Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-20
The Presidents War Orders.

The following orders by the Prcsi.
dent were published by authority. in
the National Intelligencer of March
IL. Their importance and bearing
are manifest:
The President General War Order, No I.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington,
January 81, 1862.
1t is ordered that on the 22d day uf
Februry, 1862, there be general
movement of the land and naval forces
Of the Z. s. against the encmys
forces--that portion of the army at
and about Fortress Monroe, the army
Of the Potomac, the army of Western
Virginia, the army near Munfordsvile,
Ky, the army and fotilla at Cairo,
! and a naval force OH the Gulf of Mexi-
CO be ready for movement on that
day; that all the other forces, both
land and naval, with their respective
commanders obey the existing orders
for the time, and be ready to obey ad-
ditioual orders when duly given that
the heads of departments, and especi-
ally the Secretary of War and the
Navy, with all their subordinates, and
the Gencral-in-Chief with other com.
manders and subordinates of the land
and naval forces will severally DO
held to their strict and full responsi.
billties for the prompt execution Of
this order.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The President General War Order, No g
Executive MANSION. Washington
March Sth, 1862.
Ordered first, that the Major-Gcnc-
raj commanding the army of the Poto-
mae proceed forthwith to organize
that part of said army designed To
enter upon active operations, includ-
ing the reserve, but excluding the
troops to he left in the Notifications
about Washington, into four army
corps, to be commanded bccording to
seniority Of rank as follows: First
corps to consist Of four divisions, and
to be commanded bv Maj Gen. McDow-
ell 2d corps To consist OF three divis-
ions, to be commanded by Brig Gen.
5. P. Heintzlcman 4th corps to con.
sist of three divisions, aud to be COM
manaed 10y Brighten. Kcyes.
81 That tho divisions now com.
manded 10y the officers above assign
ed to the command of corps, shall be
embraced in and form part Of their
respective corps.
Sd. The forces left for the defence
of Washington will he placed in COM
mand of Big. 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 tho
operations 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 Gen. Lam
ders divisions.
(Signedl ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The Presidents 5 General War Order No. 8:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON,
March llth, 1862
Maj. Gen. Mcclellan having person.
ally taken the field at the head of the
army of the Potomac until otherwise
ordered, he is relieved from the COM
mand Of the other military depart
ments. He retaining the command ot
the department of the Potomac.
Ordered further that the two de-
partmcnts now under the respective
commands of Gems. Halleck aud Hun
ter, together with SO much of that Of
Gen. Buell. as lies west of a line in
definitely drawn through Knoxville.
shall comprise one department and
be designated the Department of tho
Mississippi. and that until otherwise
ordered Maj. Gen. Halleck have cum
mand Of said department.
Ordered also that the country west
of the department of the Potomac aud
east of the department of the Mlsss-
sippi be a military department, and
the same be commanded 10y Maj Gen.
Fremont. That all commanders OF
departments after receipt OF this order
respectively report severally aud dis.
tinctly to the Secretary OF War, and
prompt and frequent reports viii bo
expected of ALL
! (SigneD ABRAHAM LINCOLN.