CIVIL War General Edward Ord Field Command General Order Virginia

  
Ord was a career US Army Officer who rose to the rank of Major-General. During the Civil War he was twice severely wounded including the September, 1864 Assault on Fort Harrison (Chaffin's Farm) but recovered to take command of the 24th Corp 2 months later. Postwar General Ord held important commands on the Texas Frontier. An Original Civil War field printed order, General Order # 1, HQ 24th Army Corps, In the Field, Dec 4th, 1864 in which Major-General E. C Ord assumes command of the 24th Army Corps and naming his staff officers incl General R. Foster, and 17 others incl Major Placidus Ord his younger brother as his AAG. Ord and for Major Placidus Ord, who also served with brevets for the Sieges of Vicksburg and Petersburg and also postwar on the Texas Frontier. 1p 8 x 5 ptd. Age stains, edge wear, Overall VG. General & Special Orders were issued to communicate commands and information to the Army. Each order, issued in writing by a command, was then printed for distribution to each unit, either at an army department headquarter or by commanders at local headquarters in the field on portable printing presses operated by soldiers. The orders were then issued to regiments, to be read aloud to the troops. General Orders were printed as issued with date & location; at the end of a year the regimental adjutant might retain them loose or simply string bind them by punching holes or cut slits in the left margin and stringing on ¼" red cloth string tape (the source of the old expression "government red tape). Sometimes an officer or HQ clerk might take a group of orders to a local print shop or bookbinder and have an accumulation bound with leather or cloth covers. Usually, American Military Orders of the 19. Century including Civil War era were printed on an 8 x 5 sheet of quality rag paper. Mike Brackin Civil War Americana. General Orders and other imprints. All items are unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic and in the condition as described. PLEASE READ DETAILS OF THE ITEM DESCRIPTION. I TRY TO DESCRIBE ALL ITEMS ACCURATELY.