Litchfield enquirer., 1863-09-10
The Higher omcers: of the Army.

1 There are no higher officers in the Army of the United States than Major Generals with 1 the single exception of Lieutenant General Scott. General Scott case is aa exceptional one, that rank having been conferred upon him by special act of Congress as recognition of his eminent services at his death the rank will again disappear from the pages of the Army Register, unless re-established by extra ordinary process. The number of Major Generals now in con- mission is four. The army organization re- quires five, but there is at present one vacancy The four Major Generals are George B. Me- Clellan, John c. Fremont, Henry w. Halleck and Ulysses s. Grant.
 The list of Brigadier Generals in the regular army is now as follows Irwin McDowell, Rob- ert Anderson, Wm. s. Rosecrans, Philip St. George Cooke, John Pope. Joseph Hooker, Mcdowell, Rosecrans Pope, Hooker and Meade are Major Generals of volunteers. With in the past year Brigadier General Harney has been summoned before the Retiring Board.
 The regular army in addition to the above grades, now consists of an Adutant Generals Department, with Brig. Gen. Lorenzo Thom s at tae head a Judge Advocate Generals De- partment, with Col Jossph Holt at the head an Inspector Generals Department a Quarter masters Department, Subsistence Depark. ment, Medical Department a Pay Depart mant, and an Ordnance Department i: a Corps or Engineers Six cavalry, Ave artillery and nineteen infantry regiments
 nere are now seventy one Major Generals ot ounteers, and one hundred and ninety.four Brigadier Generals. y ''~- The army corps are now commanded as fol- lows lst, Gen. John Newton :2d Gen Win. field 5. Hancock Sd, Gen. Daniel E. S;ctIes 4th, consolidated with others: 5tb, Gen, Geo Sykes Gen. John c. Park 10th. Gen On;n. cy A. Glllmore llth, General Oliver O. How ard l2th, Gen, Henry W. Slocum; 18th. Gen. l.. U: U: Ord l4th, General George H. Thom as 10th, Gen. Walter Fisherman 18th, Gen. stephen A. Hurlbut; l7th, General James B. McPherson 18th. General John G. Foster 18th, Gen. N. P. Banks 2Oth General Alex' Mcdowell McCook; Fist, General Thos. L. Crlttenden 22d, General Samuel P. Heintzsl- man 23d, Gen. George L. Hartsuif; Cavalry corps, General Stoneman
 The following Is the present list of the mili- tary geographical departments and their com manders:
 Department of the Tennessee-Major Gen., eral U. S. Grant.
 Department of the Cumberland-Major Gen. eral w. s. Rosecrans.
 P'' uShs VI tho OHlO-Nal0r General A. D. Burnside.
 Department of New England Major Gen. eral John A. Dix.
 Department If the Gulf-Major General N. P. Banks.
 Dept Dept oa of Vi virsaa Gafs.'" Gen. J. G. Foster
 Department ofthe Northwest-M Gem eral John Pope.
 Department of Wsshington-Maior Gensr- al s. P. Henizelman.
 b'p2rimsnt Of the Monongahela- Major General ". T. H. Brooks.
 hepsrtment of the susquehanna-Maior General Darius N. Couch.
 Department of Western Vireinia-f,rir. Generai B. F. Kelley.
 Department of New Mexico-Brig, General James H.. Carleton. Department of the Pacifc-Brig. General George Wright.
 Department of Key West-Brig. General J. NJ. Brannan.
 Department of Kansas-Major General J. G. Blunt.
 Middle Department-Msjor General Robert c. Schenck. herartn"A: of he South h--B Brig. General o. \. Glliaorr V
 )eEartn,eat of Missouri General JJhn Nj. S loGelti.