General orders
Contributors: Seymour, Truman, 1824-1891.; Hall, R. M., 1st Lieut., fl. 1864.; Jay I. Kislak Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1864
Place of publication: [Jacksonville, Fla
Language: eng
Subjects: United States. -- Army. -- District of Florida; United States. -- Army. -- Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865); United States. -- Army. -- Colored Infantry Regiment, 8th (1863-1865); Olustee, Battle of, Olustee, Fla., 1864 -- Sources; Florida -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources
Genres: Sources
Notes: Caption title.

At head of title: Headquarters, District of Florida, Dept. of the South, Jacksonville, Fla., March 10th 1864.

Signed: By order of Brig. Gen'l T. Seymour, R.M. Hall, 1st Lieut., 1st US Art'y, Act. Asst. Adjt. Gen'l.

Small broadside issued to encourage Union troops under the command of Seymour, defeated at Olustee, Fla., Feb. 20, 1864. Two African American units -- the 54th Massachusetts Regiment and the 8th U.S. Colored Infrantry -- also participated in the battle.

"N.B. The very limited means of printing has prevented the issue of this order earlier."

LC copy has provenance: Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation.