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General Orders, No. 20 (U.S. War Department)
January 25, 1863 On January 25, 1863, the U.S. War Department issued General Order 20, relieving Ambrose E. Burnside as commander of the Army of the Potomac and replacing him with Joseph Hooker. General Orders No. 20. Washington, D. C., January 25, 1863. I. The President of the United States has directed: 1st. That Major…
General Orders, No. 200 (U.S. War Department)
May 19, 1864 On May 19, 1864, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 200 announcing that Major General David Hunter was replacing Major General Franz Sigel as commander of the Department of West Virginia. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 200 WAR DEPT., ADJT., GENERAL'S OFFICE,. Washington, May 19, 1864. By direction of the President, Major…
General Orders, No. 207 (U.S. War Department)
December 17, 1862 On December 17, 1862, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 207, appointing Major General Robert. C. Schenck to command the Middle Department and the 8th Army Corps. General Orders, No. 207. War Dep't, Adjutant General's Office Washington, December 17, 1862 By direction of the President, Major General R.C. Schenck is…
George Brinton McClellan
During the American Civil War, George Brinton McClellan twice served as the commanding general of the Army of the … Read more
George Crook
September 8, 1828–March 21, 1890 George Crook was a noted officer in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars in the American West during the last half of the nineteenth century. George Crook was born to Thomas and Elizabeth Crook on September 8, 1828, on a farm near Taylorsville,…
George Edward Pickett
January 16, 1825 – July 30, 1875 A prominent Confederate commander during the American Civil War, George Edward Pickett is most remembered for leading a failed assault at Cemetery Ridge during the Battle of Gettysburg. Historians disagree on the date of George Edward Pickett's birth. Baptismal records indicate that he was born on January 16,…
George Gordon Meade
December 31, 1815–November 6, 1872 Victorious commander at the Battle of Gettysburg, Major General George G. Meade commanded the Army of the Potomac throughout the Gettysburg, Bristoe, Mine Run, Overland, Petersburg, and Appomattox Campaigns. George Gordon Meade was born on December 31, 1815, in Cadiz, Spain. Meade was the eighth of eleven children of Richard…
George Stoneman
August 8, 1822 – September 5, 1894 A prominent Union cavalry officer, Major General George Stoneman commanded the cavalry corps of the Army of the Potomac and the cavalry corps of the Army of the Ohio. George Stoneman was born on August 8, 1822, on his family's farm in Chautauqua County, near Busti (later incorporated…
George Sykes
October 9, 1822 – February 8, 1880 Major General George Sykes was a career United States Army officer, whose 5th Corps of the Army of the Potomac successfully defended Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg. George Sykes was born, Oct. 9, 1822, at Dover, Delaware. He was the son of William and Elizabeth…
Gettysburg Campaign
June 3 – July 23, 1863 Confederate General Robert E. Lee's second invasion of the North, the Gettysburg Campaign climaxed with the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1 – July 3, 1863). In early May 1863, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia soundly defeated Major General Joseph Hooker's Army of the Potomac at…