Item No. 3757072

This printed general order was issued by the War Department in Washington, DC, on July 21, 1863. It states:

It is hereby ordered that the proceedings of a Commission held in Memphis, Tenn., in the case of Daniel Able, be set aside, annulled, and held for naught; and that the money deposited by order of the Commission be restored to the owner, the Commission having no jurisdiction or authority for their proceedings in said case.

The document measures about 5” x 7 1/4”. Excellent condition. Two holes in the left margin for placement in a binder. The order was among an archive of documents from the brigade staff of the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Corps, Army of the Potomac (archive of Col. Thomas H. Dunham, 11th Mass.). It is marked as having been received August 8, 1863.