General Orders, No. 15 (Headquarters of the Army)
August 17, 1861 On August 17, 1861, Lieutenant General Winfield Scott issued General Orders, No. 15 (Headquarters of the Army) announcing the creation of … Read more
August 17, 1861 On August 17, 1861, Lieutenant General Winfield Scott issued General Orders, No. 15 (Headquarters of the Army) announcing the creation of … Read more
October 22, 1861 On October 22, 1861, Confederate Secretary of War Judah P. Benjamin issued General Orders, No. 15, announcing the establishment of the … Read more
November 1, 1861 On November 1, 1861, Major General George B. McClellan issued General Orders, No. 19 (Headquarters of the Army) announcing that he … Read more
May 9, 1861 On May 9, 1861 the US Department of War issued General Orders, No. 19, altering the boundaries of the Department of … Read more
June 20, 1861 On June 20, 1861, Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard issued General Orders, No. 20 referring, for the first time, to the troops … Read more
June 6, 1861 Issued by the U.S. War Department on June 6, 1861, General Orders No. 30 extended the Department of the Ohio to … Read more
September 25, 1861 On September 25, 1861, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston issued General Orders, No. 31, creating the 2nd Corps of the Army … Read more
July 3, 1861 On July 3, 1861, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders N0. 40, appointing Major General John C. Fremont to command … Read more
July 25, 1861 Issued by the U.S. War Department on July 25, 1861,General Orders No. 47 combined the departments of Washington and Northeastern Virginia … Read more
August 15, 1861 Issued by the U.S. War Department on August 15, 1861, General Orders Number 57 created the Department of the Cumberland. GENERAL … Read more