CIVIL WAR CORINTH MISSISSIPPI 1862 EARLY UNION OCCUPATION ORDER For Sale
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CIVIL WAR CORINTH MISSISSIPPI 1862 EARLY UNION OCCUPATION ORDER:
$195.00
The strategic Civil War City of Corinth, Mississippi was located at the crossroads of the Confederacy's main railroad lines, and repeatedly fought over during the War. . Following the Siege of Corinth by Major General Halleck's Union Forces and the strategic Confederate, the Union Army occupied the City. An early Occupation Order issued by Command of Major General Halleck- until permanent arrangements can be made, all Government Vessels navigating the Cumberland, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and White Rivers, and all Railroad Trains under military control will and deliver all US Post Office Mails on their lines of transit, under the care of agents of the Post Office Department The 1p 8 x 5" printed General Order is issued by General Halleck at Headquarters Department of the Mississippi, Corinth, June 29, 1862. Minor age stains on margin, Overall VG.