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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1805.003.362C |
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 |
May 5, 1863 |
Notes |
Transcription as follows: [obverse] Head Quarters, Confidential May 5 1863, 6:25 o'clock am The Major General Comdr directs that every vehicle in your command on this side of the river be sent to the North bank without necessary delay under cover of the present fog. He w/ have animals of every kind to the [d?] over also. This of course does not include your necessary artillery and a brig for ambulances. By Command of Major General Hooker [signature of Daniel Butterfield] Maj Genl Chief of Staff To Maj [?] Couch [reverse] Hd Qrt A of P May 5.63 Confidential Directing all vehicles and animals that can be spared to cross the river. Gen Couch Rec'd 6.45 am |
Condition |
Good |
Legal Status |
On loan from The Civil War Museum of Philadelphia. |
People |
Hooker, Joseph Couch, Darius N. |