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Preferred Citation:

General Order Number 11, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by the James City Cavalry, Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 2095, Williamsburg, Virginia, through the Jean Keating - James City Cavalry Endowment.

Scope and Contents

Letter giving a general order (Number 11) regarding the galloping of horses.  This order was issued from Fort Magruder in Williamsburg, which was under Union occupation at the time on June 14, 1864.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865