Message Assigning Thomas J. Jackson to Command of Harpers Ferry
April 27, 1861 On April 27, 1861, Robert E. Lee ordered Colonel Thomas J. Jackson to take command of Harpers Ferry, Virginia. HEADQUARTERS VIRGINIA … Read more
Message from Braxton Bragg Assuming Command of the Army of the Mississippi (CSA)
June 27, 1862 On June 27, 1862, Confederate General Braxton Bragg issued a message announcing that he was taking permanent command of the Army … Read more
Message from Braxton Bragg Requesting to be Relieved from Command of the Army of Tennessee
November 29, 1863 On November 29, 1863, General Braxton Bragg wrote to General Samuel Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General of the Confederate Army, asking … Read more
Message from Jefferson Davis Appointing Braxton Bragg to Command the Western Department
June 20, 1862 On June 20, 1862, Confederate President Jefferson Davis informed Braxton Bragg that he (Bragg) was replacing P.G.T. Beauregard as permanent commander … Read more
Message from Jefferson Davis Appointing Joseph E. Johnston to Command of the Army of Tennessee
December 16, 1863 On December 16, 1863, Confederate President Jefferson Davis appointed General Joseph E. Johnston to command the Army of Tennessee. RICHMOND, December … Read more
Message from Jefferson Davis Assigning Robert E. Lee to Command the Army of Northern Virginia
June 1, 1862 On June 1, 1862, Confederate President Jefferson Davis wrote to General Robert E. Lee. assigning him to command of the troops … Read more
Message from Jefferson Davis Instructing Leonidas Polk to Join Forces with Joseph E. Johnston in Georgia
May 4, 1864 On May 4, 1864, Confederate President Jefferson Davis instructed Leonidas Polk to bring his Army of Mississippi to Georgia to join … Read more
Message from Jefferson Davis Relieving Braxton Bragg from Command of the Army of Tennessee
November 30, 1863 On November 30, 1863, General Samuel Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General of the Confederate Army informed General Braxton Bragg that President … Read more
Message from Jefferson Davis Relieving Leonidas Polk from Duty with the Army of Tennessee
October 23, 1863 On October 23, 1863, Confederate President Jefferson Davis informed General Leonidas Polk that he was relieved of duty from the Army … Read more
Message from Jefferson Davis Relieving William J. Hardee from Duty with the Army of Tennessee
September 28, 1864 On September 28, 1864, Confederate President Jefferson Davis ordered John Bell Hood to relieve William J. Hardee from duty with the … Read more