Order
T. A. Washington, November 8, 1861
November 8, 1861.
No i c d Coosawhatchie, 8. O., November 8, 1861. I. In pursuance of instructions from the War Department, General R. E. Lee, C. S. Army, assumes command of the military department composed of the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and East Florida. II. Capt. T. A. Washington, O. S. Army, is announced as adjutantgeneral of the department; Oapt. Walter H. Taylor, Provisional Army, as assistant adjutant-general; Capt. Joseph C. Ives, O. S. Army, as chief engineer; Lieut. Col. William G. Gill, Provisional Army, as ordnance officer, and Mr. Joseph Manigault as volunteer aide-de-camp to the commanding general. & *
By order of General Lee:
Captain, and Assistant Adjutant-General, O. 8. Army.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Summary: General Robert E. Lee assumes command of the military department covering South Carolina, Georgia, and East Florida, appointing Captain T. A. Washington as adjutant-general and other key officers.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 6
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