CIVIL WAR SOLDIER GRAVES UNION DEAD BURIAL MARKERS ORDER 1862 For Sale

Most burials of Civil War dead were undocumented before the efforts of the US Sanitary Commission to prevent such tragedies. An original Civil War US War Dept Order issued at Washington, DC, April 3, 1862 to Commanding Generals to secure the decent internment of those who fall in battle by laying off lots in a suitable spot near each battlefield and to cause the remains of those killed to be interred with numbered head-boards, and where practicable, the names of the persons buried. 1p 8 x 5" ptd. 2 punch holes in left margin, overall VG.

Welcome to my salesand store. I am a specialist in early American Military & Historicalitems, especially American Civil War ephemera- letters, military & historicdocuments including broadsides, commissions,General Orders and other imprints.I have been collecting and selling original American Civil War & USMilitary memorabilia for 35 years

My customers have included someof the leading names in collecting and selling American History items, as wellas a wide range of novice & advanced collectors in addition to some 30 US federal,state, public and private university & municipal museums and libraries.All items are unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic and in the conditionas described.

I am a longtime member of theCompany of Military Historians, the New England Antique Arms Association, theEphemera Society of America & the Civil War Veterans Historical Assn.

I SELL ONLY ORIGINAL ITEMS, AND HAVE BEENA PROFESSIONAL FULL TIME SELLER OF ANTIQUE HISTORICAL ITEMS SINCE 1980. PLEASESEE MY store FOR OTHER LISTINGS.

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