Order
Joseph Hooker to Seth Williams, February 7, 1863
SPECIAL ORDERS, ; HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAQO,
February 7, 1863.
No. 38. Camp near Falmouth, Va., February 7, 1863.
V. I. Brig. Gen. William W. Burns, U. S. Volunteers, at the earnest request of General Rosecrans, is relieved from duty with the Ninth Corps, and will report to the Adjutant-General of the Army for orders.
VII. Brig. Gen. O. B. Willcox will report for duty to Major-General Smith, commanding the Ninth Corps.
By command of Major-General Hooker:
S. WILLIAMS,
Assistant Adjutant. General.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
February 7, 1863.
Assistant Adjutant. General.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Potomac,
February 7, 1863.
Major-General MEADE,
Commanding Fifth Oorps:
Commanding Fifth Oorps:
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Major-General Hooker issues special orders reassigning Brigadier Generals Burns and Willcox within the Army of the Potomac, reflecting command changes during the Civil War in February 1863.
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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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