Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1862-03-21
OFFICIAL ORDER FOR THE AID
VAEE OF THE ARMY

! NAsHINGToN, March H. The following
Orders by the President we're published by
authority, 10 the Iatelttgencer Of this morning.
Their importance and bearing are manifest
WAR GAZETTE, PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
WAsnmaroN, Jan. p, 1862,
Executive Mausion.
Presidents General WoT Order, No. l
Ordered, that the twenty second day of Feb
ruary, 1862, be the day for general mnvs-
ment Of the land and naval forces Of the Uni
ted States against the iDsurgeut forces. That
especially the army ut and about Fortress
Meuroe, the army of the Potomac, the army
of Western Virginia, the army near Muofords-
vile, Kentucky, the army and Hotilla at Cairo,
and naval force in the Gulf Of Mexico be
ready sor a movement on that day.
That all other forces. both land and naval,
with their respective commanjers, obey exist
Ing orders for the time, and be ready to obey
additional orders when duly given. That the
Heads of Departments, and especially the
Secretaries OF War and of tho Navy, With all
their subordinateS, and The Gensral-ia-Chie
With all other commanders aud snboTdinates of
the land and navsi forces, will seVerally be
held to their strict and full responsibilities tor
the prompt execution Of this order.
(Sigued) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WARRINGTON,
MARCH 8, 1862.
PYesldsnt's General Var Order, No. 2.
Ordered, First-That the Major Genevsl
commanding the army of the Poiomsc proceed
forthwith to organize that part of the said arr
my destined to enter upon active operations,
including the ressrve, but excluding the troops
TO be LETT in the forti6cations about Washing
ton. into four army corps, TO be commanded
according to seniority Of rank, as follows
First Corps, to CONSIST of four divisions, to
be commanded by Major General Irwin Me.
Dowell.
Second Corps, to consist of three divisions,
and to be commanded By Brigadier General
e. Y, Sumner.
Third Corps, to consist OF tbyse divisions
aud to bs commanded by BrigAdier General
s. P Heintzelmsn.
Fourth Corps, to coneist OF three divisions,
and 60 be conRaDded by Brigadier General
e. D. Keyes
Second-That the division now commanded
By the oHiosrs above assigned 20 the command
of corps, shalt be embraced in and form part
of their respective corps.
Third--The foroes left for the defence of
Washington viii be placed in command Of
Brigadisr. General james !. WadsEorsh, who
shall also be Military Governor Of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Fourth---Thas this order be executed with
suoh promptue"s and dispatch as not TO delay
the commencement Of the operations already
directed to be undertaken by the army of tho
Potomac.
Fifth--A fifth army corps, to bs commando
ed by Major General ~ P. Banks, will be
| formed from bis own and General Shislds's,
tla,e Gen. Lander's) divisions.
tSisned) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON,
March Ii, 1862
Prestdeafs Var Orders, No. 3.
! Major Geuoral Mcclellan having perronali =
+! taken the field at the head of the army Of she
Potdmzc, until otherwise ordered, he is reliev-
81 - N the command of the other Military
Dsnaatma,,,. he reiaiaing the command of The
army Of the Potomav.
Ordered further that toe ..wo departments
now under the respective commands oa Uena-
raj Halleck and Hunter, together with so much
OF that under General Buell. IS lies west of
north aud south line indefinitely drawn through
Knoxville, TeDnessee, be considered aud de-
signated the Department Of the Mississippi.
and that until otherwise ordered Major Gsner-
oil Halleck have comuaud Of said Department.
Ordered, alao, that the country west of the
department. Of the Potomac, snd east of the
department of the Mississippi, be military
department, to DO called THE Mountain De-
partment," and that tho same be aommanded
by Major General Fremont.
That all the commanders of The Deoart,
ments, after the receipt of ttlis order by them.
respectively report severally and directly TO
the SECRETARY Of War, and that prompt, full
and frequent reports will bs expected Of all
aud each Of them.
jSigael) AsRAHAM lincoln.