Order
Lorenzo Thomas to Respectfully forwarded. ' ELA l, March 22, 1862
GENERAL ORDERS, } WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL’S OFFICE,
March 22, 1862.
No, 29. f Washington, March 22, 1862. In the changes recently made in the boundaries of department commands it may happen that troops belonging to one department may either be in, or may unavoidably pass into, another. In such a case the troops so situated will continue under the command of the general under whose orders they may have been operating; but it is expected that they will be withdrawn as soon as the position they may occupy comes within the control of the proper commander of the department.
By order of the Secretary of War: Ñ
L, THOMAS,
Adjutant-General.
[Indorsement.]
Adjutant-General.
[Indorsement.]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Summary: Adjutant General Thomas issues orders clarifying that troops operating outside their department boundaries remain under original command until withdrawn to proper departmental control.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1
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