CIVIL War Illinois General John A Logan 15th Corp Command Order 1863

  
General John Alexander Logan, a native of Illinois, served in the Mexican War, then in the US Congress. On the outbreak of the Civil War, Logan, a Douglas Democrat entered the War as Colonel in the 31st Illinois Volunteers, serving in the Western campaigns. Despite serious wounds received at Fort Donelson, Tennessee Logan survived, and took part in the Sieges of Corinth and Vicksburg, Mississippi. He was promoted to command of the 15th Army Corps in November, 1863, and at Atlanta, Georgia became Commander of the Army of Tennessee. General John A Logan known to his men as" Blackjack Logan"", was beloved by his men who were inspired in battle by his ferocious courage at the head of his command, exhorting the men to "Send the rebels to hell.

An Original Civil War General order issued by the Secretary of War at Washington, Dc Octiber 27, 1863 announcing to the armies that as General William T Sheman has assumed command of the Army of Tennessee, Major General John A Logan is appointed to the command of the 15th Army Corps. The 1p printed 8 x 5 Order has minor age stains on the edges, the reverse is blank. Corner wear, and 3 punch holes in the left margin indicating that the order had been issued to a command HQ where a regimental adjutant or clerk had kept track of the order by attaching it to the orders already issued, and binding with red cloth tape (the origin of the expression'government red tape). Comes w bio info for General Logan, who postwar became the National Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic.

General & Special Orders were issued to communicate commands and information to the Army. Each order, issued in writing by a commander, was then printed for distribution to each unit, either at an army department headquarter or by commanders at local headquarters, sometimes in the field on portable printing presses. The orders were then issued to regiments, often 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 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. NOTE: Any repair to a paper item is listed. I use only museum curator approved archival repair tape.

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