Joy The Civil War Site you mention with units and those willing to help is http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/unit3.html It is maintained by Carol Botteron and you should write her being very clear about which units your incorrect email is on. Give her the old email address and the new email address you now want used so she can update the list. This is her address: [email protected] As to the the Emancipation Proclamation, it was issued January 1, 1863. So that may not be what you are looking for. Do you have the year involved? Here is a searchable site of Lincoln's papers: http://www.hti.umich.edu/l/lincoln/ "The Articles of War" by that title was a British Naval document: http://www.hms.org.uk/nelsonsnavyarticles.htm A book published by Stackpole most likely has the information you are looking for: The 1863 Laws of War Articles of War Here is a transcription of the 1806 "Rules and Articles of War" these were amended through 1863. The version given here according to the transcriber was used by the Confederate States. A source I found indicates both sides used the same document: http://history-sites.com/mb/cw/arcwmb/index.cgi?noframes;read=8061 General Orders No. 100 Army Regulations General Orders No. 100 (Lieber Code) Is Lincoln's addition to the original 101 Articles of War and is found at: http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/law/liebercode.htm Mike Joy Stalnaker wrote: > Hello everyone: > I am listed on the Civil War site as being interested in the 15th WV > Volunteer Infantry and the 3rd West Virginia Infantry/6th West Virginia > Vets Volunteer Cavalry. That is correct, except I have a different > e-mail. My address is now [email protected] > > For nearly a dozen years I have collected data on the 15th WV with the > goal of writing a history of the regiment. Actually, I had about 130 > pages of it written. . . then my husband died. The next thing I > developed writer's block as far as that book was concerned. I'm glad to > say I'm over my blue funk and back writing the book - and that leads me > to my reason for joining the list. I've discovered I have some > questions which even the "mighty Google" doesn't help me find. I'm > hoping some of you can lend some help. > > My first question: > > According to an official "Regimental Letters and Orders Book" for the > 15th that I found at the National Archives, Colonel Mulligan, commander > of the First Brigade, Railroad Division (troops stationed along the B&O > west of Cumberland), issued an order that Adjutant James F. Cosgrove > would inspect the Fifteenth on December 1st "to meet the view of the > President expressed in his late proclamation." WHAT WAS THE PRESIDENT'S > LATE PROCLAMATION? The only thing I can find is a preview of the > Emancipation Procolamation that he issued in late November. Doe anyone > have any clues? > > My second question: > > Does anyone have a copy of or can direct me to a copy of the Articles of > War for Civil War times/ > > Thanks for any help. > > Joy Gilchrist-Stalnaker > > > ==== CIVIL-WAR Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, email [email protected] > and in the text area of the message, type only the word > unsubscribe > > >