Confederate General Robert E. Lee issued Special Orders No. 191 on September 9, 1862 during the Maryland Campaign while his army was camped on the Best Farm. One of the orders, written for Major General Daniel Hill, was lost. On September 13th, members of Company F, 27th Indiana Volunteer Infantry discovered the orders in an envelope with two cigars on or near present day Monocacy National Battlefield........
Read the whole story and see the lost orders while they are on display at the Monocacy National Battlefield Visitor Center. The orders are on loan from the Library of Congress until 31 October 2012.
Read the whole story and see the lost orders while they are on display at the Monocacy National Battlefield Visitor Center. The orders are on loan from the Library of Congress until 31 October 2012.
