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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. Grant. Special Field Orders, No. 161 HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Corinth, Miss., July 16, 1862 I. Brigadier-General McKean is assigned to the command of paroled prisoners at Benton Barracks, Saint…
Special Field Orders, No. 35 (Department of the Mississippi)
April 30, 1862 On April 30, 1862, Major General Henry W. Halleck transferred Major General George H. Thomas from the Army of the Ohio to command the Army of the Tennessee in place of Major General Ulysses S. Grant who became Halleck's second-in-command. SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS, No. 35. HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Pittsburg Landing,…
Special Field Orders, No. 90 (Department of the Mississippi)
June 10, 1862 On June 10, 1862, Major General Henry W. Halleck issued Special Field Orders, No. 90, dividing his army near Corinth, Mississippi into three separate armies. SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS, No. 90 HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Corinth, Miss., June 10, 1862. I. The order dividing the army near Corinth into right wing, center,…
Special Orders, No. 22 (CSA)
June 1, 1862 On June 1, 1862, Robert E. Lee issued Special Orders, No. 22, taking command of Confederate troops in Eastern Virginia and North Carolina that would henceforth be known as the Army of Northern Virginia. SPECIAL ORDERS, No. 22. HEADQUARTERS, Richmond, Va., June 1, 1862. I. In pursuance of the orders of the…
Special Orders, No. 223 (Headquarters of the Army)
September 5, 1862 On September 5, 1862, the U.S. War Department issued Special Orders, No. 223, announcing that Joseph Hooker was assigned to command of the 5th Army Corps and that Fitz John Porter, William B. Franklin, and Charles Griffin were relieved of their commands. SPECIAL ORDERS, No. 223. HDQRS. OF THE ARMY, ADJT. GEN'S…
Special Orders, No. 240 (CSA)
October 14, 1862 On October 14, 1862 the Confederate War Department issued Special Orders, No. 270 announcing the promotion of John C. Pemberton to lieutenant general and expanding his command to include forces in Southern Tennessee. Special Orders, No.240 Adjt. And Inspector General's Office Richmond, Va., October 14, 1862 XXIV. Maj. Gen. John C. Pemberton…
Special Orders, No. 45 (CSA)
February 25, 1862 On February 25, 1862 the Confederate War Department issued General Orders, No. 45 appointing Major General Kirby Smith to command the Department of East Tennessee. SPECIAL ORDERS,;Numbers 45. ADJT. AND INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, Richmond, February 25, 1862. * * * * * * * * XX. Major General E. K. Smith will…
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 Major General Gordon Granger to command the newly created Army of Kentucky. Special Orders No. 51 HDQRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE OHIO Cincinnati,Ohio, October 7, 1862 I. Maj. Gen. G. Granger is…
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 War, Stand Watie was also the last Confederate general to lay down his sword. Stand Watie was born on December 12, 1806 in Oothcaloga, Cherokee Nation (modern-day Gordon County, Georgia). Watie's…
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 of the American Civil War. Stephen Augustus Hurlbut was born in Charleston, South Carolina, November 29, 1815. He was the third of four children born to Martin Luther Hurlbut and Lydia…