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Invasion of Maryland; Maryland! My Maryland!
Topic Started: Oct 16 2006, 01:43 PM (553 Views)
The Southern Gentleman
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Robert E. Lee, by the power vested in him by the people of the Confederacy and their representatives in the Confederate Congress, has issued the profound orders to invade the Confederate sympathetic state of Maryland in order to force peace upon the United States of America. Special Order 191, detailing the invasion and subsequent orchestrated capture of the state, will be distributed to his subordinate commands with the express statement that the orders are of far to great of secrecy to be further copied and distributed, and that all commanders meant to have the orders will recieve them from the Army of Northern Virginia's Headquarters.

Special Orders, No. 191
Hdqrs. Army of Northern Virginia
September 9, 1862

1. The citizens of Fredericktown being unwilling while overrun by members of this army, to open their stores, in order to give them confidence, and to secure to officers and men purchasing supplies for benefit of this command, all officers and men of this army are strictly prohibited from visiting Fredericktown except on business, in which cases they will bear evidence of this in writing from division commanders. The provost-marshal in Fredericktown will see that his guard rigidly enforces this order.
2. Major Taylor will proceed to Leesburg, Virginia, and arrange for transportation of the sick and those unable to walk to Winchester, securing the transportation of the country for this purpose. The route between this and Culpepper Court-House east of the mountains being unsafe, will no longer be traveled. Those on the way to this army already across the river will move up promptly; all others will proceed to Winchester collectively and under command of officers, at which point, being the general depot of this army, its movements will be known and instructions given by commanding officer regulating further movements.
3. The army will resume its march tomorrow, taking the Hagerstown road. General Jackson's command will form the advance, and, after passing Middletown, with such portion as he may select, take the route toward Sharpsburg, cross the Potomac at the most convenient point, and by Friday morning take possession of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, capture such of them as may be at Martinsburg, and intercept such as may attempt to escape from Harpers Ferry.
4. General Longstreet's command will pursue the same road as far as Boonsborough, where it will halt, with reserve, supply, and baggage trains of the army.
5. General McLaws, with his own division and that of General R. H. Anderson, will follow General Longstreet. On reaching Middletown will take the route to Harpers Ferry, and by Friday morning possess himself of the Maryland Heights and endeavor to capture the enemy at Harpers Ferry and vicinity.
6. General Walker, with his division, after accomplishing the object in which he is now engaged, will cross the Potomac at Cheek's Ford, ascend its right bank to Lovettsville, take possession of Loudoun Heights, if practicable, by Friday morning, Key's Ford on his left, and the road between the end of the mountain and the Potomac on his right. He will, as far as practicable, cooperate with General McLaws and Jackson, and intercept retreat of the enemy.
7. General D. H. Hill's division will form the rear guard of the army, pursuing the road taken by the main body. The reserve artillery, ordnance, and supply trains, &c., will precede General Hill.
8. General Stuart will detach a squadron of cavalry to accompany the commands of Generals Longstreet, Jackson, and McLaws, and, with the main body of the cavalry, will cover the route of the army, bringing up all stragglers that may have been left behind.
9. The commands of Generals Jackson, McLaws, and Walker, after accomplishing the objects for which they have been detached, will join the main body of the army at Boonsborough or Hagerstown.
10. Each regiment on the march will habitually carry its axes in the regimental ordnance—wagons, for use of the men at their encampments, to procure wood &c.

By command of General R. E. Lee R.H. Chilton, Assistant Adjutant General


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Army of Northern Virginia -
Under the Command of
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Robert Edward Lee

I Corps
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The First Corps, under Maj. Gen. James Longstreet:

Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws
1st Virginia
2nd Virginia
3rd Virginia
4th Virginia
5th Virginia

Maj. Gen. Richard H. Anderson
6th Virginia
7th Virginia
8th Virginia
9th Virginia
10th Virginia

Brig. Gen. David R. Jones
11th Virginia
12th Virginia
13th Virginia
14th Virginia
15th Virginia

Brig. Gen. John G. Walker
16th Virginia
17th Virginia
18th Virginia
19th Virginia
20th Virginia

Brig. Gen. John Bell Hood
1st North Carolina
2nd North Carolina
3rd North Carolina
4th North Carolina
5th North Carolina

Nathan G. "Shanks" Evans
1st Virginia Mounted
2nd Virginia Mounted
3rd Virginia Mounted

II Corps
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The Second Corps, under Maj. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson:

Brig. Gen. Alexander R. Lawton
6th North Carolina
7th North Carolina
8th North Carolina
9th North Carolina
10th North Carolina

Maj. Gen. A.P. Hill
1st South Carolina
2nd South Carolina
3rd South Carolina
4th South Carolina
5th South Carolina

Brig. Gen. John R. Jones
6th South Carolina
7th South Carolina
8th South Carolina
9th South Carolina
10th South Carolina

Maj. Gen. D.H. Hill
1st Georgia
2nd Georgia
3rd Georgia
4th Georgia
5th Georgia

George B. Anderson
1st Alabama
2nd Alabama
3rd Alabama
4th Alabama
5th Alabama

Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart
4th Virginia Mounted
5th Virginia Mounted
1st North Carolina Mounted

Infantry - 50,000 Men
Cavalry - 6,000 Horse
Artillery - 90 Guns
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The newly formed Army of the Carolinas has been ordered to move northward into Virginia in order to be prepared to support the Army of Northern Virginia in continuing its progression northward.
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]Army of The Carolinas -
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Joseph E. Johnston

Infantry
11th North Carolina
12th North Carolina
13th North Carolina
14th North Carolina
15th North Carolina

16th North Carolina
17th North Carolina
18th North Carolina
19th North Carolina
20th North Carolina

21st North Carolina
22nd North Carolina
23rd North Carolina
24th North Carolina
25th North Carolina

11th South Carolina
12th South Carolina
13th South Carolina
14th South Carolina
15th South Carolina

16th South Carolina
17th South Carolina
18th South Carolina
19th South Carolina
20th South Carolina

21st South Carolina
22nd South Carolina
23rd South Carolina
24th South Carolina
25th South Carolina

21st Virginia
22nd Virginia
23rd Virginia
24th Virginia
25th Virginia

1st Florida
2nd Florida
3rd Florida
4th Florida
5th Florida

Cavalry
1st North Carolina Mounted
2nd North Carolina Mounted
1st South Carolina Mounted
2nd South Carolina Mounted

Infantry - 40,000 Men
Cavalry - 4,000 Horse
Artillery - 40 Guns
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