Head Qrs. Wheeler's Cavalry Corps, / August 3rd, 1863. / General Orders, No. 10. / [followed by four paragraphs advising officers under his command to recommend those who've exhibited particular gallantry for promotion, signed in type at the end "Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, one long paragraph offering a sample promotion, and another urging inclusion in any recommendation specific acts of valor, over time, the position for which the solider is being promoted, and the reason for the vacancy].

[In the field near Chattanooga, TN]: 3 August 1863. Broadside printed on a field press, 13 x 6 1/2 inches. Parrish & Willingham 993 (Emory). Not in Hummel or Allen's "Tennessee Imprints." OCLC locates two copies (Boston Athenaeum, Duke). Old light tideline through right half of broadside, some minor edgewear and browning, a very good copy of a rare Confederate broadside from Wheeler's cavalry. Folded. (#6277). Item #58733

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