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Four General Orders, 4-1/2” x 7-1/2”, all issued “By Command of Brevet Lieutenant General Scott” and ink signed by Assistant Adjutant General. Each GO is tipped to an 11” x 14” card stock. They include, “General Order, No. 7, Head Quarters of the Army, New York, May 20, 1857”. It deals with Court Martial procedures. Signed by Henry L. Scott (1814-1886) was a career officer in the United States Army. An 1833 graduate of the United States Military Academy, he was the longtime aide-de-camp to his father-in-law, General Winfield Scott. Scott was a member of the Aztec Club of 1847.[13] Following the Civil War, he was promoted to brigadier general by brevet, but he declined the honor. ... plus, “General Order, No. 9, Head Quarters of the Army, New York, June 13, 1857”, mourning ruled announcing the death of John De Barth Walbach, was an Alsatian baron who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars, and was one of the few foreign-born senior officers in the United States Army. Died at 91. Signed by George W. Levy. ... plus, “General Order, No. 4, Head Quarters of the Army, New York, January 16, 1858”, adding to the re-inforcements in Utah .. The War in Utah lasted from May 1857 to July 1858. The conflict primarily involved Mormon settlers and federal troops .. Signed by Irwin McDowell (1818-1885) was an American army officer. He is best known for his defeat in the First Battle of Bull Run. ... plus, “General Order, No. 8, Head Quarters of the Army, New York, June 30th, 1860. ” The army is re-inforcing several fort given the political conflicts in the nation. Signed by Lorenzo Thomas (1804-1875) was an American officer in the United States Army who was Adjutant General of the Army at the beginning of the American Civil War. After the war, he was appointed temporary Secretary of War by U.S. President Andrew Johnson, precipitating Johnson's impeachment.