Lot 10
Burnside, A.E. -- Civil War-date Signed General Orders No. 36 (1824-81) Union general. Manuscript document signed "A.E. Burnside" as Maj. Gen., one page, ruled paper, 10 x 7¾", Hd. Qrs Dept of the Ohio, Cincinnati, Apr. 13, 1863. Headed "Genl Orders No 36," the document says, in part: "The Commanding Genl has observed with surprise that in this Dept prisoners from the rebel service are frequently allowed, unguarded, the freedom of the vicinity in which they are confined. This practice must cease; prisoners…must be constantly under guard and any officer permitting a violation of this order will at once be arrested and sent to these Hd Qrd. for such action as the Comdy Genl may direct. By order of Genl Burnside / (signed) G Richmond /U.A.G." Hurriedly written. Burnside signed in the lower left corner. The document is matted with an engraving of Burnside and framed to an overall size of 20½ x 28½".
Burnside was on a roll on April 13, 1863. On this same day, he issued General Order No. 38, which sought to eliminate open support for the Confederacy in the Department of Ohio, declaring that "any person found guilty of treason will be tried by a military tribunal and either be imprisoned or banished to enemy lines." It was specifically directed at Clement L. Vallandigham, leader of the Copperhead faction, who was arrested on April 21, 1863 and exiled to the Confederacy. Estimate Value $400 - UP
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