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SPECIAL ORDERS, No. 191
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SPECIAL ORDERS, No. 191
HDQRS. ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA,
September 9, 1862.
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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 case 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 Generals 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
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R. H. CHILTON,
Assistant Adjutant General.
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Source: National Park Service.
* "Culpepper" is now "Culpeper"
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