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 … Read more
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 … Read more
September 12, 1862 On September 12, 1862, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 129, ending the existence of the Army of Virginia … Read more
March 13, 1862 On March 13, 1862, Confederate Secretary of War Judah P. Benjamin issued General Orders, No. 14, announcing that Jefferson Davis had … Read more
September 25, 1862 On September 25, 1862, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 141, announcing President Abraham Lincoln's proclamation suspending the writ … Read more
November 7, 1862 On November 7, 1862, Confederate General Braxton Bragg issued General Orders, No. 143, resuming his command of the Army of the … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
December 7, 1862 On December 7, 1862, Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton issued General Orders, No. 17, (Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana) naming … Read more
January 30, 1862 On January 30, 1862, General Joseph E. Johnston issued General Orders, No. 17, announcing that General P.G.T. Beauregard had been transferred … Read more