President Lincoln’s Executive Order Constituting the Army of Virginia
June 26, 1862 On June 26, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a presidential proclamation that consolidated the forces commanded by major generals John C. … Read more
President Lincoln’s Executive Order Naming Major General Henry Halleck as General-in-Chief of All US Land Forces
July 11, 1862 On July 11, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued an executive order naming Major General Henry Halleck as General-in-Chief of all US … Read more
President Lincoln’s Executive Order Prohibiting Citizens Liable for the Draft from Leaving the United States, and Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus
August 8, 1862 On August 8, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued an executive order prohibiting citizens liable for the draft from leaving the United … Read more
President Lincoln’s Executive Order Relieving General G. B. McClellan and Making Other Changes
November 5, 1862 On November 5, 1862, President Lincoln issued an executive order replacing George B. McClellan with Ambrose E. Burnside as commander of … Read more
President’s War Order No. 2 (Reorganizing the Army of the Potomac)
March 8, 1862 On March 8, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued General War Order No. 2 directing Major General George B. McClellan to reorganize … Read more
President’s War Order No. 3
March 11, 1862 Issued by President Abraham Lincoln on March 11, 1862, War Order Number 3, consolidated three western departments, including the Department of … Read more
Presidential Proclamation 90
May 19, 1862 On May 19, 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued a presidential proclamation revoking David Hunter's general order freeing the slaves in Georgia, South … Read more
Presidential Proclamation 93 (Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation)
September 22, 1862 Issued by President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862, Presidential Proclamation 93, also known as the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation stated that … Read more
Presidential Proclamation 94
September 24, 1862 On September 24, 1862, Abraham Lincoln issued Presidential Proclamation 94 declaring that people suspected of being disloyal to the U.S. were … Read more
Price’s Hill Battery
With the Civil War’s outbreak, both the North and the South were ill prepared for the conflict. Ohio Governor William Dennison hoped to utilize … Read more