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General Orders, No. 13 (Virginia Forces)
May 10, 1861 On May 10, 1861, Major General Robert E. Lee issued General Orders, No. 13, announcing that he had been ordered to assume the control of the forces of the Confederate States in Virginia. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 13 HEADQUARTERS VIRGINIA FORCES, Richmond Va., May 10, 1861. The following telegraphic dispatch has this day…
General Orders, No. 134 (U.S. War Department)
February 2, 1863 On February 2, 1863, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 134 placing Major General Samuel P. Heintzelman in command of the newly created Department of Washington. General Orders, No. 134 War Dep't, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, February 2, 1863 The district of country north of the Potomac river from Piscataway…
General Orders, No. 135 (U.S. War Department)
September 19, 1862 Issued by the U.S. War Department on September 19, 1862, General Orders No. 135 attached Western Virginia to the Department of the Ohio, and named Samuel R. Curtis as commander of the newly created Department of the Missouri. General Orders No. 135 War Dep't, Adjutant General's Office Washington, September 19, 1862 By…
General Orders, No. 14 (CSA)
March 13, 1862 On March 13, 1862, Confederate Secretary of War Judah P. Benjamin issued General Orders, No. 14, announcing that Jefferson Davis had appointed Robert E. Lee as his adviser for "conduct of military operations in the armies of the Confederacy." GENERAL ORDERS, No. 14. ADJT. AND INSP. GEN.S OFFICE Richmond, March 13, 1862.…
General Orders, No. 14 (U.S. War Department)
May 3, 1861 Issued by the U.S. War Department on May 3, 1861, General Orders No. 14 created the Department of the Ohio. GENERAL ORDERS NO. 14 War Dep't, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, May 3, 1861. The States of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois will constitute a new Military Department, (soon to be subdivided into several…
General Orders, No. 141 (U.S. War Department)
September 25, 1862 On September 25, 1862, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 141, announcing President Abraham Lincoln's proclamation suspending the writ of habeas corpus for people in rebellion against the United States. General Orders, No. 141 War Dep't, Adjutant General's Office Washington, September 25, 1862 The following Proclamation by the President is…
General Orders, No. 143 (Department No. 2, CSA)
November 7, 1862 On November 7, 1862, Confederate General Braxton Bragg issued General Orders, No. 143, resuming his command of the Army of the Mississippi. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 143. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT No. 2, Knoxville, November 7, 1862. I. On the departure of Lieutenant-General Polk, to-day, the general commanding resumes command of the Army of the…
General Orders, No. 144 (U.S. War Department)
April 4, 1864 On April 4, 1864, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 144, announcing several major changes to the U.S. Army corps command structure. General Orders, No. 144 War Department, Adjutant General's Office
General Orders, No. 15 (CSA)
October 22, 1861 On October 22, 1861 the Confederate War Department issued General Orders, No. 15 creating the Department of Northern Virginia, composed of the Valley District, the Potomac District, and the Aquia District. GENERAL ORDERS, No 15. ADJT. AND INSP. General 'S OFFICE, Richmond, Va., October 22, 1861. 1. A department is established, to…
General Orders, No. 15 (Headquarters of the Army)
August 17, 1861 On August 17, 1861, Lieutenant General Winfield Scott issued General Orders, No. 15 (Headquarters of the Army) announcing the creation of the Department of the Potomac commanded by Major General George B. McClellan. General Orders, No. 15 Headquarters of the Army Washington,August 17, 1861 The Departments of Washington and Northeastern Virginia will…