The United States federal executive departments are the principal units of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States. The executive departments are the administrative arms of the president of the United States. They are analogous to ministries common in parliamentary or semi-presidential systems but they are led by a head of government who is also the head of state. There are currently 15 executive departments.
Charleston, S. C. Charleston, S. C., March 25, 1861. Chief of Ordnance 8. C. Army, Charleston, S. C. ; COLONEL: Your communication of this date is just received. The brigadier-general…
Hagerstown, Md., June 21, 1861. General McCAuL1, Harrisburg, Pa.: Please send the following to Colonel Wallace : Five thousand cartridges and six thousand caps for rifle (caliber .54inch) and eight…
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF OREGON, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter., September 3, 1861. CAPTAIN: Colonel Beall is here, but I have not yet transferred to him my command. Heis totally unacquainted with…
GENERAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS, September 4, 1861. No. 17. San Antonio, Tex., September 4, 1861. By orders from the War Department the undersigned has been relieved in…
GENERAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS, September 4, 1861. No. 17. San Antonio, Tex., September 4, 1861. By orders from the War Department the undersigned has been relieved in…
Austin, Tex. Austin, Tex., September 9, 1861. COLONEL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 6th instant to the governor; also, in the same…
GENERAL ORDERS HEADQUARTERS EXPEDITIONARY CORPS, September 19, 1861. No. 5. d Washington, D. O., September 19, 1861. The command will for the present be divided into three brigades, to be…
ORDERS, MILITARY DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS, October 2, 1861. No. 20. ‘ : Galveston, Tex., October 2, 1861. Galveston Island, Virginia Point, adjacent bay coast, and the peninsula of Bolivar shall…
ORDERS, : MILITARY DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS, October 11, 1861. No. 34. Galveston, Tex., October 11, 1861. I. Batteries shall be established at Virginia Point and at the Galveston head of…
HEADQUARTERS, Fort Churchill, Nev. Ter., December 18, 1861. Maj. R. C. DRUM, U. S. Army, MAJOR: Again it becomes my duty to inform you that there has been another draft…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, January 11, 1864. No. 8. Richmond, January 11, 1864. * * * * * * * XXVIII. Lieut. Col. R. Snowden Andrews, artillery,…
January 25, 1864. January 25, 1864. General S. COOPER, C. S. Army, Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond, Va.: GENERAL: Agreeably to your request I give to you my reasons for…
Macon, Ga., June 7, 1864. General 8. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond, Va.: GENERAL: On the 28th of April last I indorsed to you a copy of a letter…