VIRGINIA CIVIL WAR HAMPTON MILITARY HOSPITAL 1864 ORDER

Description: The United States Military Hospital at Fort Monroe, Virginia was established by General Benjamin F Butler by cosolidation of Hampton Hospital & Chesapeake Hospital (before the War a "Female Institute). An original Civil War General Order issued by Major General Butler at HQ Dept of Virginia & North Carolina, Fort Monroe, Va, July 31, 1863 announcing the Hampton and Chesapeake General Hospitals will be consolidated and known as " The United States General Hospital, Fortress Monroe ". 1p 8 x 5" printed text. Edge wear, age spots, Overall VG. Postwar, the hospital became the Hampton National Disabled Soldiers Home; today the site is part of the Hampton Virginia Veterans Administration Medical Center. General & Special Orders were issued to communicate commands and information to the Army. Each order, issued in writing by a command, was then printed for distribution to each unit, either at an army department headquarter or by commanders at local headquarters, sometimes in the field on portable printing presses. The orders were then issued to regiments, often to be read aloud to the troops. General Orders were printed as issued with date & location; at the end of a year the regimental adjutant might retain them loose or simply string bind them by punching holes and stringing on ¼” red cloth string tape (the source of the old expression "government red tape"). Sometimes an officer or HQ clerk might take a group of orders to a local print shop or bookbinder and have an accumulation bound with leather or cloth covers. Usually, American Military Orders of the 19th century including Civil War era were printed on an 8 x 5” sheet of quality rag paper. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE If you would like to Add Me as a Seller You Follow, Go to the Seller Information Bar on the Middle Right Side of the Page and click ‘Follow This Seller”

Price: 165 USD

Location: Angier, North Carolina

End Time: 2024-11-13T20:07:48.000Z

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