New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-04-01
TUESDAY MORNING. APRIL |, 1882.
itrhs New Federal war Programme.

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President's General War Order. No. 1.
!, Ordered, That the 22d day of February, 1852, be
the day for general movement Of the land and
naval forces Of the United states against the in
snrgent forces. t.St'A tss79Ss-S Sl = y
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The army at and about Fortress Monroe, g
The army of the Potomac, 7's3tS7.:.; -;
The army Of Western Virginia, @tsts
: The army near Munfordsville, Kentucky, zsat
The army and fotilia at Cairo, "a ~ 5s-.F7st
And the naval force Ii the Gulf of Mexico, be 4
ready for movement on that day. sssee
That all other forces, both land and naval, with
their respective commanders, obey exiating orders
tfor the time, andbe ready to obey additional orders
,When duty given as7 'ssistgz.-s3 -+.Fs,5
That the heads Of departments. and especially
the Secretaries of War AID the Navy, with all
tneir snbordinates, and the general-in-chief with
ail. other cemmsnders and sabordi dinatessof land
and naval forces wilt seserally be held to their
strict and fullresponsbiites for the promptSexe.
cntion of this order. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. *sg
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Presdeht's General War Order No. 2. s sssss,
Ordered, l. That the Msjor-G General command
ing the army of the Potomac proceed forthwith to
organize that part of said army destined to enter
upon active operations, tincludng the reserve,
b1texcludiDg the troops to be left in the fortfca
/ tions at Washington) in four army corps; to be
commanded according to seniority Of rank, as
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First cerps, to consist of four divisions, and to-
be Commanded by Maj. Gen. j. Mcdowell. s-
Second corps, to consist of three divisions, and
to- be Commanded by Brig Gen. E Y. Sumner. !,
Third corps, to consist Of three divisions, and to
be commanded by Brig. Gen. 81. Heipt1elman. i.
Fourth corps, to consist Of three divisions, ,and to
he commanded by Brig Gen. e. L. Reyes
/ III. That The divisions now commanded by the
officers above assigned to the commands Of the
Icorps shall be embraced in, and form part Of,
1 their respective corps. 9s} 8 9s9E ~
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ton will be placed in command Of Brig. Gen. James
4 Wadswofth, who shall. also be military Governor
Of the District Of Columbia. NE ffsa
i ". That this order be executed with such
i promptness and dispatch as not to delay the com
lmeneement Of the operations already tdireeted to
/ be undertaken BY the army Of the Potomac..
"A fifth army corps, 70 be commanded by
4 Ma. Gen, N. P. hanks, will be formed from hi
own and General Shields, late Gen. Lander,s
fsdivision. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
4 Presidents War Order, No 55s3 ~
a k Major. General Mcclellan having peraonall,
takenthe field at the head of the army Of the Pote
iimac, hea relieved from the command OF the othe
military departments, be retaining command Of th
II department Of the Potomac.sS5s S5 s5
i Ordered further, That the two departments no'
under the respective commands of lens. Hallec
81 and Hunter, together with SO much Of that unde
| Gen. Buell. as lies westof a north and south lin
indefinitely drawn through Knoxville, Tennessee
tlo uCpah tuiSuI Y
4 the Mississippi and that until otherwise ordered
q Major-Gen. Halleck have command of said depart
7 ment. SSS+r5'ti3 555fr sSSs III sasF3sj.fs
+. Ordered also, That the country Westsof the de
Il partmentor the Potomac, and east of the .depaf
ment of the Mississippi, be ainiitary department
to be called the Mountain Department, and tha
! the same be commanded by Major.G len. Fremon
~ That all the commando Of departments afte
the receipt Of this orderly them respectively, 1.
! port seyeraIly and directly to the Secretary
& FWar, and that prompt, full, and frequent repor
Y willSbe expected Of all and each Of them. 81
r. Y. ~ ABEA HI LINCOLN