ROBERT E. LEE FAREWELL ADDRESS GENERAL ORDER #9 APPOMATTOX , VA REPRODUCTION

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Lee's General Order Number Nine . Reproduced by Donnelley Deeptone Offset. Published by The Lakeside Press/R.R. Donnelley and Sons. 1964.
It consists of a large piece of folded heavy paper/light cardboard, with the reproduction of the letter tucked into slits. (It can be removed.) There is also a narrow white booklet of 5 pages detailing the events at Appomattox.
Text:
"General Order No. 9. After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources. I need not tell the survivors of so many hard fought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have consented to the result from no distrust of them. But feeling that valour and devotion could accomplish nothing that could compensate for the loss that must have attended the continuance of the contest, I have determined to avoid the useless sacrifice of those whose past services have endeared them to their countrymen. By the terms of the agreement, officers and men can return to their homes and remain until exchanged. You will take with you the satisfaction that proceeds from the consciousness of duty faithfully performed, and I earnestly pray that a merciful God will extend to you his blessing and protection. With an unceasing admiration of your constancy and devotion to your Country, and a grateful remembrance of your kind and generous consideration for myself, I bid you an affectionate farewell. R. E. Lee, General, General Order No. 9"
Measures 15 x 10.25 inches.
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