February 8, 1864
On February 8, 1864, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 49, annexing Jeffersonville, Indiana to the Department of the Ohio.
General Orders, No. 49
War Department, Adjutant General's Office
Washington, February 8, 1864
Cairo, in the State of Illinois, is annexed to the Department of the Tennessee; and Jeffersonville, in the State of Indiana, is annexed to the Department of the Ohio.
By order of the Secretary of War:
E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.