Special Orders, No. 486 (Army of the Potomac (CSA), 1861, TextOn November 4, 1861, General Joseph E. Johnston issued Special Orders, No. 486, ordering Major General Thomas J. Jackson to take command of the Valley District of the Department of Northern Virginia.
Special Orders, No. 5 (Department of Tennessee and Georgia (CSA), 1864, TextOn September 28, 1864, General John Bell Hood issued Special Orders, No. 5, Department of Tennessee and Georgia, announcing that William J. Hardee was relieved from duty with the Army of Tennessee.
Special Orders, No. 51 (Department of the Ohio, 1862), TextOn October 7, 1862, Major General Horatio G. Wright, commanding Department of the Ohio, issued Special Orders, No. 51, assigning Major General Gordon Granger to command the newly created Army of Kentucky.
Special Orders, No. 92 (Department of the Missouri, 1861), TextOn December 25, 1861, Major General Henry W. Halleck appointed Brigadier General Samuel R. Curtis to command the Southwestern District of Missouri.
Special Orders, No. 95 (Virginia Forces, 1861), TextOn May 21, 1861, Robert E. Lee, commander of Virginia's forces, issued Special Orders, No. 95, assigning Brigadier General Milledge Luke Bonham to command the state's troops on the Alexandria Line.
St. Clair, Arthur - BiographyArthur St. Clair was a General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He fought with Washington during the New York-New Jersey Campaign but was criticized for surrendering Fort Ticonderoga. He went on to serve in the Confederation Congress and served a term as President before becoming the first Governor of the Northwest Territory.
Stamp Act Congress, Declaration of Rights and GrievancesOn October 19, 1765, the Stamp Act Congress passed the "Declaration of Rights and Grievances," which claimed that American colonists were guaranteed the same rights as other British citizens, protested taxation without representation, and argued Parliament did not have the authority to levy taxes on the colonies.
Stamp Act Congress, FactsStamp Act Congress facts and important details about the intercolonial meeting that set the stage for the First Continental Congress.
Stamp Act Congress, Massachusetts Circular LetterOn June 8, 1765, the Massachusetts House of Representatives sent a letter to the legislatures of the other colonies and asked them to send representatives to a meeting in New York in October. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss legislation passed by Parliament that levied taxes on the colonies. The meeting came to be known as the Stamp Act Congress.
Stamp Act Congress, SummaryThe Stamp Act Congress was the first unified meeting of the colonies to respond to British policies. Delegates from nine colonies came together to discuss a response to the Stamp Act.
Stamp Act Resolves, MassachusettsOn October 29, 1765, the Massachusetts Assembly passed 14 resolutions in opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765.
Stamp Act Resolves, New JerseyOn November 30, 1765, the New Jersey Assembly passed 11 resolutions in opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765.
Stamp Act Crisis, New York Non-Importation AgreementOn October 31, 1765, New York merchants passed a non-importation agreement that included 4 resolutions in opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765.
Stamp Act Resolves, Pennsylvania AssemblyOn September 21, 1765, the Pennsylvania Assembly passed a set of resolutions in opposition to the Stamp Act.
Stamp Act Resolves, Pennsylvania AssemblyOn September 21, 1765, the Pennsylvania Assembly passed 10 resolutions in opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765.
Stamp Act Resolves, Rhode IslandOn September 15, 1765, the Rhode Island Assembly passed a set of resolutions in opposition to the Stamp Act.
Stamp Act Resolves, Rhode Island AssemblyOn September 15, 1765, the Rhode Island Assembly passed 6 resolutions in opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765.
Stamp Act Resolves, South CarolinaOn November 29, 1765, the South Carolina Assembly passed 18 resolutions in opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765.
Stamp Act Resolves, VirginiaOn May 29, 1765, the Virginia House of Burgesses passed a set of resolutions in opposition to the Stamp Act. It was the first set of resolutions passed by any of the colonial legislatures.
Stamp Act Resolves, VirginiaOn May 29, 1765, the Virginia House of Burgesses passed 5 resolutions in opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765. The fifth resolution was removed from the record the next day, May 30, 1765.
