Major General Henry Wager Halleck, commander of the Department of Missouri (which includes Illinois, Missouri and the Commonwealth of Kentucky (west of the Cumberland River)), issues General Order Number Three, expelling freedmen from the Union lines.
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Authority:
“Law of the Jungle”
ccc-2point0.com/preface
References:
Mr. Lincoln and Freedom: The progress of Abraham Lincoln’s opposition to slavery
mrlincolnandfreedom.org
Gen. Halleck’s Order No. 3. – The following is Gen. HALLECK’S “Order No. 3,” about which so much is said – – NYTimes.com
www.nytimes.com/1862/07/26/news/gen-halleck-s-order-no-3-following-gen-halleck-s-order-no-3-about-which-so-much.html
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