CIVIL War Louisville Kentucky General Buell Farewell Order 1862

  
The original "Army of the Ohio" was created in 1861, and composed of mostly Ohio, Indiana Michigan and Tennessee regiments. An Original Louisville, Kentucky Civil War imprint- The Farewell Address of General DC Buell, to his troops, issued as a General Order with a striking large logo "HQ Army of the Ohio Louisville" at Louisville, Kentucky Oct 30, 1862, relinquishing command of the Army of the Ohio to General Rosecrans, praising his men for driving the enemy from Kentucky's borders, their fortitude and esprit de corps despite difficulties and danger.

He prays for the rapid restoration of the Union and expressing his warm regard and interest in his former command's future successes. The role and leadership of General Don Carlos Buell at the Battles of Shiloh, Tennessee, and Perryville, Kentucky. Has been debated by military historians but in 1862, his perceived foe was US Grant who likely caused his downfall. This Army was renamed the "Army of the Cumberland" and placed under the command of General WS Rosecrans after Geneal Buell relinquished command.

1p 8 x 5 ptd, w large. Age srains, edge wear, Overall Vg. A very scarce, original Farewell Order from General Buell. 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.

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