Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-09

The ORGANIZATION Of the Western Armies.
The recent changes in several of the de-
partments of the West have rendered it
difficult to keep the organization and com
manders fixed in the mind. The following
facts will be found of service forreference:
The largest army of the West is that Of
Kentucky, under command Of General
Buell.. It will be remembered that few
days ago General Buell. was superseded in
command by General Thomas, but at the
request of the latter, who modestly de-
clined the honor, Buell. was reinstated, to
the regret of the majority of the loyal men
Of the West. General Buelrs force is di-
vided into three corps, as follows: General
McCook's, comprising the divisions of Gen
erals Rosseau, Sill and Jackson, and form
ing the right wing; General Crittenden's
with the divisions Of Generals Wood, Smith
and Van CIeYe, and forming the left wing;
and General Gilberts, with the divisions
Of Generals Schoeff and Dumont, and con-
stituting the centre. General Thomas is
held as sort of reserve leader, and in case
of the death or absence of General BUELL.
he will take command of the army. There
is also force at Louisville, under General
Boyle.
The army in the vicinity of Cincinnati
is under command of Major General
Wright. General Geo. W. Morgan, who
has lately returned from Cumberland Gap,
with his army, is at Greenupsburg, one hun
dred miles east of Cincinnati.
The rebel army of Kentucky is under
General Bragg, who, as General-in-Chief,
commands the division of General Humph-
rey Marshal, Kirby Smith, Buckner and
Stevenson. Besides these is the independ-
ent force of Morgan.
Concerning other commands and organ
iratiOns of the West, the Detroit Adyer-
tiser and Tribune gives this information:
sIn Tennessee, besides the division gar
risoning Nashville under Brig.-Gen H. NJ.
Negley, we have the United army Of Maj.
Gems. q. s. Grant and Z. o. C. Ord in the
neighborhood of Bolivar and Jackson, in
Southwest Tennessee, with headquarters
at the latter place, and the division Of Gen.
W. sherman, doing garrison duty at
Memphis.
Around Corinth, Miss, is gathered the
army of which Maj. Ger. W. S. Rosecrans
has lately taken chief command, and
which has been largely reinforced. 1t is
this army that repulsed Price at Iuka, and
which has just won such a glorious victo-
ry over the combined armies Of Gems. Price,
Van Dorm and Lowell, aided by the forces
Of Gen. Grant
The army which WOE Pea Ridge and
invaded Arkansas under Ger. S. R. Curtis,
is now lying inactive at Helena under the
command of Brig. Gen. F. Steele. 1t will
probably, however, participate in the
stirring events soon to take place in Mis-
souri,.
The Federal armies in Missouri are un-
der the command of Maj. Gen. S. R. Cur
tbs, whose headquarters are at St. Louis
However, we are much better informed
the rebel position and force
the command Of Gen. Theo. H. Holmes,
and is scattered along the Missouri and
Arkansas state line, preparatory to a sim
ultaneous invasion of the latter State
Mcbride, with eight thousand men, has
already entered Southeastern Missouri
and driven the Federal garrison out of
Ironton. In the Southwest a rebel force
Of about eight thousand men under Gen.
Cooper holds Neosho and CRANKY, and
has Just driven our forces from Sarcoxie.
Gen. Raine is at Pea Rridge with over FIVE
men, and Gen. Monroe Parsons
is at Forsyth, Ark, with an equal num-
Der. Holmes has seventeen thousand at
Little Rock, while the main army is con-
at Cross Hollow under Gen
Hindman. At last accounts this force
numbered over twenty thousand men,
The Federal troops in the field are under
he immediate charge Of Brig. Gen. ]. III.
but of their disposition we can
state nothing, save that the rebel plans
are well knnus-I anu full preparations
HaTe Deen made for their reception"