CIVIL War General Franz Sigel Stafford Courthouse Virginia Order

  

General Franz Sigel Colonel of the 30th Missouri Volunteers, was instrumental in the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas and promoted to brigadier general. In early 1863 Sigel commanded the11th & 12th Army Corps. An original Grand Reserve Division General Order issued at HQ Stafford Court House, January 10th, 1863 announcing that by orders received from the Army of The Potomac, I hereby assume command of the Grand Review Division, consisting of the 11th and 12th Corps, with General Staehl taking command of the 11th Corp.

Stafford Court House, Virginia, was HQ of the Union Army during the Fredericksburg Campaign; after which the 11 & 12th Army Corps were then combined, forming the "Grand Reserve Division", under General Sigel's command. 1p 8 x 5 ptd, with age spots, edge wear, and 2 punch holes in left margin, Overall VG Condition.

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. General Orders and other imprints. All items are unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic and in the condition as described. I TRY TO DESCRIBE ALL ITEMS ACCURATELY.