Special Orders No. 57, April 10, 1865
Dublin Core
Title
Special Orders No. 57, April 10, 1865
Subject
United States Military Academy -- History
Cullum, George W. (George Washington), 1809-1892, USMA 1833
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Description
A Salute of One Hundred guns will be fired from the ruins of Fort Putnam, and One Hundred guns from Battery Knox in honor of the unconditional surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia under the rebel General R.E. Lee
Creator
Cullum, George W. (George Washington), 1809-1892, USMA 1833
Source
Brig. Gen. George Cullum, West Point, N.Y., April 10, 1865, Records of the Office of the Superintendent; Series 2, Vol. 6, February 27, 1861- July 26, 1866, p. 322, Records of the U.S. Military Academy, Record Group 404; National Archives-Affiliated Archives: record on deposit at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY
Publisher
United States Military Academy
Date
1865-04-10
Contributor
Boynton, Edward C. (Edward Carlisle), 1824-1893, USMA 1846
Rights
Public Domain (see USMA Library Terms of Use)
Format
.jpg
Language
Eng
Type
Military orders
Record-keeping works
Identifier
Brig. Gen. George Cullum, West Point, N.Y, Special Orders No. 57, April 10, 1865, Records of the Office of the Superintendent
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
Special Orders No. 57, April 10, 1865
Original Format
paper
Citation
Cullum, George W. (George Washington), 1809-1892, USMA 1833, “Special Orders No. 57, April 10, 1865,” U.S. Military Academy Library Exhibits, accessed May 18, 2024, https://usmalibrary.omeka.net/items/show/104.