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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07888 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | General orders no. 252 |
| Date | 31 July 1863 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Orders regarding the treatment of prisoners of war, stating that 'if the enemy shall sell or enslave anyone because of his color, the offence shall be punished by retaliation upon the enemy's prisoners in our possession'. |
| Subjects | President Civil War Military History Union Forces |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; The Presidency; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |