Civil War Bound Volume of General Orders, War Department, 1865

Lot 46

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American History, Featuring the Property of N. Flayderman & Co. by Cowan's Auctions

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Lot Description

Crudely bound volume, 5.75 x 8 in., titled GENERAL ORDERS / War Department / 1865, containing 171 original General Orders issued by the Union War Department during the Civil War. The orders bound in chronological order from January 7, 1865 through January 30, 1866. Among these are General Orders with content related to Sherman’s March through Georgia, Proclamations signed in type by Abraham Lincoln, black bordered order with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, surrender of Lee to Grant, several orders signed in type by General U.S. Grant, Colored troops, and many many more. These are bound in one volume and contain 171 of 176 called for General Orders (the other 5 were never bound into the volume).

Condition

Crudely bound, wear to front and back boards (serving as covers). Some light, scattered spotting on some interior pages, but most clean. Few with inked/penciled notes. Some wear along edges of pages (light chipping, short tears).
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