Proclamation, Headquarters, Department of the Gulf, New Orleans, May 1st, 1862
Reproduction of a broadside of Union General Benjamin Butler announcing the Federal occupation of New Orleans and the declaration of martial law on May 1, 1862
Courtesy of The Historic New Orleans Collection
Proclamation, Headquarters, Department of the Gulf, New Orleans, May 1st, 1862. Strong, George Crockett
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| Courtesy of | The Historic New Orleans Collection |
| Date | 1862 |
| Copyright | Copyrighted |
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