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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00911.58 |
| From Archive Folder | Mexican War Orderly Book, 26th Infantry , USA 1847-1848 |
| Title | General orders: No. 27 |
| Date | 20 January 1848 |
| Author | Scott, Winfield (1786-1866) |
| Additional authors | Scott, H. L. (Henry Lee) (1814-1886) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Signed by H.L. Scott. Docket reads "Genl. Scott's Order No. 27, [illegible]." Announces the proper military burial of all soldiers regardless of rank, except those executed as felons. |
| Subjects | Death Death Penalty Criminals and Outlaws Military History Mexican War Latin and South America Global History and Civics |
| People | Scott, Winfield (1786-1866) Scott, H. L. (Henry Lee) (1814-1886) |
| Place written | Mexico |
| Theme | The Mexican War |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |