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THBTwo Important Documents Relating to the Re-raising of the US Flag at Fort Sumter, 1865
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Two Important Documents Relating to the Re-raising of the US Flag at Fort Sumter, 1865
Lot of 3, including 2 printed documents relating to the re-raising of the US Flag at Fort Sumter on April 14, 1865. Major Robert Anderson lowered the flag upon the evacuation of the Fort on April 14, 1861, and at the end of the war, the flag was raised once again exactly four years later.
The first document is an original copy of General Order No. 50 from the War Department Adjutant General's Office, dated March 27, 1865. Issued by order of the President and sent by Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. Accompanied by original cover inviting Hon. John H. Clifford to the flag raising ceremony. Cover franked by E.D. Townsend, the Assistant Adjutant General, who was tasked with sending out copies of this General Order. " Fort Sumter April 14 1865 " printed on the left side of the envelope, perhaps by Clifford upon receipt of the invitation.
The Order has four main parts: 1) at noon on April 14, 1865, Brevet Major General Anderson will raise the flag on Fort Sumter, 2) there will be a 100-gun salute " from every fort and Rebel Battery that fired upon Fort Sumter, " 3) Major General William T. Sherman or Major General Quincy A. Gillmore will lead ceremonies, with the Reverend Henry Ward Beecher delivering a public address, and 4) all Naval Forces at Charleston will be invited to participate.
The second document is a program from the ceremony, officially titled, " Programme of the Order of Exercises at the Re-raising of the United States Flag, on Fort Sumter, Charleston, SC April 14, 1865, on the Fourth Anniversary of the evacuation of the Fort," cover and 3 pp, Port Royal, SC: New South Office, 1865. Outlines order of exercises, including prayer, readings, songs, and Beecher's address.Toning to cover and staining, spotting, and some creasing/minor tears to program.Condition
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