Order
Adjutant-General, May 26, 1861
GENERAL ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS VIRGINIA FORCES,
May 26, 1861.
No. 20. Richmond, Va., May 26, 1861. The commanding officers at Richmond, Norfolk, Fredericksburg, and Harper’s Ferry, of the Alexandria line and the Hampton line, will be considered as commanding separate departments, in the sense of the sixty-fifth article of war, and are authorized to order general courtsmartial.
By order of Major-General Lee:
Adjutant-General.
NorFouk, VA., May 27, 1861—11.30 a. m.
Major-General LEE:
Seven steamers, with troops, have been and are now landing men at
NorFouk, VA., May 27, 1861—11.30 a. m.
Major-General LEE:
Seven steamers, with troops, have been and are now landing men at
Newport News. Other steamers, with troops, arrived at Old Point this
morning.
Richmond, Va., May 27, 1861.
Brigadier-General HUGER,.Commanding, &c., Norfolk, Va.:
morning.
Richmond, Va., May 27, 1861.
Brigadier-General HUGER,.Commanding, &c., Norfolk, Va.:
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Summary: Major-General Lee authorizes commanding officers at key Virginia locations to hold general courts-martial and reports troop landings at Newport News and Old Point in May 1861.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2
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