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Orders of Admiral Farragut to Besiege Vicksburg

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Orders of Admiral Farragut to Besiege Vicksburg
<B>Manuscript Copy of Orders of Admiral David E. Farragut to Besiege Vicksburg, Mississippi.</B></I> 5” x 8”, three pages, June 25, 1862, aboard the United States Flagship <I>Hartford,</B></I> "below Vicksburg", written in the hand of an unknown subordinate. Farragut's orders call for the mortar flotilla to open fire on the hospital and the City of Vicksburg at 4:00 A.M. the following day (June 26). Specific orders are given to individual commanders. A fine copy of the document ordering the siege of Vicksburg. Very fine.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)