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Letter from Benjamin F. Butler to U.S. Grant
June 17, 1864 On June 17, 1864, Major General Benjamin F. Butler wrote to Lieutenant General U.S. Grant agreeing to rescind his order to relieve Major General Quincy A. Gillmore of his command of the Tenth Army Corps. Hdqrs. Dept. of Virginia and North Carolina In the Field, June17, 1864 Lieutenant-General GRANT: Commanding Armies of…
Letter from Henry W. Halleck to Quincy A. Gillmore (April 4, 1864)
On April 4, 1864, Major General Henry W. Halleck, wrote to Major General Quincy A. Gillmore , directing him to move the Tenth Army Corps from the Department of the South and join Major General Benjamin F. Butler at Fort Monroe, Virginia. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 4, 1864. Major General Q. A. GILLMORE, Department of…
Letter from Henry W. Halleck to Quincy A. Gillmore (January 30, 1865)
On January 30, 1865 Major General Henry W. Halleck ordered Major General Quincy A. Gillmore to relieve Major General John G. Foster as commander of the Department of the South. Washington, D.C., January 30, 1865 — 11.50 a.m. Maj. Gen. Q. A. Gillmore, Brooklyn, N.Y The Secretary of War directs that you repair to Hilton…
Letter from Major General U.S. Grant to Brigadier General Lorenzo Thomas
July 18, 1863 On July 18, 1863, Ulysses S. Grant acknowledged the receipt of his appointment as major general in the United States Army. Head Quarters, Dept. of the Ten. Vicksburg Miss. July 18th 1863 Brig. Gen. L. Thomas, Adj. Gen. of the Army, Washington, D. C. Gen. I have the honor to acknowledge the…
Letter from U.S. Grant to Benjamin F. Butler
June 17, 1864 On June 17, 1864, Lieutenant General U.S. Grant wrote to Major General Benjamin Butler asking him to withdraw his special order relieving Major General Quincy A. Gillmore of his command of the Tenth Army Corps under conditions that Grant would relieve Gillmore "at his own request." Headquarters Armies of the United States,…
Magoffin’s Response to Lincoln’s Call for Militia
April 15, 1861 On April 15, 1861, Governor Beriah Magoffin informed Secretary of War Simon Cameron that Kentucky would furnish no troops in response to President call for militia. ; Executive Office, Frankfort, April 15, 1861. To Hon. Simon Cameron, Secretary of War, Washington City: Your dispatch is received. In answer, I say emphatically, that…
Message Announcing Robert E. Lee’s Confirmation as General-in-Chief of the Armies of the Confederacy
February 1, 1865 On February 1, 1865, Samuel Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector General (CSA) informed Robert E. Lee that the Confederate Senate had confirmed his appointment as general-in-chief of the Armies of the Confederacy. Richmond, February 1, 1865, GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE, Petersburg, Va.: I am happy to inform you that your nomination as general-in-chief…
Message Assigning Hardee to Command of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
October 28, 1864 On October 28, 1864, CSA Secretary of War James Seddon announced that William J. Hardee was appointed commander of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. SPECIAL ORDERS, No. 257 ADJT. AND JNSP. GENERALS OFFIC1~, Richmond, October 28, 1864. XII. Lieutenant-General Hardee is relieved from duty in the Army of Tennessee,…
Message Assigning Joseph E. Johnston to Command of Harpers Ferry
May 15, 1861 On May 15, 1861, the Confederate War Department informed newly-appointed Brigadier General Joseph E. Johnston that he was assigned to command the troops near Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Adjutant and Inspector General's Office Montgomery, May 15, 1861 Brig. Gen. Jos. E. Johnston, C.S.A., Montgomery, Ala.: Sir: Having been appointed a brigadier-general in the…
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 FORCES, Richmond, Va., April 27, 1861. Col. THOMAS J. JACKSON, Virginia Volunteers, Camp near Richmond, Va.: COLONEL: You will proceed, without delay, to Harpers Ferry, Va., in execution of the orders…