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46,149 lettersMay 2, 1861. First Bric., First Div., PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS, Philadelphia, Pa., May 2, 1861. Maj. E. OC. WEAVER, Ordnance Officer : Sre: I have to report that the arms with…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, March 15, 1864. No. 33. Richmond, March 15, 1864. I. The Bureau of Conscription will proceed to enroll all persons between the ages…
SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. DEP’T OF PENNSYLVANIA, May 3, 1861. No. 24, } Philadelphia, May 3, 1861. I. The line of communication with Washington City via Annapolis _ having been opened,…
May 3, 1861. May 3, 1861. Lieut. Gen. WINFIELD Scott, Commanding the U. 8S. Army: Sir: Agreeably to the deliberations of last evening I now submit to you the following…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, March 11, 1864. No. 32. Richmond, March 11, 1864. I. The act of Congress relative to the employment of free negroes and slaves…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 662.] Department of State, Washington, July 23, 1863. Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches, No. 442 of the 2d instant…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, March 10, 1864. No. 31. Richmond, March 10, 1864. I. The following act of Congress, ‘‘for the suspension of the writ of habeas…
April 30, 1861. April 30, 1861. Maj. Irvin McDoOWELL, Assistant Adjutant-General : Dispatch immediately two companies of Pennsylvania volunteers to the navy-yard, with instructions they be sent forthwith in a…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 657.] Department of State, Washington, July 20, 1863. Sir: The insurgent army, under Lee, is understood to be either stationary or moving in the…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, March 7, 1864. No. 30. Richmond, March 7, 1864. I. The following act of Congress concerning impressments, and the instructions of the War…
GENERAL ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, April 26, 1861. No, 4. . Washington, April 26, 1861. I. From the known assemblage near this city of numerous hostile bodies of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 656.] Department of State, Washington, July 18, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of July 1 (No. 441) has been received, together with the report of…
Richmond, Va., March 65, 1864. His Excellency Z. B. VANCE, Governor of North Carolina: Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge your letter of the 29th ultimo relative to an…
Philadelphia, April 21, 1861. Col. L. THOMAS, Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, Washington: CoLONEL: As I fear my letters and dispatches have not reached you, I therefore, by aid of a…
ORDERS :] HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, April 21, 1861. It is understood that a body of volunteers approaching this city has reached Cockeysville or other points within seventeen or…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, March 5, 1864. No. 29. Richmond, March 5, 1864. I. The following acts of Congress are published for the information of the Army:…
GENERAL ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, April 19, 1861. No. 3. Washington, April 19, 1861. The Military Department of Washington is extended so as to include, in addition to…
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, March 4, 1864. No. 28. Richmond, March 4, 1864. I. Paragraph V, General Orders, No. 13, 1864, is thus amended: Officers of the…
Half-Way House, Va., July 25, 1861. Magor: I have the honor to report that I returned to this point yesterday, after occupying Bethel for a few hours, the Messex picket…
Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward. No. 454.] Legation of the United States, London, July 16, 1863. Sir: In obedience to the directions contained in your despatch (No. 630) of the…