General Orders, 1814 February 5.

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General Orders, 1814 February 5.

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General orders requiring commanders to renew the records of the Adjutant General's office. The previous records were destroyed. The orders require each Major General to report the number of the division under his command and the names and numbers of all subordinate units in each division. These orders were sent to General Green Clay in Madison County.

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American Periodical Series I

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