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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06366.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Mexican War printed orders |
| Title | General Orders: No. 5 |
| Date | 15 July 1846 |
| Author | Bowman, George W. (fl. 1846) |
| Additional authors | Lescure, J. M. G. Shunk, Francis Rawn (1788-1848) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Orders from Adjutant General George W. Bowman to the Volunteers of Pennsylvania requesting the enrollment of six regiments of infantry. Reply from Francis R. Shunk, governor of Pennsylvania, complies with orders and includes a list of companies, officers, numbers of soldiers, and place of enlistment. Printed by J.M.G. Lescure, printer to the state of Pennsylvania. |
| Subjects | Mexican War Military History Latin and South America Foreign Affairs Global History and Civics Infantry Recruitment |
| People | Lescure, J. M. G. (fl. 1846) Bowman, George W. (fl. 1846) Shunk, Francis Rawn (1788-1848) |
| Place written | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The Mexican War; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |