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General Orders, No. 112 (U.S. War Department)
August 19, 1862 Issued by the U.S. War Department on August 19, 1862, War Orders Number 112, re-created the Department of the Ohio, with Major-General Horatio G. Wright in command. GENERAL ORDERS NO. 112 War Dep't, Adjutant General's Office Washington, August 19, 1862 – The Department of the Ohio hereby created, will be composed of…
General Orders, No. 116 (Department No. 2, CSA)
August 15, 1862 On August 15, 1862, Confederate General Braxton Bragg issued General Orders, No. 116, resuming his command of the Army of the Mississippi. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 116. HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT No. 2, Chattanooga, Tenn., August 15, 1862. I. The commander of the forces resumes command of the Army of the Mississippi for the impending…
General Orders, No. 121 (U.S. War Department)
May 13, 1863 On May 13, 1863, the U.S, War Department issued General Orders, No 121, naming Major General John M. Schofield as commander of the Department of the Missouri. General Orders, No. 121. War Dep't, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, May 13, 1863 I. Major General J.M. Schofield is, by direction of the President, assigned…
General Orders, No. 128 (U.S. War Department)
September 7, 1862 On September 7, 1862, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, 128, announcing that Major General John Pope had been transferred to command of the Department of the Northwest, as of September 6, 1862. General Orders, No. 128. War Dep't, Adjutant General's Office Washington City, D.C., September 7, 1862. The following orders…
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 (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. 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. 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…