On 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.
On November 4, 1861, General Joseph E. Johnston (pictured here) issued Special Orders, No. 486, ordering Major General Thomas J. Jackson to take command of the Valley District of the Department of Northern Virginia. [Wikimedia Commons]
SPECIAL ORDERS, No. 486.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
November 4, 1861.
In accordance with Special Orders, No. 18, Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office, Richmond, Va., October 22, 1861, Maj. Gen. T. J. Jackson, Provisional Army Confederate States, will proceed to take command of the Valley District of the Department of Northern Virginia.
By command of General Johnston:
THOS. G. RHETT,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
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