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General Orders, No. 169 (U.S. War Department)
June 8, 1863 On June 8, 1863, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No 169, organizing the 23rd Army Corps commanded by Major General George L. Hartsuff. General Orders, No. 169. War Dep't, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, June 8, 1863 The President directs that the troops in that part of Kentucky within the Department…
General Orders, No. 172 (U.S. War Department)
June 9, 1863 On June 9, 1863, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 172, creating the Department of the Monongahela and the Department of the Susquehanna. General Orders, No. 172. War Dep't, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, June 9, 1863 I. — The Department of the Monongahela will embrace that portion of the State…
General Orders, No. 186 (U.S. War Department)
June 24, 1863 On June 24, 1863 the U.S. War Department issued General Orders No. 186 creating the Department of West Virginia. General Orders, No. 186. War Dep't, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, June 24, 1863. I.;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; — By direction of the President, that part of the Middle Department west of Hancock, including the adjacent counties…
General Orders, No. 194 (U.S. War Department)
June 27, 1863 On June 27, 1863, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders No. 194 replacing Joseph Hooker with George G. Meade as commander of the Army of the Potomac. General Orders, No. 194. War Dep't, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, June 27, 1863. By direction of the President, Major General Joseph Hooker is relieved…
General Orders, No. 2 (Division of the Mississippi)
October 19, 1863 On October 19, 1863, Ulysses S. Grant issued General Orders No. 2, naming William T. Sherman to succeed him as commander of the Department and Army of the Tennessee. HDQRS. MIL. DIV. OF THE MISSISSIPPI, GENERAL ORDERS, No. 2. Louisville, Ky., October 19, 1863. Subject to the approval of the President, Major…
General Orders, No. 20 (U.S. War Department)
January 25, 1863 On January 25, 1863, the U.S. War Department issued General Order 20, relieving Ambrose E. Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac and replacing him with Joseph Hooker. General Orders No. 20. Washington, D. C., January 25, 1863. I. The President of the United States has directed: 1st. That Major…
George Armstrong Custer
December 5, 1839–June 25, 1876 Forever linked with Custer's Last Stand, General George Armstrong Custer was a flamboyant and widely renowned American army officer during and after the American Civil War. George Armstrong Custer was born on December 5, 1839, in New Rumley, Ohio. He was the son of Emanuel and Maria Custer. Custer's father…
George Brinton McClellan
During the American Civil War, George Brinton McClellan twice served as the commanding general of the Army of the … Read more
George Crook
September 8, 1828–March 21, 1890 George Crook was a noted officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars in the American West during the last half of the nineteenth century. George Crook was born to Thomas and Elizabeth Crook on September 8, 1828, on a farm near Taylorsville,…
George Edward Pickett
January 16, 1825 – July 30, 1875 A prominent Confederate commander during the American Civil War, George Edward Pickett is most remembered for leading a failed assault at Cemetery Ridge during the Battle of Gettysburg. Historians disagree on the date of George Edward Pickett's birth. Baptismal records indicate that he was born on January 16,…