General Orders, No. 68 (U.S. War Department)
February 22, 1864 On February 22, 1864, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 68, announcing a joint resolution extending the Thanks of … Read more
General Orders, No. 7 (Department of the Cumberland)
October 8, 1861 William T. Sherman issued General Orders No. 7 on October 8, 1861, establishing his command of the Department of the Cumberland. … Read more
General Orders, No. 7 (Department of the South)
April 13, 1862 On April 13, 1862, Major General David Hunter issued General Orders, No. 7 (Department of the South) freeing the people formerly … Read more
General Orders, No. 73 (CSA)
October 1, 1862 On October 1, 1862, the Confederate War Department issued General Orders, No. 73, creating the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana … Read more
General Orders, No. 73 (U.S. War Department)
July 4, 1862 On July 4, 1862, the U.S. War Department issued General Orders, No. 73 announcing numerous promotions and appointments, including the appointment … Read more
General Orders, No. 74 (Department of the Susquehanna)
December 1, 1864 On December 1, 1864, Darius N. Couch announced that he was relinquishing command of the Department of the Susquehanna at the … Read more
General Orders, No. 75 (Headquarters Western Department, CSA)
June 17, 1862 On June 17, 1862, Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard issued General Orders, No. 75, announcing that he was taking a brief sick … Read more
General Orders, No. 76 (Headquarters Western Department, CSA)
June 17, 1862 On June 17, 1862, Confederate General Braxton Bragg issued General Orders, No. 76, announcing that he had assumed command of the … Read more
General Orders, No. 8 (Army of the Potomac)
January 1863 Never Issued because President Lincoln did not approve it, Ambrose Burnside's General Order No. 8 proposed the wholesale dismissal of Union officers … Read more
General Orders, No. 80 (U.S. War Department) (1861)
September 19, 1861 Issued by the U.S. War Department on September 19, 1861, General Orders Number 80, placed Brigadier-General Ormsby M. Mitchel in command … Read more