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.
The orders are basically the last exhibit in the upstairs interpretive center. If you've visited the visitor center before and just want to pop in to see the orders, take a right at the top of the stairs (instead of the normal traffic pattern which goes left) and they are around the corner on the left. If you're a history buff, they are definitely worth a trip out.
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