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General Orders, No. 15. (CSA)
October 22, 1861 On October 22, 1861, Confederate Secretary of War Judah P. Benjamin issued General Orders, No. 15, announcing the establishment of the Department of Northern Virginia. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 15. ADJT. AND INSP. GEN.S OFFICE, Richmond, Va., October 22, 1861. 1.;;;; A department is established, to be known and designated as the Department…
General Orders, No. 151 (Department No. 2, CSA)
November 20, 1862 On November 20, 1862, Confederate General Braxton Bragg issued General Orders, No. 151, re-designating the Army of the Mississippi as the Army of Tennessee. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 151. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT NO.2, Tullahoma, November 20, 1862. I. Brig. Gen. J. K. Duncan, provisional army, is assigned as chief of staff to the commanding…
General Orders, No. 159 (U.S. War Department)
October 16, 1862 On October 16, 1862 the U.S. War Department created the Department of the Tennessee and placed Ulysses S. Grant in charge of the new department. General Orders No. 159 War Department, Adjt. Gen.'s Office Washington, October 16, 1862. The Department of the Tennessee will include Cairo, Fort Henry, and Fort Donelson, Northern…
General Orders, No. 168 (U.S. War Department)
October 24, 1862 Issued by the U.S. War Department on October 24, 1862, General Orders Number 168, reestablished the Department of the Cumberland and created the 14th Army Corps, which was also know as the Army of the Ohio. GENERAL ORDERS, NO.168 War Dep't Adjutant General's Office, Washington, October 24, 1862. – By direction of…
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. 17 (Dept. of Ms. & E. La.) (CSA)
December 7, 1862 On December 7, 1862, Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton issued General Orders, No. 17, (Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana) naming the forces under his command the Army of the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 17 HDQRS. DEPT. OF MISS. AND EAST LA. Grenada, December 7, 1862. I.…
General Orders, No. 17 (DNV/CSA)
January 30, 1862 On January 30, 1862, General Joseph E. Johnston issued General Orders, No. 17, announcing that General P.G.T. Beauregard had been transferred out of the Department of Northern Virginia. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 17. HDQRS. DEPT OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, January 30, 1862. In obedience to orders received from the Secretary of War, assigning him…
General Orders, No. 17 (U.S. War Department)
January 12, 1864 On January 12, 1864, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 17, placing Major General Samuel P. Heintzelman in charge of the newly created Northern Department. General Orders, No. 17 War Department, Adjutant General's Office Washington, January 12, 1864 By direction of the President of the United States, Major General S.…
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. 178 (U.S. War Department)
April 23, 1864 On April 23, 1864, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 178 appointing Major General Frank P. Blair to command the 17th Army Corps with the Army of the Tennessee. General Orders, No. 178 War Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, April 23, 1864. I.. Major General F. P. Blair, jr., is…