 Ordered: That no change of the base of operations of the Army of the Potomac shall be made without leaving in and about Washington such a force as in the opinion of the general-in-chief and the commanders of all the army corps shall leave said city entirely...  History of the American War - Page 316by Henry Charles Fletcher - 1865Full view - About this book
 | United States. Congress. Senate - United States - 1863 - 778 pages
...Washington. By reference to the President's general war order, No. 3, of March 3, 1862, it will be seen that no change of the base of operations of the army of the Potomac was to be made without leaving in and about Washington such a force as in the opinion not only of General... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 514 pages
...The second of these orders was as follows : EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, March 8, 1862. Ordered, That no change of the base of operations of the Army...of the General-in-Chief and the commanders of army corpa, shall leave said city entirely secure. That no more than two army corps (about fifty thousand... | |
 | Joseph Hartwell Barrett - 1864 - 544 pages
...dread, issued the subjoined general order : EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, ) March 8, 1862. j ORDERED, That no change of the base of operations of the Army...Washington such a force as, in the opinion of the Oeneral-in-chief and the commanders of army corps, shall leave said city entirely secure. That no more... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 280 pages
...[President's General War Order No. 3.] " EXECUTIVE MANSION, " Washington, March 8, 1862. " Ordered, That no change of the base of operations of the army...without leaving in and about Washington such a force 54 REPORT OF GENERAL GEORGE B. M'CLELLAN. as, in the opinion of the general-in-chief and the commanders... | |
 | George Brinton McClellan - Maryland Campaign, 1862 - 1864 - 150 pages
...commanders. I had always been in favor of the principle of an organization into army corps, but presuch a force as, in the opinion of the generalin-chief...corps, shall leave said city entirely secure. "That any movement as aforesaid, en route for a new base of operations, which may be ordered by the general-in-chief,... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1864 - 518 pages
...Potomac." The second of these orders was as follows: EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, March 8, 1862. Ordered, That no change of the base of operations of the Army of the Potomac shall bo raade without leaving in and about Washington such a force as, in the opinion of the General-in-Chief... | |
 | Josiah Rhinehart Sypher - Pennsylvania - 1865 - 760 pages
...March, issued another order, as follows : " EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, March 8th, 1862. " Ordered, That no change of the base of operations of the Army...general-in-chief, and the commanders of army corps, snail leave said city entirely secure. " That no more than two army corps (about fifty thousand troops)... | |
 | Henry Jarvis Raymond - United States - 1865 - 864 pages
...second of these orders was as follows : — EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, March 8, 1862. Ordered, That no change of the base of operations of the Army...opinion of the General-in-Chief and the commanders of ariny corps, shall leave said city entirely secure. That no more than two army corps (about fifty thousand... | |
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