Order

R. 8S. Garnett to Special Re Gaia Headquarters Virginia Forces, May 10, 1861

SPECIAL ORDERS, } HEADQUARTERS VIRGINIA FORCES,

No. 39 Richmond, Va., May 10, 1861. * * * * * * *

II. Col. G. H. Terrett, of the Provisional Army of Virginia, will take charge of the troops from the counties of Alexandria, Fairfax, Loudoun,

Prince William, and Fauquier, and the defense of those counties. Ill. Col. P. St. George Cocke, Virginia Volunteers, will retain his ey headquarters at or near Culpeper Court-House, and organize into regiments as fast as possible the troops called out from the counties of Rappahannock, Culpeper, Madison, Greene, Orange, Albemarle, Nelson, Amherst, Campbell, Bedford, Roanoke, Botetourt, and Craig, assigning to their command the field officers placed at his disposal. He will direct the commands of Cols. 8. Garland and J. F. Preston to repair to Manassas Junction and report for duty to Colonel Terrett. * * * * * * *

By order of Major-General Lee:

R. 8S. GARNETT.
SPECIAL re gaia HEADQUARTERS VIRGINIA FORCES,
No. 95. hichmond, Va., May 21, 1861.
I. Brig. Gen. M. L. Bonham, of the C. 8S. Army, is assigned to the
command of the troops on the line to Alexandria. He will post his
brigade of South Carolina volunteers at the Manassas Junction, and
_ establish his headquarters at that point or in advance, as he may find
necessary. He will be guided by the instructions given to Col. George
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Summary: R. B. Garnett issues orders assigning Virginia troops to regional commanders and directs the organization and deployment of forces for defense and coordination near Manassas Junction in May 1861.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2 View original source ↗