New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-27
Consolidation Of FremOnt'S, Banks's, and
McDOwelrS Corps.
GEN. POPE IN CHIEF COMMAND.
RE. enforcement OF GEN. MCCLELLAN.
The New Army also to Operate
Against Richmond.

WASHINGTON, Thursday. June 20, Iee2
The forces under Major. Generals Fremont, Banks,
and Mcdowell have been consolidated into one
army, called the Army Of Virginia, and MajorGsri'
eral Pope bas been specially assigned by the
President to the chief command. The forces under
commanded by Gen. Fremont. The forces under
Gen. Banks constitute The second army corpe and
are to be commanded by him. The forces under
Gen. Mcdowell constitute the third army corps, TO
lie commanded by him.
McCalrs DIVISION ten thousand strong, which
formed part of McDowelPs corps, has reached Nc
Clelau by water, and another division is to follow
Immediately in the same way, while Gen. Pope
will also operate against the enemy at Richmond.
Beside McCas division, Gen. Mcclellan has le-
cevcd other re-enforcements to the amount OF fey-
eral thousands since the battle of Fair Oaks.
THE NEW COMMANDER IN VIRGINIA.
President Lincoln has consolidated the forces
under Fremont, Banks, and Mcdowell, and PLACED
4utloi Ocus bOuu lOIc III SHlCi NOHiA1n"' 'N''
Pope was b5fn in Kentucky, in 1922. He Was ap-
pointed a cadet in the West Point Military Academy,
from Illinois, in 1888: graduated in 1872, and was
commissioned brevet "a LIEUT. nant in the Corps Of
Typographical Engineers on the lat Of July OF that
year. Gen. Pope, in the Mexican war, was at
tached to the army of Gen. Taylor AT the baile OF
Monterey he won his LIST Lieutenancy, aud for gal.
lautry at Buena Vista was breyet,ed Captain, bis
commission bearing date February q, ls47. He
was still Captain in the Engineer Corps when tie
rebellion broke out, and one Of the officers de-
tailed by tho War Department to essort President
Lincoln 10 Washington. When the President III
creased the army by calling for volunteers, Capt.
Pope was named as a Brigadier-General, and ap'
pointed to a command in Missouri. Gen. Popes
operations in Northern Missouri, in reopenng
and protecting railroad COMMUNICATION, and driv-
ing out guerrilla parties, arc we'll known.
The most important engagement with
which he was there connected was that Of Black
water where by the cooperation Of Jcii. e. Davis,
large number of Rebel prisoners were taLen and
their army routed. Geo. Haee. iu;Fusted him with
the command Of the Army Of the Mississippi, deg
tined to cooperate with FiagOfhcer Foote'S fotilla.
AT the head Of q weltnppointed army, Gen. Pope
left Commerce, No., marched On Eew.Madri1, cap.
tured that place, and acted with Commodore Foote
in driving the Rebels from Island No. 10 into we'll
conceived trap, where 5000 of them were taken
prisoners by Popes army. When Halleck took
command on the Upper Tennessee, he srres.ed
Pope's course down the Mississippi, when he was
about to commence the attack On Fort Pillow. With
hs army he proceeded, in obedience to orders to
PittsbuIg, and was assigned position on the ex-
treme lef, of Hallcck's army. Here he had CON-
mand of one of the three grand divisions into which
the Union force was divided, and, by brilliant
piece of strategy, succeeded in capturing
large number of Rebel prisoners at Coriuib.
After the evacuation Of Corinth, Gen. Pope prr-
sued the fugitive BsauregaId down the Mobile Rail-
road, capturing a great many prisoners, aTms, &c.
He was engaged in this duty when Summoned TO
Washington. Gen. Pope is one of the stirring sort
of men, and will not be likely to stand on the bank
Of the Potomac until all the water has run down be-
fore crossing, nor plan regular seiges where the
same end may be gained BY a bod dash with sword
and bayonet