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Order Authorizing Arrests of Persons Discouraging Enlistments
August 8, 1862 On August 8, 1862, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton issued a special order authorizing law enforcement officials to arrest anyone engaged in discouraging volunteer enlistments or engaged in disloyal practices against the United States. WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington City, D. C., August 8, 1862. ORDER AUTHORIZING ARRESTS OF PERSONS DISCOURAGING ENLISTMENTS. Ordered:…
Order To Prevent Evasion Of Military Duty And For The Suppression of Disloyal Practices
August 8, 1862 On August 8, 1862, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, under the authority of President Abraham Lincoln, issued an order making it it illegal of men eligible for conscription to leave the United States and suspending the constitutionally guaranteed writ of habeas corpus for persons accused of disloyal activites. WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington…
Orders, No. —
May 24, 1861 On May 24, 1861, Brigadier General Joseph E. Johnston issued an unnumbered order announcing that he had assume command of the Confederate forces in the vicinity of Harpers Ferry, Virginia, as ordered by the secretary of war. ORDERS, No. –. HARPERS FERRY, VA., May 24, 1861. In obedience to the orders of…
Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
September 22, 1862 Issued by President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862, the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation stated that people held in slavery in areas designated in rebellion against the United States as of January 1, 1863 would be freed from bondage. At its inception, the American Civil War was portrayed by leaders on both sides…
President Johnson’s Executive Order Appointing John A. Bingham as a Special Judge-Advocate for the Prosecution of President Lincoln’s Accused Assassins
May 7, 1865 On May 7, 1865, President Andrew John issued an executive order appointing John A. Bingham as a special judge-advocate for the prosecution of President Abraham Lincoln's accused assassins. WAR DEPARTMENT Brigadier-General Holt, Judge-Advocate-General, having designated the Hon. John A. Bingham as a special judge-advocate, whose aid he requires in the prosecution of…
President Lincoln’s Executive Order Acknowledging the Service of the Ohio National Guard Who Recently Served In the Military Force of the United States as Volunteers for One Hundred Days
September 10, 1864 On September 10, 1864, President Lincoln issued an executive order acknowledging the patriotic and valuable service of Ohio National Guardsmen. The term of one hundred days for which the National Guard of Ohio volunteered having expired, the President directs an official acknowledgment to be made of their patriotic and valuable services during…
President Lincoln’s Executive Order Authorizing a Draft
August 4, 1862 On August 4, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued an executive authorizing a draft of 300,000 militia be immediately called into the service of the United States. WAR DEPARTMENT, Ordered , I. That a draft of 300,000 militia be immediately called into the service of the United States, to serve for nine months…
President Lincoln’s Executive Order Authorizing General Winfield Scott To Suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus between New York and Washington
July 2, 1861 On July 2, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued an executive authorizing General Winfield Scott to suspend the writ of habeas corpus if necessary to ensure the public safety between New York City and Washington, DC. July 2, 1861 The COMMANDING GENERAL, ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES: You are engaged in suppressing an…
President Lincoln’s Executive Order Authorizing General Winfield Scott To Suspend the Writ of Habeas Corpus between Philadelphia and Washington
April 27, 1861 On April 27, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued an executive authorizing General Winfield Scott to suspend the writ of habeas corpus if necessary to ensure the public safety between Philadelphia and Washington, DC. April 27, 1861 The COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES You are engaged in suppressing an…
President Lincoln’s Executive Order Constituting the Army of Virginia
June 26, 1862 On June 26, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a presidential proclamation that consolidated the forces commanded by major generals John C. Fremont, Nathaniel Banks, and Irvin McDowell, as well as those under Brigadier General Samuel D. Sturgis, to form the Army of Virginia, commanded by Major General John Pope. Order Constituting the…