Special Orders, No. 51 (Department of the Ohio)
October 7, 1862 On October 7, 1862, the Major General Horatio G. Wright, commanding Department of the Ohio, issued Special Orders, No. 51, assigning … Read more
Special Orders, No. 92 (Department of the Missouri)
December 25, 1861 On December 25, 1861, Major General Henry W. Halleck appointed Brigadier General Samuel R. Curtis to command the Southwestern District of … Read more
Special Orders, No. 95 (Virginia Forces)
May 21, 1861 On May 21, 1861, Robert E. Lee, commander of Virginia's forces, issued Special Orders, No. 95, assigning Brigadier General Milledge Luke … Read more
Special Orders, No.(CSA)
July 21, 1861 On July 21, 1861, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston issued an unnumbered special order approving Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard's plan of … Read more
Springfield Zouaves
With the American Civil War's outbreak, neither the North nor the South had sufficient military forces to conduct a war. Both the United States … Read more
Stand Watie
December 12, 1806 – September 9, 1871 The only American Indian to achieve the rank of general on either side during the American Civil … Read more
Stanton’s Dispatch Adding the State of Kentucky to the Department of the Ohio
August 7, 1864 On August 7, 1864, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton added the State of Kentucky to the Department of the Ohio. … Read more
Stephen Arnold Douglas
April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861 Two-term United States Congressman and three-term United States Senator from Illinois Stephen A. Douglas was a prominent … Read more
Stephen Augustus Hurlbut
November 29, 1815 – March 27, 1882 Stephen A. Hurlbut was a political general who had a checkered career serving in the Western Theater … Read more
Sterling Price
September 20, 1809 – September 29, 1867 Sterling Price was an antebellum governor of Missouri, United States Congressman, and prominent Confederate commander in the … Read more