Ambrose Everts Burnside was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the American Civil War and a three-time governor of Rhode Island, as well as being an inventor and industrialist.
HEADQUARTERS TYLER’S BRIGADE, Camp McDowell, June 22, 1861. To Brigadier-General MCDOWELL, Commanding Department N. L. Virginia: GENERAL: Your intimation yesterday that we might be ordered to fall back to Ball’s…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, December 9, 1862. December 9, 1862-—3 a. m. Maj. Gen. GEORGE W. MORELL, You will at once take steps to relieve the entire corps of…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, December 9, 1862. December 9, 1862—3.45 a. m. By a copy of a dispatch to General Slocum, this moment forwarded to you, you will see…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAQ, December 9, 1862. December 9, 1862—3 a. m. Maj. Gen. H. W. SLooum, Oommanding Oorps, Harper’s Ferry: You will move your corps at once to…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, December 9, 1862. December 9, 1862—5 a. m. The three commanders of grand divisions will report at these headquarters at 12 o’clock to-day. In the…
HEADQUARTERS. ARMY OF THE POTOMAQ, December 11, 1862. December 11, 1862—4.20 a. m. Maj Gen. E. V. SUMNER, Commanding Right Grand Division: In addition to the verbal orders already given…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAQ, December 11, 1862. December 11, 1862—4.45 a. m. Maj. Gen. JOSEPH HOOKER, Commanding Center Grand Division : General Sumner is ordered, after crossing the river,…
HEADQUARTERS FRANKLIN’S GRAND DIVISION, December 12, 1862. December 12, 1862—9.15 a. m.]. (Received 12.45 p. m.) General BURNSIDE, Commanding Army of the Potomac: General Franklin’s grand division crossing well. Two…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, December 14, 1862. December 14, 1862—12 p.m. (Received 12.50 a. m., 15th.) No movements to-day. Will telegraph you in full in the morning. A. E.…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, December 23, 1862. December 23, 1862. GENERAL: In my report to you of the 17th instant the number of our wounded was stated as about…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, December 26, 1862. December 26, 1862. Hon. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War, Washington : I have the honor to acknowledge your kind letter of…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, January 16, 1863. January 16, 1863. Major-General SUMNER: Sr The commanding general directs that you furnish such batteries as may be required by Brigadier-General Hunt,…
GENERAL ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, January 20, 1863. No. 7. Camp near Falmouth, Va., January 20, 1863. The commanding general announces to the Army of the Potomac…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAO, January 23, 1863. January 23, 1863. GENERAL: I have the honor to inclose copies of the principal orders given, which will explain the operations of…
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, D. C., January 26, 1863. GENERAL: I have placed you at the head of the Army of the Potomac. Of course J have done this upon what…
HEADQUARTERS, Camp Nelson, Ky., August 13, 1863. Major-General ROSECRANS : Shall endeavor to start Saturday [15th,] moving a brigade of cavalry from Glasgow, a division of infantry from Danville, and…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND CAVALRY DIVISION, August 14, 1863. ‘ August 14, 1863. Respectfully forwarded and approved. GEORGE CROOK, Brigadier-General, Commanding. WINCHESTER, August 12, 1863. Major-General BURNSIDE, Camp Nelson, via Lexington, Ky.…
Camp NELSON, Ky. Camp NELSON, Ky., August 14, 1863. General PARKE: Glad to hear of your arrival. Concentrate your force at this place, and shall leave orders for you. How…
f CINCINNATI f CINCINNATI, August 15, 1863. Lieut. D. 8. TomMpxKINs, Cairo, Ill. : General Burnside wants all the troops forwarded to Cincinnati, Potter’s division included. JNO. H. COALE, Lieutenant-Colonel…
Crab Orchard Crab Orchard, August 20, 1863. General HARTSUFF, Commanding Twenty-third Army Corps: You will please order General Hascall’s division to move at an early hour to-morrow morning through Somerset,…
CRAB ORCHARD CRAB ORCHARD, August 21, 1863. General ROSECRANS: The following are the orders I have issued to Major-General Hartsuff, which will explain itself :* The above order will explain…
HEADQUARTERS, Stevenson, August 22, 1863. Colonel McCook, Commanding: O. K. The general commanding says he did not think there could be such a force in that direction. Mount VERNON, Ky.,…
GENERAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS, June 18, 1864. The commanding general takes great pride in assuring this cominand of the high appreciation in which their services, after the fatigues…
GENERAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS NINTH ARMY CORPS, June 18, 1864. The commanding general takes great pride in assuring this cominand of the high appreciation in which their services, after the fatigues…