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Special Orders, No. 22 (CSA)
June 1, 1862 On June 1, 1862, Robert E. Lee issued Special Orders, No. 22, taking command of Confederate troops in Eastern Virginia and North Carolina that would henceforth be known as the Army of Northern Virginia. SPECIAL ORDERS, No. 22. HEADQUARTERS, Richmond, Va., June 1, 1862. I. In pursuance of the orders of the…
Special Orders, No. 223 (Headquarters of the Army)
September 5, 1862 On September 5, 1862, the U.S. War Department issued Special Orders, No. 223, announcing that Joseph Hooker was assigned to command of the 5th Army Corps and that Fitz John Porter, William B. Franklin, and Charles Griffin were relieved of their commands. SPECIAL ORDERS, No. 223. HDQRS. OF THE ARMY, ADJT. GEN'S…
Special Orders, No. 230 (U.S. War Department)
July 7, 1864 On July 7, 1864, the U.S. War Department issued Special Orders, No. 230 relieving Major General Franz Sigel and Major General Julius Stahel from duty in the District of Harper's Ferry. SPECIAL ORDERS, Number 230 WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, July 7, 1864. Brigadier General A. P. Howe is assigned to…
Special Orders, No. 249 (Headquarters of the Army)
June 3, 1863 On June 3, 1863, the Department of the Army issued Special Orders, No. 249 replacing Major General David Hunter with Brigadier General Quincy A. Gillmore as commander of the Department of the South. Special Orders, No. 249 Hdqrs. Of the Army, Adjt. General's Office Washington, June 3, 1863 V. By direction of…
Special Orders, No. 36 (Headquarters, Armies of the United States)
June 17, 1864 On June 17, 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant issued Special Orders, No. 36 (Armies of the United States) announcing that he was relieving Major General Quincy A. Gillmore of his command of the Tenth Army Corps at his own request. Special Orders, No. 36 Hdqrs. Armies of the United States, City…
Special Orders, No. 486 (AOP/CSA)
November 4, 1861 On November 4, 1861, General Joseph E. Johnston issued Special Orders, No. 486, ordering Major General Thomas J. Jackson to take command of the Valley District of the Department of Northern Virginia. SPECIAL ORDERS, No. 486. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, November 4, 1861. In accordance with Special Orders, No. 18, Adjutant…
Special Orders, No. 95 (Virginia Forces)
May 21, 1861 On May 21, 1861, Robert E. Lee, commander of Virginia's forces, issued Special Orders, No. 95, assigning Brigadier General Milledge Luke Bonham to command the state's troops on the Alexandria Line. Special Orders, No. 95 Headquarters Virginia Forces, Richmond, Va., May 21, 1861. I. Brig. Gen. M.L. Bonham, of the C.S. Army,…
Special Orders, No.(CSA)
July 21, 1861 On July 21, 1861, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston issued an unnumbered special order approving Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard's plan of attack for the Battle of Bull Run I. SPECIAL ORDERS, No. – . HDQRS. ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, July 21, 1861 – 4.30 a. m. The plan of attack given by…
Stonewall Brigade
June 1861–May 1864 Populated by recruits from Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, and originally commanded by Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, the Stonewall Brigade participated in nearly every major campaign in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. The history of the storied Stonewall Brigade begins with its legendary first commander, Thomas J. Jackson. In 1851, First…
Thomas Jonathon Jackson
January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863 Aside from Robert E. Lee, Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson was the most celebrated of all Confederate commanders during and after the American Civil War. Thomas Jonathan Jackson was born on January 21, 1824 in Clarksburg, Virginia (now West Virginia). Jackson was the third child of Jonathan Jackson (1790-1826)…