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ARMY OF TENNESSEE FIELD PRINTED BROADSIDE

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
ARMY OF TENNESSEE FIELD PRINTED BROADSIDE
Field printed broadside, 3 1/4" x 10 3/4", "Head Quarters, Wheeler's Cavalry Corps", [Mar. 1, 1863], General Order No. 4 issued by cavalry Gen. Joseph Wheeler setting forth ten rules for commanders concerning roll calls and guidelines for determination of whether a soldier has deserted. In part: "...All men who are considered deserters will be arrested...Any enlisted man, found one mile from camp...will be considered a deserter...Any officer...who absents himself...for three roll calls in one day...will be arrested...". Light toning, else very good. Desertion was a constant problem for both sides during the war.

Estimate: $200 - 300.

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