Head Quarters St. Mary's District, Point Lookout, Md., Aug. 29th, 1864. General Order, No. 46.

Printed general order: 4 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. Printed general order from the Head Quarters, St. Mary's District, Aug 29, 1864, instructing Sentinels at Point Lookout to refrain from shooting at prisoners unless necessary. Signed: By command of Brig. Gen. James Barnes, Com'd'g Dist.

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Printed general order: 4 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. Printed general order from the Head Quarters, St. Mary's District, Aug 29, 1864, instructing Sentinels at Point Lookout to refrain from shooting at prisoners unless necessary. Signed: By command of Brig. Gen. James Barnes, Com'd'g Dist.
Note
Point Lookout Album, Page 3.
PID
islandora:31574
NYHS Identifier
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378
Linked Agent
Publisher: New-York Historical Society\, 170 Central Park West\, New York\, NY 10024\, 212-873-3400
Member of
John Jacob Omenhausser's Rebel prison scenes, Point Lookout, Maryland, 1864
Genre
orders (military records)
Text
Publisher
New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024, 212-873-3400
Subject (Topical)
United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Prisoners and prisons
Point Lookout (Md.)
Point Lookout Prison Camp for Confederates
Armed Forces, Regulations
Full Title
Head Quarters St. Mary's District, Point Lookout, Md., Aug. 29th, 1864. General Order, No. 46.
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