General Orders for Nauvoo Legion, 28 April 1842, as Published in Wasp
Source Note
[JS] and , General Orders, to , , Hancock Co., IL, 28 Apr. 1842. Version published [ca. 30 Apr. 1842] in “General Orders,” Wasp, 30 Apr. 1842, [2]–[3].
The Lieutenant General directs that a ProgrammaMilitaire issue from the office of his commanding general, for the 7th of May, proximo, which I now proceed to consummate.
1st. The Adjutants will form the lines of their respective regiments, and the Colonels of the line assume command, at 9 o’clock, A. M.
2nd. The Adjutant General will form the line of the Legion, and the Brigadier Generals assume the command of their respective Cohorts, at half past 9 o’clock, A. M.
3rd. The Major General will assume the command of the Legion at 10 o’clock, A. M.
4th. At a quarter past 10 o’clock, A. M., the Lieutenant General will be escorted to the field, at the review station.
5th. General Review, and Inspection, will follow, accompanied by such evolutions, and exercises as the time will admit of.
6th. At half past 12 o’clock, P. M., the forces will be dismissed, until a quarter before 2 o’clock, P. M.
7th. At 2 o’clock, P. M., the Major General will resume the command, and perform such military movements, and field exercises, as the Lieutenant General may direct.
8th. At 3 o’clock, P. M., the Cohorts will separate, and form the line of battle —the Brigadiers assume their respective commands, and ’s command will make a descent upon that of —in order of sham battle. [p. [2]]