Author: (GENERAL ORDERS -- CIVIL WAR). HUNTER, David
Title: General Orders, No. 10
Description: Hilton Head, SC, Department of the South, 1863. Small 8vo. Handbill. Very good. Mild age toning. This seven-section order issued on 9 February 1863 keeping track of the flow of citizenry in the area: "All persons not in the military or naval service of the United States, residing within any of the military lines or posts of this Department, are hereby notified to appear before the Provost Marshal.. to obtain from him a pass, certifying them to be loyal persons of approved character, who have taken the oath of allegiance.." Other sections cover the penalty for traveling without a pass, what information should be on the pass, the enforcement of this measure and the need for it ("many persons are improperly at large within the limits of the Dept, and the nature of our various posts rendering communication with the enemy extremely easy"). Signed in type at the conclusion by Hunter. Unusual, interesting and very displayable. .

Keywords: CIVIL WAR Civil War Ephemera


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