WARDEPARTMENT，ADJUTANT—GENERAL’SOFFICE
WASHINGTON，March27，1865
Ordered——1。Thatatthehourofnoon，onthe14thdayofApril，1885，BrevetMajor—GeneralAndersonwillraiseandplantupontheruinsofFortSumter，inCharlestonHarbor，thesameUnitedStatesflagwhichfloatedoverthebattlementsofthatfortduringtherebelassault，andwhichwasloweredandsalutedbyhimandthesmallforceofhiscommandwhentheworkswereevacuatedonthe14thdayofApril，1861。
2。Thattheflag，whenraised，besalutedbyonehundredgunsfromFortSumter，andbyanationalsalutefromeveryfortandrebelbatterythatfireduponFortSumter。
3。Thatsuitableceremoniesbehadupontheoccasion，underthedirectionofMajor—GeneralWilliamT。Sherman，whosemilitaryoperationscompelledtherebelstoevacuateCharleston，or，inhisabsence，underthechargeofMajor—GeneralQ。A。Gilmore，commandingthedepartment。AmongtheceremonieswillbethedeliveryofapublicaddressbytheRev。HenryWardBeecher。