SPECIAL ORDER 191

WHAT IS SPECIAL ORDER 191?

• Special Order 191 also known as "The Lost Order"
• Written by Robert E. Lee
• Recovered by the Union
• Gave Battle Plans of the Confederate Army

SPECIAL ORDER 191 HISTORY

• Special Order 191 was recovered in Fredricksburg
• Special Order 191 listed all the locations of the Confederate commanders
• Union Soldiers of the 27th Indiana found the orders around noon under a tree

GENERAL GEORGE B MCCLELLAN

• General McClellan was the general who got the lost order
• "Here is a paper with which, if I cannot whip Bobby Lee, I will be willing to go home"
• The quote means if I don't win, I will go home
• McClellan didn't act quick enough to stop the Confederates

BATTLE OF antietam

• Special Order 191 was found on September 9, 1862
• The Battle of Antietam started on September 17, 1862
• It was fought between Robert E. Lee and George B. McClellan
• The battle was the bloodiest single day of fighting with 22,717 casualties
• The battle ended in a draw but, Lincoln took it as a win for the Union

SPECIAL ORDER 191

• Special Order 191 could've been the biggest turning point on the Civil War

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

• "McClellan Reacts to the "Lost Order"" RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 June 2014.
• "Special Order 191." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 30 Mar. 2014. Web. 05 May 2014.
• "The Text of Special Orders 191." The Text of Special Orders 191. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 June 2014.
• THE SESQUICENTENNIAL EDITION." Joe Ryan's American Civil War. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 June 2014.
• "Robert E. Lee." Wikipedia. 05 Apr. 2014. Wikimedia Foundation. 04 May 2014 .

BIBLOGRAPHIES CONT.

• United States. National Park Service. "Story (U.S. National Park Service)." National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, 16 May 2014. Web. 27 May 2014.