Connecticut CIVIL War General Edward Harland Norwich Gar Veteran Order

  
General Edward Harland a native of Norwich, Connecticut commanded the 8th Connecticut Volunteers, and in November, 1862 was commissioned a Brigadier General, in command of Brigades at Antietam, and in the Atlanta Campaign and Georgia to the End of the War. As one of Connecticut's heroes he was elected to Command of the Connecticut Department of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1867. An early Original Connecticut GAR Order issued at HQ Dept of Connecticut, Norwich, April 1867 announcing Grand Commander Edward Harland assumes command of the Dept of Connecticut & names his staff.

The 1p 8 x 5 ptd Order is ink signed by his AAG Bela Peck Learned. Major Learned served with the noted 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery from 1862-65, and was active in the Connecticut GAR Postwar. Minor ageing, Overall VG with a nice signature. During the Civil War the Grand Army of the Republic issued General Orders as notices of promotions, etc in the same format they had used while serving n the War. 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. PLEASE READ DETAILS OF THE ITEM DESCRIPTION.

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