HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF
THE POTOMAC,
September 17,
1862 – 3.10 [p.m.].
General MEADE:
GENERAL: The commanding general directs that you at once
take command of the army corps which was under the command of General Hooker
this morning. This order is given without regard to rank, and all officers of
the corps will obey your orders. The commanding general also directs me to say
that you will be held responsible for this command as herein assigned to you.
Very respectfully,
R. B. MARCY,
Chief of Staff.
SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume
19, Part 2 (Serial No. 28), p. 315
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