Message from Richard Taylor Announcing that He Had Assumed Command of the Army of Tennessee, TextOn January 23, 1865, Lieutenant General Richard Taylor informed the assistant adjutant general of the Confederacy that he had assumed command of the Army of Tennessee.
Message from Robert E. Lee Assigning Joseph E. Johnston to Command of Troops in Carolinas, TextOn February 22, 1865, Robert E. Lee (pictured here) ordered General Joseph Johnston to "Assume command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida."
Message from W. T. Sherman to William Sooy Smith, TextOn January 27, 1864, William T. Sherman ordered Brigadier General William Sooy Smith to drive south through Mississippi and rendezvous with him at Meridian on or about February 10.
Message from William J. Hardee Assuming Command of the Army of Tennessee, TextOn December 2, 1863, Confederate Lieutenant General William J. Hardee issued a message to the soldiers of the Army of Tennessee announcing that he had assumed command.
Message from William J. Hardee Assuming Command of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, TextOn October 6, 1864, William J. Hardee informed Samuel Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector-General of the Confederate Army that he had assumed command of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
Message Relieving Joseph E. Johnston from Command of the Army of Tennessee, TextOn July 17, 1864, Samuel Cooper, Adjutant and Inspector-General of the Confederate Army informed General Joseph E. Johnston that he was relieved from command of the Army and Department of Tennessee.
Message to Jefferson Davis from Generals Hood, Hardee, and Stewart Regarding Hood's Appointment as Commander of Army of Tennessee, TextOn July 18, 1864, Confederate Generals John Bell Hood, William J. Hardee, and Alex P. Stewart wrote to President Jefferson Davis questioning the timing of Hood's appointment as commander of the Army of Tennessee.