Don Carlos Buell General Orders, No. 1 (Department of the Ohio)

Brigadier General Don Carlos Buell issued General Orders No. 1 on November 15, 1861, establishing his command of the Department of the Ohio.

General Don Carlos Buell, USA, Civil War, LOC — Brigadier General Don Carlos Buell. Image Source: Library of Congress.

GENERAL ORDERS NO. 1

Headquarters Department of the Ohio,

Louisville, Ky., November 15, 1861

In pursuance of General Orders No. 37, of the 9th instant, from the Adjutant-General’s office, Brigadier-General D. C. Buell hereby assumes command of the Department of the Ohio.

By command of General Buell.

JAMES B. FRY,

Assistant Adjutant-General, and Chief of Staff.

Written by Harry Searles