General Orders No. 120. Headquarters, Department of the Gulf... The Following Proclamation Is Published to the Troops of This Department for the Information and Government of All Concerned... In Obedience to Orders from the President, I Have Assumed Command of the Department of the Gulf, to Which Is Added, by His Special Order, the State of Texas... [caption title and first part of text]
New Orleans: December 26, 1862. [1]p. Old folds, short closed edge tear, one repaired edge tear. A rare general order from the Department of the Gulf, issued by Major General Nathaniel Banks as he was taking over command of the Union's western forces in December 1862. This order, dated December..... More