General orders no. 1:
In obedience to the orders of the
General-in-chief, the undersigned ‘assumes command of the Army of Tennessee and all troops in the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and
Florida.’
He takes this position with strong hope, because he will have, in council and in the field, the aid of the high talents and skill of the distinguished general whom he succeeds.
He exhorts all absent soldiers of the Army of Tennessee to rejoin their regiments and again confront the enemy they so often encountered in
Northern Georgia, and always with honor.
He assures his comrades of the army who still are with their colors, that the confidence in their discipline and valor which he has publicly expressed is undiminished.
