GENERAL ORDERS, No. 47
WAR DEP’T, ADJT.
GEN.'S OFFICE,
Washington, July 25,
1861.
I. There will be added to the Department of the Shenandoah
the counties of Washington and Alleghany, in Maryland, and such other parts of
Virginia as may be covered by the Army in its operations; and there will be
added to the Department of Washington the counties of Prince George,
Montgomery, and Frederick.
The remainder of Maryland and all Pennsylvania and Delaware
will constitute the Department of Pennsylvania; headquarters, Baltimore.
The Department of Washington and the Department of
Northeastern Virginia will constitute a geographical division, under
Major-General McClellan, U.S. Army; headquarters, Washington.
By order:
L. THOMAS.
Adjutant-General.
SOURCES: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, Volume
2 (Serial No. 2), p. 763
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