Description: An original Civil War General Order issued at HQ, 2nd Division, 7th Army Corps at Little Rock, Arkansas, June 24, 1864 by General CC Andrews charging his command to establish a rapid response force "in complete readiness for service in the field". The order was issued in response to the Union Army defeat during the failed Camden Expedition. 1p 8 x 5" ptd w ink & pencil notations. 2 punch slits in left margin, Overall VG. This item came with some items idd to Captain Charles Edward Howe, the 12th Michigan Infantry. Comes w service info- Captain Howe, from Oronoko, Mich served 1861-65, was Wounded at Shiloh and took part in the Arkansas campaigns. 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, 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 19th century including Civil War era were printed on an 8 x 5” sheet of quality rag paper. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE If you would like to Add Me as a Seller You Follow, Go to the Seller Information Bar on the Middle Right Side of the Page and click ‘Follow This Seller”
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Location: Angier, North Carolina
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