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Special field orders no. 103, L.M. Dayton, aide-de-camp, headquarters, Military Division of the Mississippi

Description: By order of Major General W.T. Sherman, Dayton declares Brevet Major General Wilson chief of the cavalry of the cavalry forces of the Military Division of the Mississippi, replacing Brigadier-General Johnson.
600 ppi
This Civil War Military Front collection was funded by LSTA. A note at the bottom states that William H. Sinclair, Assistant Adujtant General, furnished Major General J.C. Davis with an official copy of the order.
Origin: 1864-10-24
Created By: Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891; Dayton, L. M. (Lewis M.)
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Collection: Civil War Military Front
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Geography: Gaylesville (Ala.)
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Army. Military Division of the Mississippi
Wilson, James Harrison, 1837-1925

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