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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00720.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Deposition of Edwin M. Stanton and related legal documents |
| Title | Printed copy of the War Department's "Order authorizing arrest of persons who discourage enlistments" issued by Edwin M. Stanton |
| Date | 1 April 1865 |
| Author | Stanton, Edwin McMasters (1814-1869) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Stamped as page 93. Signed by Stanton vertically along the left-hand margin. (Not signed by Olin.) Labeled "Exhibit 'A'" (possibly in Stanton's hand). A printed copy of Stanton's 8 August 1862 "Order authorizing arrest of persons who discourage enlistments." |
| Subjects | President Lincoln's Cabinet Civil War Military History Union Forces Government and Civics Draft Riots Conscription Recruitment Law Military Law Judiciary |
| People | Stanton, E. M. (Edwin McMasters) (1814-1869) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |