Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-20
THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.""'
WHAT THEY COAPNlSE'

THE MILITARY OEPARTM En 1870
WHAT THEY COAPAlsE'
We have heard considerable inquiry
Of late, about the precise size, location
and military Importance OF the various
Military Departments - particularly
those in the seeded States. The Uni
ted States is thus geographically d'v'd'
ed into Military Districts:
/ DEPARTMENT of New Unglama.-
The six New England States. Head
onarter. at Boston. Commander, MAJOR
General Benjamin +. Butler. -,
. DeDaytuent Of Neao Iork.-1he
State OF New York. Headquarters at
Albany. Commander, Major General
Edwin d. Morgan.
8. Leportment of the Potonaac.-
The States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey.
Delaware and Maryland, the District OF
Columbia, and that portion OF Virginia
cast of the Allegheny Mountains and
north OF James river, except Fortress
Monroe and sixty miles around the same
Hesdouar,, ers at Washington or in the
field. Commander, Major General
George b. McCIe.' Ian:
4. Department of Nrgi"ia.-FoItress
Monroe and sixty m.'ies around Tue
same. Headquarters at the Fortress.
Commander, Brgadier Genera 'ohn e.
Wool.
s. Department of the Mississippi
The States Of Ohio. Michigan, Indiana,
Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Illinois. Kansas, Arkansas,
the Indian Territory, the Territories OF
Dacotah, Nebraska and Colorado 10 the
Rocky Mountains, and that part of Ten
ncssee lying west of north and south
lire indefinitely drawn through Knox
Vile, Tennessee. Headquarters at pre-
sent at St. Louis. Commander, Major
General IL. w. IIalleck.
6. The Mountain Departnsent.-The
country west OF the Department OF the
Potomac and east Of the Department OF
the Mississippi. Headquarters at
Wheeling. Commander, Major Gene
raj John c. Fremont.
I. Department Of New Werico.-
The Territory of New Mexico. Head
quarters at Santa Fe. Commander, Col.
r. X. S. Candy.
8. Impairment of tie Protective
country west OF the Rocky Mountains.
Headquarters at San Francisco, Cali
fo:n Commander, -.
.. Department of Eorida.-Tbat
part Of the State of Florida not included
in the Department Of Key West. Head
quarters at Fort Pickers. Commander,
Btyad,e, General Lewis G. Arnold.
10. department of Moth Curoltna
The State OF North Carolina. Head
quarters in the ic d. Commander,
Dr'gadler General A. +. Burnside.
IL. Department Of Hty West Key
West, the Toltugas aud the ma'uland on
the west coast, as lar as Apalachicola,
an to Cape Canaveral on t. east coast
Commander, Bngadler General J. n
fireman.
The two most important divisions are
those under the command Of Majol
General Mcclellan and Major Genera
HaIieck, the latter being OF vast dimen
sions. There are but three Maj or Gen
erals in the regular army-McClelap
Fremont and lIatleck, and they rank II
the order named. The administration
has placed in the hands OF the former
and latter the most important trusts
showing that its confidence in tbei
ability is of the highest order. Ere
mouts Department comprises only the
new State Of Western Virginia, and 8
small section from the west end of Ken
lucky and Tennessee. 1t amounts tc
merely nothing. In speaking OF this
the New York Times SAYS:
The restoration of Major General Ere.
mont to a command, was, under the cir.
cumstanccs, proper difference to the
opinions OF very large, intelligent and
respectable body Of men in Congress
whose good vii! it is desirable for Ii,
President to retain. The President's
action would have been more gratif, ino
ii Fremon,s new command had been
more impatient. 1t includes only Rose
crans' and GNtieli's troops, and there
are no rebels in arms in the Department,
for even this small force to operate
against.
For al! that he will have to do in thi:
new Department, Mr.. Fremont might as
n
well De spending his time on his Mari
posa hills and gulches. Tire are liter
ally no soldiers in the division, and
what is more, no need of any.