CIVIL War Confederate Ranking General Samuel Cooper Signature 1853
Confederate General Samuel Cooper was the Confederacy's senior ranking general; before the War he was the US Army Adjutant General. An original US Army General Order issued at HQ of the US Army, Washington, March 15, 1853 - Major General Winfield Scott orders US Army HQ to be established in New York City, Colonel Lorenzo Thomas as Chief of Staff, Captain Irwin McDowell also assigned to HQ, w details. 1p 8 x 5" ptd, and ink signed "S. Cooper as US Army Adjutant General.
Minor age stains on edges, overall VG. NOTE: Any repair to a paper item is listed. I use only museum curator approved archival repair tape. All items are unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic and in the condition as described.