Special Orders, No. 149 (CSA War Dept.)
September 10, 1861 On September 10, 1861, the Confederate War Department issued Special Orders, No. 149, appointing General Albert Sidney Johnston to command of … Read more
Special Orders, No. 240 (CSA)
October 14, 1862 On October 14, 1862 the Confederate War Department issued Special Orders, No. 270 announcing the promotion of John C. Pemberton to … Read more
Special Orders, No. 3 (Armies of the Confederate States)
February 22, 1865 On February 22, 1865, Robert E. Lee issued Special Orders, No. 3 (Armies of the Confederate States) placed General Joseph E. … Read more
Special Orders, No. 45 (CSA)
February 25, 1862 On February 25, 1862 the Confederate War Department issued General Orders, No. 45 appointing Major General Kirby Smith to command the … Read more
Special Orders, No. 5 (Department of Tennessee and Georgia, CSA)
September 28, 1864 On September 28, 1864, General John Bell Hood issued Special Orders, No. 5, Department of Tennessee and Georgia, announcing that William … Read more
Special Orders, No. 51 (Department of the Ohio)
October 7, 1862 On October 7, 1862, the Major General Horatio G. Wright, commanding Department of the Ohio, issued Special Orders, No. 51, assigning … Read more
Special Orders, No. 92 (Department of the Missouri)
December 25, 1861 On December 25, 1861, Major General Henry W. Halleck appointed Brigadier General Samuel R. Curtis to command the Southwestern District of … Read more
Stanton’s Dispatch Adding the State of Kentucky to the Department of the Ohio
August 7, 1864 On August 7, 1864, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton added the State of Kentucky to the Department of the Ohio. … Read more
Stephen Augustus Hurlbut
November 29, 1815 – March 27, 1882 Stephen A. Hurlbut was a political general who had a checkered career serving in the Western Theater … Read more
Sterling Price
September 20, 1809 – September 29, 1867 Sterling Price was an antebellum governor of Missouri, United States Congressman, and prominent Confederate commander in the … Read more