Printed broadside, 5.5 x 9.25 in., concerning “plunderers who will be shot on site.” Opelousas, Louisiana, April 27, 1863. Broadside heading reads, "Proclamation" in bold at top of page. Body text reads, "It having come to the knowledge of the General temporarily in command of the United States forces, that unauthorized persons are banded together and committing plunder and outrage on the property of the United States and on the peaceable inhabitants of this country, it is hereby ordered and declared to be without the authority of the United States, and all United States troops are commanded to shoot down at sight, and disperse all such bands of robbers and thieves." Proclamation is undersigned, "W. H. Emory, Brigadier General Commanding," and "By the General Commanding: Richard B. Irwin. Assistant Adjutant General." This proclamation was also printed on the front page of The Opelousas Courier, Vol. II No. 3, published on April 30, 1863. William Hemsley Emory (1811-1887) graduated from West Point 1831, after which he served in the US Army and dabbled in civil engineering until 1838 when his career started in earnest as he joined the Corps of Topographical Engineers. Emory was a major part of the Northeastern Boundary Survey, surveying the Southwest during and after the Mexican War, the Gadsden Boundary Survey, and the Utah Expedition. He built his reputation as a reliable cartographer because of his careful observations and attention to detail. During the Civil War, Emory's tenure included commanding a brigade in the Army of the Potomac, commanding a division in the Port Hudson campaign, and serving in all the major battles in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 as commander of the 19th Corps (probably his post when the featured proclamation was given). The most notable of these was the Battle of Cedar Creek, where he saved the Union Army from a crushing defeat, earning the high praises of General Philip Sheridan. Emory was mustered out of the volunteers in 1866, but did not stop serving until he officially retired with the rank of brigadier general on July 1, 1876 after forty-five years of service and many honors. Dying in 1886 in Washington, DC Emory's legacy lives on in the many locations and even specimens that have been named for him over the years, including Fort Emory in California. Provenance: Property of N. Flayderman & Co. Condition: Document attached to strip of card stock at top, with brittleness and slight tearing at edges.
Printed broadside, 5.5 x 9.25 in., concerning “plunderers who will be shot on site.” Opelousas, Louisiana, April 27, 1863. Broadside heading reads, "Proclamation" in bold at top of page. Body text reads, "It having come to the knowledge of the General temporarily in command of the United States forces, that unauthorized persons are banded together and committing plunder and outrage on the property of the United States and on the peaceable inhabitants of this country, it is hereby ordered and declared to be without the authority of the United States, and all United States troops are commanded to shoot down at sight, and disperse all such bands of robbers and thieves." Proclamation is undersigned, "W. H. Emory, Brigadier General Commanding," and "By the General Commanding: Richard B. Irwin. Assistant Adjutant General." This proclamation was also printed on the front page of The Opelousas Courier, Vol. II No. 3, published on April 30, 1863. William Hemsley Emory (1811-1887) graduated from West Point 1831, after which he served in the US Army and dabbled in civil engineering until 1838 when his career started in earnest as he joined the Corps of Topographical Engineers. Emory was a major part of the Northeastern Boundary Survey, surveying the Southwest during and after the Mexican War, the Gadsden Boundary Survey, and the Utah Expedition. He built his reputation as a reliable cartographer because of his careful observations and attention to detail. During the Civil War, Emory's tenure included commanding a brigade in the Army of the Potomac, commanding a division in the Port Hudson campaign, and serving in all the major battles in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 as commander of the 19th Corps (probably his post when the featured proclamation was given). The most notable of these was the Battle of Cedar Creek, where he saved the Union Army from a crushing defeat, earning the high praises of General Philip Sheridan. Emory was mustered out of the volunteers in 1866, but did not stop serving until he officially retired with the rank of brigadier general on July 1, 1876 after forty-five years of service and many honors. Dying in 1886 in Washington, DC Emory's legacy lives on in the many locations and even specimens that have been named for him over the years, including Fort Emory in California. Provenance: Property of N. Flayderman & Co. Condition: Document attached to strip of card stock at top, with brittleness and slight tearing at edges.
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