HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE OHIO, / CINNCINNATI, O., JULY 31, 1863. / GENERAL ORDERS NO. 120. / [caption title, followed by three paragraphs of text declaring Martial Law for the state of Kentucky, “invaded by a rebel force”]; Signed in type by Lewis Richmond, as adjutant, for Major General Ambrose Burnside.
Cincinnati, OH: 1863. Printed handbill, 7 ¼ x 4 7/8 inches. This order was issued in response to John Hunt Morgan’s incursion into Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio, accusing Morgan of attempting to disrupt an August election, “all military officers are commanded to aid the constituted authorities of the State in..... More