General Orders, No. 19 (U.S. War Department)

May 9, 1861

On May 9, 1861, the US Department of War issued General Orders, No. 19, altering the boundaries of the Department of the Ohio.

Abraham Lincoln, President, USA, Civil War, LOC

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General Orders, No. 19

War Dep’t, Adjutant General’s Office
Washington, May 9, 1861

I – The Department of the Ohio is extended so as to embrace so much of Western Virginia and Pennsylvania as lies north of the Great Kanawha, north and west of the Greenbrier, thence northward to the southwest corner of Maryland, thence along the Western Maryland line to the Pennsylvania line, and thence northerly to the northeast corner of McKean county in Pennsylvania.

By Order:

L. THOMAS, Adjutant General

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  • Article Title General Orders, No. 19 (U.S. War Department)
  • Date May 9, 1861
  • Author
  • Keywords Department of the Ohio
  • Website Name American History Central: The Encyclopedia of American History
  • Publisher American History Central
  • Producer R.Squared Communications, LLC
  • Date Published
  • Last Update January 9, 2025
  • Access Date October 5, 2026

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