General Orders No. 73. The commanding general has observed with marked
73 on June 27: The commanding general considers that no greater disgrace
Robert E. Lee's General Order No. 73 was written June 27, 1863, governing the conduct expected of Confederate soldiers while in Maryland ...
It pays specific attention to Gen. Robert E. Lee's General Order No. 73 on his march to Gettysburg, forbidding any officer or soldiers to plunder, rape or destroy ...
With his supply lines cut, Lee had no choice but to order Richmond and
Interesting post of the infamous General Order No. 72. Also interesting you would post this on November 19th, the anniversary of the Gettysburg ...
The headquarters papers include order books and orders, circulars,
The Education of Robert E. Lee in Napoleonic Principles
“ No such order will be found in the voluminous records of the Union Army as it ...
(6) General Robert E. Lee, General Order No. 73 (28th June, 1863). The commanding general considers that no greater disgrace could befall the army, and ...