CIVIL War General Thomas Wood 1st Ohio Order Chattanooga Tennessee Siege 1863

  
General Thomas J Wood was unfairly blamed by General Rosecrans for the Federal Defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, September, 1863. Two months later General Wood and his men redeemed themselves, being the first to reach the Rebels on Missionary Ridge. Rosecrans was removed from command. An Original Civil War Siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee General Order issued at HQ 3rd Division, 4th Army Corp Chattanooga, Tennessee, October 24th, 1863 charging Corporal Joseph F Groff, 1st Ohio Volunteers with Cowardice on the Battle-Field. He is buried at Marietta National Cemetery. The 2pp Printed General Order also charges 2 other 1st Ohio soldiers with misbehavior, and 2 other Ohio and Kentucky Volunteers with desertion. The Order has a striking Chattanooga, Tennessee logo, issued by Command of General Thomas J Wood.

The Order is ink signed on the reverse by Captain Marcus Bestow as AAG. 2pp 8 x 5 ptd/ink. Age stains, Acid Free archival repair on reverse lower edge.

Captain Bestow of the 26th Ohio rose to brevet colonel by the War's End. It is the only Thomas Wood Order I have seen.

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.

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