Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection contains an official copy of the Department of Northern Virginia General Orders No. 27 by order of General Joseph E. Johnston, written by A. P. Mason, and copied by C. R. Holmes. Dated February 28, 1862, the orders are from the Headquarters of the Department of Northern Virginia of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. The order indicates two types of signals that will be made, one by night from Capt. Alexander's Quarters and one by day from Centreville, and...