Order

Chas. P. Stone, August 12, 1861

GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. CORPS OF OBSERVATION,

No. 1. Rockville, August 12, 1861. By virtue of orders from Headquarters Division of Potomac, dated August 10, 1861, the undersigned assumes command of the forces of the United States along the line of the Potomac between Point of Rocks and Seneca Falls, including the forces at both places.

` CHAS. P. STONE,

Brigadier-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, N. Virginia, W. Virginia, 1861–62.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 5 View original source ↗