CIVIL War Louisiana Port Hudson Siege Order June 6 1863
Port Hudson, Louisiana was the last Confederate Bastion to keep the Federal Fleet at bay, and was bombarded and assaulted in June, 1863, finally falling to Union troops July 4, 1863. The Union Forces included The Corps d Afrique black men recruited in Louisiana. The Corps fought in two major Assaults on Port Hudson, suffering horrendous casualties. An Original Civil War General Order with top corner imprint "Corps d Afrique", issued in the field at HQ Dept of the Gulf "19th Army Corps "Before Port Hudson", June 6, 16863 detailing the formation for formation of the Corps, with each regiment consisting of 10 companies, listing the ranks to command each, with the first 4 regiments of "The Louisiana Native Guard to be renamed as Regiments of the Corps d Afrique, and also to include colored troops raised at Pensacola, Florida.
The Regiments will comprise the Ullman Brigade, named for General Daniel Ullman, with the additional formation of'The First Regiment of Engineers of the Corps. The 8 x 5 ptd General Order is issued by Command of Major General Banks. 2 small punch holes on left margin, minor age stains and edge wear, reverse blank, Overall VG. This Order came from the effects of Captain George Faxon, of the 77th US Colored Troops.
General & Special Orders were issued to communicate commands and information to the Army. Each order, issued in writing by a command, was then printed for distribution to each unit, either at an army department headquarter or by commanders at local headquarters in the field on portable printing presses operated by soldiers. The orders were then issued to regiments, to be read aloud to the troops. General Orders were printed as issued with date & location; at the end of a year the regimental adjutant might retain them loose or simply string bind them by punching holes or cut slits in the left margin and stringing on ΒΌ" red cloth string tape (the source of the old expression "government red tape).
Sometimes an officer or HQ clerk might take a group of orders to a local print shop or bookbinder and have an accumulation bound with leather or cloth covers. Usually, American Military Orders of the 19. Century including Civil War era were printed on an 8 x 5 sheet of quality rag paper. General Orders and other imprints.
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