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25th Corps General Orders Honoring Lincoln

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25th Corps General Orders Honoring Lincoln
<B>Field-printed 25th Corp General Orders Honoring Lincoln,</B></I> one page, 5.25" x 7". In the rush to honor the assassinated president, this field order was issued: "HEADQUARTERS, TWENTY-FIFTH ARMY CORPS. ARMY OF THE JAMES. In the Field, VA., May 7, 1865. GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 87. The Camp of this Corps will hereafter be designated and known as 'Camp Lincoln.' By command of Major General Weitzel. -- D. D. Wheeler, Assistant Adjutant General. Official: Capt. 107th U.S.C. Troops Acting Assistant Adjutant General." Light browning, else very fine condition.An excellent and excessively rare piece articulating homage from black soldiers for Lincoln. The 25th Corps was organized on December 3, 1864, and served as an all-black corps until disbanded on January 8, 1866. The 25th had the distinction of being the first Union corps to enter Richmond.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)