Letter
Henry W. Halleck to Joseph Hooker, March 25, 1863
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
Washington, D. O., March 25, 1863.
Major-General HOOKER, Commanding Army of the Potomac:
GENERAL: Yours of the 23d is just received. I give no passes tothe Army of the Potomac. Those given are given under the direction of the War Department. I have shown your letter to the Secretary, who will see that your wishes are complied with.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
H. W. HALLECK,
General-in-Chief.
GENERAL ORDERS, aga oer ARMY OF THE POTOMAQG,
No. 30. Camp near Falmouth, Va., March 25, 1863.
General-in-Chief.
GENERAL ORDERS, aga oer ARMY OF THE POTOMAQG,
No. 30. Camp near Falmouth, Va., March 25, 1863.
On and after the receipt of this order, all requisitions for ordnance
stores will be made in duplicate. Those for infantry and cavalry, after
being signed by the colonels of the regiments, will be presented to the
acting ordnance officers of divisions, who will make consolidated requisitions for all stores required for their divisions. These consolidated
stores will be made in duplicate. Those for infantry and cavalry, after
being signed by the colonels of the regiments, will be presented to the
acting ordnance officers of divisions, who will make consolidated requisitions for all stores required for their divisions. These consolidated
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Washington, D. O.. Summary: H. W. Halleck informs Major-General Hooker that passes for the Army of the Potomac are issued only by the War Department and directs new procedures for ordnance requisitions.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 25, Part 1
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