Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-24

time, and be ready to obey additional orders When daily
given.
That the Heads of Departments, and especially the
Secretaries Of War and OF the Navy, with all their sub
ordinstes and the Gsnerslin Chief with all other con-
msudsrs and subordnas of land and naval forces viii
sevsray be held their strict and full responsibilities
for the prompt execution Of this order.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
ExrcUTrys MANSION,
WAsHIsoros, March 2, 1854.
Presidents GIsrRLL war ORDER No. q
ORprRID l. That the Msjor.General commanding
the Army Of the Potomac proceed forthwith to organize
that part Of said army destined to upon active
operations ncludng the reserves but excluding the
troops be left In the fortifsaons about Washingon
In four army corps to be commanded according semi
ority Of rank, follows:
LIST Corps consist Of four divisions and to be con.
manded by Msjor.General /. Mcdowell
I'd Corps to sst Of three dvisionf and to be
mAnsei by Brigadisr General 4. V. Sumner
81 Corps to consist Of three division sad to be
mandsd BY Brigadier General 8. P. Hello Eslmsn.
All Corps to consist Of three divisions and 10 be COM
nanded by Brigadier-Gsneral E. L. Ksyer
II. That the DIVISIONS now commanded BY the ecers
above assigned ID the commands Of corps shall be
braced In and form part Of their respective carrs
Ill. The forces left for the dsferee OF Washington
will be placed in command Of Bnsadisr-General james
Wsdswortb, who shall slso be Military Governor Of the
District of Columbia.
w. That this order DO executed with such prompness
and despatch to delay the commencement Of The
operations already directed to be undertaken by tho
Army Of the Potomac.
V. A. Fifth Army Corps, to be commanded by hbiot-
General N. P. Banks viii be formed from his and
General Shields, late G5neral Landsr's division.
ABRAHAx LINCOLN
Executive MANSION, WAsHsGroA,
March IL, lSst.
Presidents War 0RDER No. 3.
ksjorGeseral Mcclellan having personally taken the
Geld at the head Of the Army of the Potonsc until 9th
srvisc cdered he q relieved from the command Of the
other military departments he retaining the command Of
the Department Of tho Po,cmic.
Ordered further, That the departments uudsr
the respective oil Generals Hseck and Hunter
| together with much OF that under General Buell.
lies west Of north aud south line indefinitely drawn
through Knoxville, Tennessee, be consolidated aud des
snsted the Department Of the hisssppi aud that until
other ~lss ordered. A-or-Gereral H.lsck have COM
mand Of said department..
Ofdsrsd also, That the country Of the Depart
Of the Poonsc and east OF the Department OF ths
Mississippi be military department, to b. called tho
Mountain Department. and that the same be commanded
| By MDjor General Fremont.
| ThaS al the Commanders Of Departments after the
receipt Of this order by them respectively report
ally and directly to the Secretary Of War, and that
prompt, fu and frequent reports will be exp ctcd Of all
| aud each Of them. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
| The Baltimore N.ss Sheet says that G. u. McCl In
did not know that he had ceaed to be General IN Chhf
OF ne army until sfter the Presidents order No
had appeared in the National .sencer. On the 9th.
or hand, the HsraGs Washington correspondent ssys
"It Is currently reported here, and believed that the
order of the President limiting Gen. kcClelAn's ccm.
msnd to the army OF the Potom,c pursuant to his
own request President Lincoln assures his friends that
in sanding hs late order, respecting Gen. McJl,llsn,
there vas lot the slightest intention Of indicating lack
Of confidence in him personally. On the contrary, his
confidence In the General "a not diminished in the sight.
degree. The General nChst took the field In Per.
son TO carry Out an important detail ser his grand plan
had begun 10 be fulfilled and the Commander.inC Chief
then felt bound relieve him from the bur.hen Of
ranging and ordering details for the whole Union army,
in order that be might STRIKE blow the heart OF the
reb,on unencumbsred by the extraordinary duti,s he
has performed for the last SIX months.