General orders of William Moultrie and Benjamin Lincoln, 1779.

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General orders of William Moultrie and Benjamin Lincoln, 1779.

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Bound volume containing general orders (May 15-Sept. 27) given by Moultrie at Charleston, South Carolina, and orders (Nov. 6-Dec. 31) given by Gen. Benjamin Lincoln probably kept by Thomas Hall, captain in the 2nd South Carolina Regiment. Orders pertain to paroles, appointments, court martial records (with sentences including lashings and executions), officers, rations for women, and other matters.

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