Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1805.003.362A |
Collection |
General Manuscript Collection |
Object Name |
Orders, Military |
Title |
Orders, Battle of Chancellorsville |
Scope & Content |
One of four pages of orders written in the field May 1 - 6, 1863, during the Battle of Chancellorsville, regarding the Army of the Potomac under the command of Major General Joseph Hooker. |
Date |
05/01/1863 |
Notes |
Transcription as follows: [obverse] Headquarters, A of P Chancellorsville May 1 1863, 8 o'clock am Corps commanders will examine at once their arms and ammunition and ascertain that every man has 60 rounds and that in good condition By command of Maj Gen Hooker [two indecipherable lines] [reverse] Chancellorsville May 1-63 Corps Commanders to inspect arms and ammunition Gen Couch |
Condition |
Good |
Legal Status |
On loan from The Civil War Museum of Philadelphia. |
People |
Hooker, Joseph Couch, Darius N. |