McClellan stopped Lee's invasion at the subsequent Battle of Antietam, but many military historians believe he failed to fully exploit the strategic ...
Confederate General Robert E. Lee issued Special Orders No.
was sent to General Thomas "Stonewall " Jackson, who in his own hand made a copy that he sent to General D. H. Hill.
was quickly growing obsolescent, continues to be the subject of much debate.
Its title read, “Special Order No. 191
etiquette required [Special Order 191] to be sent to me through Jackson.
Maryland, where the Confederate army was concentrated, sent troops under Generals
General Lee's final campaign began March 25, 1865, with a Confederate ... sent a letter to Lee on April 7 requesting the Confederate general's surrender. ... Several weeks later, the War Department issued a special order calling for a ...
Captain Kopp sent the two men at once to the regiment's commander
Lee's secret Special Orders No. 191