Romney Expedition Petition
January 25, 1862 On January 25, 1862 officers of the Army of the Northwest requested that Brigadier General William W. Loring petition the Confederate … Read more
Schofield’s Dispatch to Grant Assuming Command of the Department of the Ohio
February 9, 1864 On February 9, 1864, Major-General John M. Schofield informed Major-General Ulysses S. Grant that Schofield had assumed command of the Department … Read more
Scott v. Sandford
1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford was a historic ruling by the United States Supreme Court that declared that people of African descent were not … Read more
Scott v. Sandford (Transcript)
1857 A transcription of the United States Supreme Court's majority decision written by Chief Justice Roger Taney in the case of Scott v. Sandford. … Read more
South Carolina Exposition and Protest
December 1828 In December 1828, United States Vice-President John C. Calhoun anonymously penned two documents collectively known as the South Carolina Exposition and Protest, … Read more
South Carolina Ordinance of ification
November 24, 1832 On November 24, 1832, a special convention convened by the South Carolina Legislature approved the South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification, declaring … Read more
Special Field Orders No. __ (Headquarters, Military Division of the West, CSA)
January 23, 1865 On January 23, 1865, General P.G.T. Beauregard issued an unnumbered special field order announcing that Lieutenant General Richard Taylor was replacing … Read more
Special Field Orders, No. 120 (Division of the Mississippi)
November 9, 1864 On November 9, 1864, Major General William T. Sherman issued Special Orders No. 120, establishing the chain-of-command, objectives, and directives for … Read more
Special Field Orders, No. 161 (Department of the Mississippi)
July 16, 1862 On July 16, 1862, Major General Henry W. Halleck expanded the District of West Tennessee commanded by Major General Ulysses S. … Read more