864 relating to freedman and the organization of black troops in the Union Army. Two of the orders authorize transportation of supplies and books by the United States Army on behalf of the United States Commission for the Relief of the National Freedmen, as well as for the American Freedmen's Friends Society and the Executive Committee for the Relief of Freedmen of Iowa. The third order reorganizes black troops in the Union Army from Virginia and North Carolina into the 25th Corps.
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- William Reese Company (US)
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- Title
- GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 296 [297 & 300]. WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 2 [3 & 19], 186
- Author
- [Civil War]: [African-Americana]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1864
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William Reese Company
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Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.