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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. 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. 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. 182 (U.S. War Department)
November 5, 1862 On November 5, 1862, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 182, replacing Major General George B. McClellan with Major General Ambrose E. Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac. General Orders, No. 182. War Dep't, Adjutant General's office, Washington, November 5, 1862 By direction of the President of…
General Orders, No. 184 (Army of the Potomac)
November 14, 1862 On November 14, 1862, Major General Ambrose E. Burnside issued General Order No. 184 (Army of the Potomac) dividing the Army of the Potomac into three "grand divisions." General Order, No. 184 Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Near Warrenton, Va., Friday, Nov. 14, 1862 ; I.– The organization of a portion of…
General Orders, No. 186 (U.S. War Department)
June 24, 1863 On June 24, 1863 the U.S. War Department issued General Orders No. 186 creating the Department of West Virginia. General Orders, No. 186. War Dep't, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, June 24, 1863. I.;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; — By direction of the President, that part of the Middle Department west of Hancock, including the adjacent counties…
General Orders, No. 19 (Headquarters of the Army)
November 1, 1861 On November 1, 1861, Major General George B. McClellan issued General Orders, No. 19 (Headquarters of the Army) announcing that he was assuming command of the Armies of the United States. General Orders, No. 19. Headquarters of the Army Washington, November 1, 1861 In accordance with General Orders, No. 94, from the…
General Orders, No. 194 (U.S. War Department)
June 27, 1863 On June 27, 1863, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders No. 194 replacing Joseph Hooker with George G. Meade as commander of the Army of the Potomac. General Orders, No. 194. War Dep't, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, June 27, 1863. By direction of the President, Major General Joseph Hooker is relieved…
General Orders, No. 2 (Headquarters of the Army)
January 7, 1862 On January 7, 1862, Major General George B. McClellan issued General Orders, No. 2 creating the Department of North Carolina and naming Brigadier General Ambrose E. Burnside as commander. General Orders, No. 2 Headq'rs of the Army, Adj't General's Office Washington, January 7, 1862 The State of North Carolina will hereafter constitute…
General Orders, No. 20 (AOP-CSA)
June 20, 1861 On June 20, 1861, Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard issued General Orders, No. 20 referring, for the first time, to the troops under his command as the Army of the Potomac . General Orders, No. 20. Hdqrs. Army of the Potomac Manassas Junction, Va., June 20, 1861 The following is announced as the…