The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-07-14
OFFICIAL.
HEAp-OUARrERs OF THE ARMY,
ApJurAsr GENERALS OFFICE,

HEAD-QUARTERs OF THE Ahmf,
ApJurANr GENERALS OFFICE,
GENERAL oaDrHs,} Washington July ~ 1917
L. The Genera-in-C thief has received the 1oilo"-
ing Order through the Department OF War:
WAR DEPARTMENT, July III, lo42'
The great Improvement which has been made I'D
the facility of intercourse between the seat OF gov
eminent and the most remote parts OF the Union,
since the organization of military divisions, renders
correspondence between the General Head Quarters
of the Army and the military geographical Depart
ments so rapid, that Divisions are deemed no ions''
necessary The crcuitous TRANSMISSION Oh ta"'
communications caused by that organizatoh' has
sometimes been found nconvenient to the puolc SGT
vice, and may prove seriously detrimental In vie"
therefore of the great importance OF direct prompt
and immediate correspondence between the Executive
and the Major General commanding the Army on
the one part and the commanders of the several MIL
itary Departments on the other the President directs
that the two military geographical Divisions be dis
continued.
Circumstances have varied so much since the MIL
itary geographical Departments were established
that a new arrangement has become expedlent; ana
the Major General commanding the Army will there
fore report for the appreciation of the President such
plan for distrctng the United States into Military
Departments, with commander to each, not ex-
ceeding ten as may be deemed advisable, with view
| to the direction of the military force which may at
any time be employed within them
| j. C. SPENCER.
| H. The following arrangement Of military geo.
graphical departments having been duly submitted
and approved under the foregoing Instructions, inc
same is hereby published for the government OF the
Army.
Department. No. l. West Florida, and the States OF
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, and
Kentucky Head Quarters, from the LIST Of Novem-
Der to the 3Oth of June in each year, at New Or
leans and for the remainder of the year at the Bay
of ST. Louis, or Baton Rouge, as the Commander may
elect.
DEPARTMENT, No. 2 The country West of the Mis-
sissppi North of Louisiana and Texas, and South OF
9th degree of North Latitude Head Quarters,
/ Fort Smith.
Department, No. g. The State of Missouri (above
the 37h degree of north latitude the State OF ILL
nois the Iowa Territory; that part of the Wlscon-
sin Territory west of the 18th degree OF longitude
west from Washington and the Indian country north
and west of the lines indicated. Head Quarters,
| Jefferson Barracks
| Department, No. A. The States of Indiana, Ohio,
and Michigan the part Of the Wisconsin Territory,
| not included in Department No. 3, and the indian
country north. Head Quarters, Detroit
Department, No. S. The States of Pennsylvania,
| New York, Vermont, New Jersey, Connecticut and
Rhode Island. Head Quarters, Troy, NJ Y
Department No. 6. The States of Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, and Maine. Head Quarters, Port
land
Department No. 7. The States of Delaware Mary
land, and Virginia Head Quarters, Fort Monroe
Department, No g. The States of North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia. Head Quarters, Sui
| livan's Island Harbor of Charleston
Department, No. 8. Temporary East and middle
Florida. Head Quarters in the field.
ILL., Brevet Major General Gaines is, for the pre-
sent, assigned to Department No. l, and Brlgadier
General Wool, to Department No. 5.
| w. The senior officer in the command OF troops IN
a department will command such department until
an officer of higher rank shall be sent to the same.
V. Commanders of the respective departments Will
not leave their Head Quarters on tours OF inspection,
without giving the earliest notice thereof On ancl-
patton, if practicable) to General Head Quarters
They will also promptly report their return, together
with such observations on the state and condition
of the troops and the frontiers Inspected as the good
of the service and the General Regulations Tor the
Army may require
By command of Major General ScoTT
r. JONES, .4dj,ttant General.