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General Order - Captain Isaac Moses, as Asst. Adjutant General, signs General Orders (G.O.) No. 4 for mustering the troops of the division. By order of Brigadier General Heintzelman. Ft. Lyon, Va., 29th October, 1861 Captain Isaac Moses served from Sept. 25, 1861 to July 6, 1864, including on the staff of General Hatch. Most notably, he was a pioneer balloonist (aeronaut) who made historic ascensions observing enemy troop emplacements and movements. Born in Berlin, Francis (Franz) Lieber (1798-1872) served in the Prussian Army and was wounded at the Battle of Waterloo and later fought in the Greek War of Independence. He relocated to South Carolina where he achieved prominence as a jurist and philosopher. Although a slaveholder he supported the Union during the Civil War. At the behest of the Union army, Lieber authored the Code of Conduct which has evolved to become the Geneva Convention. Three of Lieber's sons served in the Civil War (two Union, one Confederate).

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