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Message from William J. Hardee Assuming Command of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
October 6, 1864 On October 6, 1864, William J. Hardee informed Samuel Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector-General of the Confederate Army that he had assumed command of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. CHARLESTON, S. C., October 6, 1864. General S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond, Va.: I have the honor to report…
Message Relieving Joseph E. Johnston from Command of the Army of Tennessee
July 17, 1864 On July 17, 1864, Samuel Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector-General of the Confederate Army informed General Joseph Johnston that he was relieved from command of the Army and Department of Tennessee. RICHMOND, July 17, 1864. General J. E. JOHNSTON: Lieut. Gen. J. B. Hood has been commissioned to the temporary rank of general…
Message to Jefferson Davis from Hood, Hardee, and Stewart Regarding Hood’s Appointment as Commander of Army of Tennessee
July 18, 1864 On July 18, 1864, Confederate Generals John Bell Hood, William J. Hardee, and Alex P. Stewart wrote to President Jefferson Davis questioning the timing of Hood's appointment as commander of the Army of Tennessee. ATLANTA, July 18, 1864. President Jefferson Davis: The enemy being now in our immediate front and making we…
Militia Act of 1862
1862 During the American Civil War, the Militia Act of 1862 boosted the size of the Union's armed forces by authorizing the enlistment of African Americans and by empowering the president to order governors to draft citizens into state militias to meet federal manpower quotas. After Southern forces fired on Fort Sumter on April 12,…
Missouri Compromise
March 6, 1820 In addition to paving the way for the admission of Missouri and Maine to the Union, the Missouri Compromise established the tenet that Congress could regulate slavery in the territories even though the Constitution did not address the issue. When delegates to the Constitutional Convention assembled in Philadelphia in 1787, one of…
Missouri Compromise (Transcript)
March 6, 1820 An Act to authorize the people of the Missouri territory to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the Union on an equal footing with the original states, and to prohibit slavery in certain territories. An Act to authorize the people of the Missouri territory…
Official Confederate Documents of the Civil War Indexed Alpha-numerically
1861–1865 Below is an annotated list of links to official Confederate Civil War documents related to entries in Ohio Civil War Central. The list is indexed alpha-numerically. Click on any link to view a transcript of the selected document. Orders, No. –, May 24, 1861 Joseph E. Johnston announced that he had assumed command of…
Official Confederate Documents of the Civil War Indexed by Date
1861–1865 Below is an annotated list of links to official Confederate Civil War documents related to entries in Ohio Civil War Central. The list is indexed by date. Click on any link to view a transcript of the selected document. General Orders, No. 1 (Virginia Forces), April 23, 1861 Robert E. Lee announced that he…
Official Union Documents of the Civil War Indexed Alpha-numerically
Below is an annotated list of links to official Union Civil War documents related to entries in Ohio Civil War Central. The list is indexed alpha-numerically. Click on any link to view a transcript of the selected document. Executive Order, U.S. War Department, July 5, 1841 Appointed Major General Winfield Scott as General of the…
Official Union Documents of the Civil War Indexed by Date
1841–1892 Below is an annotated list of links to official Union Civil War documents related to entries in Ohio Civil War Central. The list is indexed by date. Click on any link to view a transcript of the selected document. Executive Order, U.S. War Department, July 5, 1841 Appointed Major General Winfield Scott as General…