The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-03-18

additional orders when duly given , that
the heads of the departments, and especi-
ally the Secretary of War and the Navy,
with all their subordinates, and the Cen
eral in. Chief with all other commanders
and subordnates of the land and naval
forces will severally be held to their
strict and full responsibilities for the
prompt execution of this order.
lSigned,) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Executive MANSION, Washington
March Sth, 1862.
The Presidents General War Order, No. g
Ordered first, that the Major General
commanding the army on the Potomac
proceed forthwith to organize that part
of said army designed to enter upon &C
tive operations, including the reserve,
but excluding the troops to be left in the
Notifications about Washington, into
four army corps, to be commanded &C
cordiug to seniority of rank as follows !;
First corps to consist of four divisions,
and to be commanded by Maj. Gen. Nc
Dowel /; I'd corps to consist of three
divisions, to be commanded by Brig
Gen. Sumner Sd corps to consist of
three divisions, to be commanded by
Brig. Gen. S. P. Heintzleman 4th corps
to consist Of three divisions, and to be
commanded by Brig. Gen. Reyes.
2d-That the divisions now command
ed by the officers above assigned to the
command of corps, shall be embraced in
and form part of their respective corps.
3d-The forces left for the defense of
Washington will be placed in command
of Brig. Gen. Jas. S. Wadsworth, who
shall also be Military Governor of the
District of Columbia.
4th-That this order be executed with
such promptness and despatch as not to
delay the commencement of the opera
tons directed to be undertaken by the
army of the Potomac.
5th-A fifth army corps to be COM
manded by Maj. Gen. N. p. Banks, will
be formed from his own and General
Shields, late General Lander's divisions
(Signed,) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION. Washington,l
March llth, 1862
The Presidents General War Order No 81
Maj. Gen. Nc Clellan having personal
ly taken the field at the head ofthe army
Of the Potomac until otherwise ordered
he is relieved from the command of the
other military departments. He retain
ing the command of the department o.
the Potomac.
Ordered further that the two depart
ments now under the respective com
mands of Gems. Halleck and Hunter, to.
gelher with so much of that OF Gen
Buell's which lies west of north and
south line indefinitely drawn through
Knoxville, and designated the Depart
ment of the Mississippi, and that until
otherwise ordered Maj. Gen. HallecL
have command of the said department.
Ordered also that the country west o.
the department Of the Potomac and eas
Of the department Of the Mississippi be a
military department., and the same be
commanded by Maj Gen. Fremont
That all commanders of departments af.
ter receipt of this order respectively re
port severally and distinctly to the Sec
rotary of War, and that prompt and fire
quent reports will be expected Of all
Nssi5hettl ADhaIl1A NJ LlNSQLN.
WASHINGTON, March l2-Special to
the Post-The Naval Committee of the
Senate this morning agreed TO report a
bill at once for the appropriation Of SIS,
900, 900 for iron clad vessels of war.
Senator Grimes had just received a
dispatch from Assistant Secretary of
War Fox, at Fortress Monroe, declaring
his confident belief that the Monitor in
her next engagement will sink the Mer-
rimac Mr.. Fox confirms the report
that the Merrimac was injured in the
fight. He expresses the opinion that
another contest between the two vessels
is certain, and that the conflict will be
terrible.
WASHINGTON, March Posts spec
ial.-The President will probably sign
the bill establishing the new article of
of war to-day. 1t forbids officers Of the
army and navy return ng fugitive slaves
to their masters.
A special dispatch to the Tribune from
Carlo the llth, says:
A brigade of our troops went around
New Madrid on Saturday last, and arriv-
ed at small settlement on the Mississip-
pi called Point Pleasant, about ten miles
below Parmet Place, and took possession
of it. The occupation of this place by
our troops cuts off the communication OF
the rebels at New Madrid.
BALTIMORE, March 19.-The Old
Point boat has arrived
We learn through Lieut.. Hayward,
that copy of the Norfolk Day Book
has reached Old Point.
1t contains highly colored account
of the Merrimac fight, and pays a great
compliment to the bravery of the crew
of the Cumberland 1t admits that some
of the shot from that vessel entered the
Merrimac, one shell killing seventeen
men in the Merrimac, aud wounded
Capt. Buchanan. who subsequently died
The Monitor is admitted to be formida
BILE. but the Day Book says she appear
ed like black Yankee cheese box on a
raft.