The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 10, In Two Parts. Part 2, Correspondence, etc.: Searching Inside

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.... W. J. Hardee, to consist of the Army of Kentucky, less the cavalry, artillery, and infantry.... Crittenden, shall be formed of a division of not less than two brigades. IV. The brigades of each army corps... of the troops published by Geneiral G. T. Beauregard to the Army of the Mississippi will continue in force... in the whole army until otherwise directed, and copies thereof will be furnished to the Third Army Corps... and to the reserves. VIII. Maj. Gen. Braxton Bragg, in addition to his duties as commander of the Second Army Corps

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... OUr. XXI.) CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-CONFEDERATE. SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. ARMY... to the First Army Corps, a brigade of which General Maxey will command. II. Johnson's brigade, First Army Corps... with the cavalry outpost service in the immediate front of this army and on the right flank, to be disposed as may... be specially ordered from time to time. V. A brigade from the Second Army Corps will be thrown forward, two... ADAMS, Captain, O. S. SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, No. 21

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... CHAP. XXII.] CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-CONFEDERATE. officeers of junior grades, both of the old army... to the lieutenants commanding in my squadron. The succoring and keeping of our army as long as they did remain at New... that place, and this is not only my opinion, but that of the two generals commanding that army, and yet...- Officer. SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, No. 5. Corinth..., Miss., April 1, 1862. The troops of the First and Third Army Corps and of the several detached brigades

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... CHAP. XII.] CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-CONFELERATE. 533 GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. ARMY... of that portion of the army left to guard the trenches. By command of General Bragg: GEO. G. GARNER, Assistant... Adjutant- General. SPECIAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE WEST, No. 92.... May 20, 1862. The troops of this army will be ready to march against the enemy at 5 p. m. this evening.... MAURY, Assistant Adjutant-General. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Corinth, Miss., May 20, 1862

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... CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.--UNION. II. Each general commanding an army corps will be charged with its...; and Brig. Gen. H. M. Judah, inspector general of the entire army. Surg. Charles McDougall is chief medical... director of the army in the field, and the medical directors of each army corps will report to and receive... of army corps will regulate the number of wagons to each division, brigade, and regiment according to its... 100 in all, a further supply being kept at a convenient distance in the rear. The chiefs of army corps

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... CORPS, ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, No. 7. Corinth, April 3, 1862. I.... In accordance with instructions from headquarters Second Corps, Army of the Mississippi, the Second and Third... of Brigadier-General Ruggles: R. M. HOOE, Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI..., Corinth, Miss., April 3, 1862. soldiers of the Army of the Mississippi: I have put you in motion to offer.... JOHNSTON, General. GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, No. 6

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..., Brigadier- General, Commanding Advance. GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, No. 13... of this army to give prompt and zealous heed and obedience to all orders emanating from superior authority..., energy, and success to military operations. With it, an army becomes disciplined, a perfect yet simple..., an army is soon converted into an armed mob, unreliable in action, and inefficient. Setting an example... that there must be discipline in this army-a discipline strict, but not humiliating-a subordination to authority

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... and invincible Price, with the ever-successful "Army of the West," are now in your midst with numbers almost... equaling the "Army of Shiloh." We have, then, but to strike and destroy, and, as the enemy's whole... S, HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE WEST, No. 19. Camp McIntosh, May 3, 1862.... The troops of the army corps will hold themselves in readiness to meet the enemy at short notice. General..., and with them to drive back once more the invading army of the North. The soldiers of Elkhorn-the Army

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... and the Army Regulations" touching their duties, especially in the camp, on the march, and on outpost service..., as prescribed in the Army Regulations. VIII. Boards for the examination of field officers will be appointed... Beauregard: THOMAS JORDAN, Assistant Adjutant-General. GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI..., No. -. Corinth, Miss., May 7, 1862. The command of the Army... army with us, our late commander, who never meets a foe but to conquer, will still lead us to victory

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... Division. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE OHIO, In Camp, April 30, 1862. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, Commanding... is hereby transferred from the Army of the Ohio to the Army of the Tennessee, and General Thomas will take..., Major-General Wallace, and one division from General BuelPl's army corps? to be designated by him, together.... Brigadier-General Hamilton's reserve division of Major-General Pope's army will remain under General Pope... of West Tennessee, including the Army Corps of the Tennessee, and reports will be made to him

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.... Full reliance was felt in your judgment and skill and in the bravery of your army to maintain the great... north of you and to have re-established the former communications enjoyed by the army. This hope... position, with the advantages you ascribe to it, so long as you can resist the enemy and subsist your army... your army for any length of time, cut off from the supplies north of you, may demand your serious... at Atlanta are intended as a reserve for the army in the East as well as the West, and cannot be entirely

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... KY., TENN., N. MISS., N. ALA., AND SW. VA. [CHAP. XXI. abundant for an army ration. General... established for our army. The food ration therein is 12 pounds of sugar and 10 of rice to the 100 rations... ounces of the former, whenever it can be procured, every five days. On the 17th April that army had also... by the Regulations, and far better than the Army of the East, which without a murmur acquiesces in the obvious... of the previous Secretary, you allowed coffee to be purchased for his army irrespective of limited price, while

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... to the absolute necessity for providing this army with an energetic chief commissary, full of expedients... and pressing. If in no other way, he could be appointed a lieutenant-colonel of the Provisional Army... remarks are also applicable to the chief quartermaster of this army; and I have the honor to recommend Mr... the Department that Brig. Gen. Thomas Jordan, chief of staff of this army, being absent sick, I had appointed..., if practicable, as was done in the case of Lieut. Col. J. S: Preston, or in the Provisional Army

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... competent for brigade commanders. I need them both badly. SPECIAL ORDERS, ( HDQRS. ARMY... OF THE MISSISSIPPI, No. 27. Corinth, Miss., April 15, 1862. IX. The Third Army Corps... JORDAN, Assistant Adjutant.-General. Abstract from field return of the Army of the Mississippi, commanded.... Cavalry. Artillery. . p, Troops. __ _ _ _ o M o0 x o n First Army... Corps............. 461 7,198 .. . .. .. 18 386 7,972 10, 478 14, 307- Second Army Corps

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... induced him, on the morning of the 30th ultimo, to relieve me from the command of a division of the Army... investigation of my administration of the command I held in the Army of the West, and hope the major-general...., June 20, 1862. I. The commander of the forces desires to call the attention of the army to the worthy... property and army stores at Booneville Station during an attack upon our transportation train at that place... Staf. SPECIAL ORDERS, HDQRS. ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, No. 44. Tupelo, Miss

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... KY., TENN., N. MISS., N. ALA., AND SW. VA. [CHAP. XXIL tween the Army and Navy. There were..., have been seized by the Army. I sent Acting Master F. W. Hollins to that place, with a steamer... of the steamer when she was taken possession of by a Captain Adams, of the Army, saying he was ordered to seize... the various evacuations of the Army had furnished navy guns enough to the enemy without taking those sent...; also a dispatch to you to know if I was to give them up upon the order of this or that army officer

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... 540 KY., TENN., N. MISS., N. ALA., AND SW. VA. [CHAr. XxI. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE WEST, May 22... Breckinridge back into their former positions in camp. G. T.:B. EDQRS. FIRST DIVISION, FIRST CORPS, ARMY... OF THE MISS., May 22, 1862. Maj. GEORGE WILLIAMSON, Assistant Adjutant-General, First Corps, Army of the Miss... Division. [Indorsement No. 1.1 HDQRS. FIRST CORPS, ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Corinth, Miss., May 22, 1862..., Major- General. [Indorsement No. 2.J HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Gorinth, May 24 [?], 1862

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... Bragg. Present for duty. Infantry. Cavalry. Artillery. Army of the Mississippi ........ 2,376 27,446... ... 57 1, 492 31, 450 36, 597 00, 589 Army of the West ........... 1,049 11,111 .. - 71 679 18.... HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Tupelo, Miss., June 10, 1862. Brigadier-General CHALMERS, Commanding... Cavalry, Army of the Mississippi : GENERAL : The general commanding directs that you take command of all... the cavalry in front of the Army of the Mississippi. Two regiments of General Polk's are at Saltillo-Colonels

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.... Adjutant-General. GENERAL ORDERS, HDQRS. ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, No. 56.... Farmington, May 29, 1862. The divisions of Paine and Stanley will constitute the right wing of this army.... ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE, No. 94. In Field, near Corinth, Miss., May 29, 1862. * * *... Division of the Reserve Army Corps, and will report for duty at once to Brig. Gen. T. J. McKean commanding... Sixth Division, Army of the Tennessee, who will assign him to the command of a brigade. By order of Maj

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... must be suspended until further orders. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Corinth, May 5, 18626..., General, Commanding. HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Corinth, May 5, 1862. General EARL VAN DORN..., Commanding Army of the West: GENERAL: Owing to the present bad weather you need not bring up your command... wishes your attention called to the fact that there were but about three days' subsistence for this army... to secure in depot always at least ten days' rations for an army of 65,000 men. Respectfully, your obedient