On the recordMay 28, 1866
The heads of the War and Navy Departments will respectively give orders for paying appropriate honors to the memory of the deceased.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThe heads of the War and Navy Departments will respectively give orders for paying appropriate honors to the memory of the deceased.
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