1862/01/26

       Commander-in-Chief Abraham Lincoln, of the united States, issues War General Orders One commanding all compulsory Union land and naval forces to advance on Confederate (a voluntary union) forces February 22 hence.

       [added 10/18/2026]

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“Law of the Jungle”
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References:

Harry Williams, Lincoln and His Generals, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952), 62.

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