Special Field Orders No. __ (Headquarters, Military Division of the West, CSA)
January 23, 1865 On January 23, 1865, General P.G.T. Beauregard issued an unnumbered special field order announcing that Lieutenant General Richard Taylor was replacing … Read more
Special Field Orders, No. 120 (Division of the Mississippi)
November 9, 1864 On November 9, 1864, Major General William T. Sherman issued Special Orders No. 120, establishing the chain-of-command, objectives, and directives for … Read more
Special Field Orders, No. 161 (Department of the Mississippi)
July 16, 1862 On July 16, 1862, Major General Henry W. Halleck expanded the District of West Tennessee commanded by Major General Ulysses S. … Read more
Special Field Orders, No. 35 (Department of the Mississippi)
April 30, 1862 On April 30, 1862, Major General Henry W. Halleck transferred Major General George H. Thomas from the Army of the Ohio … Read more
Special Field Orders, No. 44 (Division of the Mississippi)
July 26, 1864 On July 26, 1864, William T. Sherman issued Special Field Orders No. 44, assigning Oliver O. Howard to command of the … Read more
Special Field Orders, No. 90 (Department of the Mississippi)
June 10, 1862 On June 10, 1862, Major General Henry W. Halleck issued Special Field Orders, No. 90, dividing his army near Corinth, Mississippi … Read more
Special Field Orders, No.11 (Department of the Tennessee)
January 27, 1864 On January 27, 1864, William T. Sherman issued General Field Orders, No. 11, launching his Meridian Campaign. SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS, No. … Read more
Special Orders (Department of Virginia and North Carolina) (Unnumbered 6/14/1864)
June 14, 1864 On June 14, 1864, Major General Benjamin F. Butler relieved Major General Quincy A. Gillmore of command of the Tenth Army … Read more
Special Orders (Department of Virginia and North Carolina) (Unnumbered 6/17/1864)
June 17, 1864 On June 17, 1864, Major General Benjamin F. Butler issued special orders announcing that he was with drawing his previous orders … Read more
Special Orders, No. 135 (U.S. War Department)
May 16, 1861 On May 16, 1861, the U.S. War Department issued Special Orders, No, 135 relieving Brigadier General William S. Harney as commander … Read more