Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-03-23
EXECUTIVE MANSION.


WASHINGTON. D. G., March 10, 1864
Under the authority Of the act of Con
gress reviying the grade of Lieutant Gen
eral ia the United States Army, approved
February 10Th, 1864, Lieutenant General
Ulyssus S. Grant, L. S. ~, is appointed
to the command Of the Armies of the
United States ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
I assume command OF the Armies Of
United States My headquarters will be
in the field, and until further orders, will
be with the AMY OF the Potomac.
There will he an Office headquarters in
Washington, D. c., to which all official
communications will he sent, except those
from the army here. Headquarters are at
the date of their address. L. S GRANT.
Iicutent General of the U 5. A
General Grant leaves for Washington on
Saturday, and repairs Immediately to the
front His. staff is composed of officers
formerly with him in the Mississippi
Among them are Brjgadier General Raw
lings, chief Of staff; Lieut. Col Bowers !;
Capt. G. X. Leet; Capt +. s Parker,
Assistant Adj't. Gen; Capt. II. W. Jones,
A. Q. NJ. g.; Capt. Balear; Lieut.. Col Duff,
late chief of artillery, goes as senior aid
de camp.
There appears TO be some truth 10 the
statement that the rebel cavalry are max
ing preparations for a grand raid upon the
lines of the Army Of the Potomsc. Stuart
is massing a force at Charlottesville. where
he has three brigades, and at Fredercks
burg, where he has two. \ detachment Of
rebel cavalry crossed the Rappahannock
at Fredericksburg on Wednesday night
last, and on the following day one hundred
and twenty OF them were captured by the
18th Pennsylvania Cavalry. On Friday
another detachment of rebels crossed t
Mortons Ford, but they were subsequently
forced 10 recross by the 18th Michigan Cav
airy \ report that crossing had been
effected at Raccoon Ford IS pronounced in
correct. Twelve deserters from the 10th
Louisiana Regiment came into our lines
during the week, and avaied themselves
Of the benefits Of the Amnesty Proclama-
ton.
News from North Carolina to the l4th
instant says that two Union prisoners were
frozen to death on the trip to Richmond
to Americus, Georgia, while passing through
North Carolina. Thirty one prisoners es-
capped from the cars between Brandvile and
Augusta. The hanging of fity-oue Union
soldiers at kinstOn by the rebels, and the
reported hanging Of several companies of
the I'd North Carolina, white regiment, in
Western North Carolina, recently captured
nv hn hoI- hos
listments of conscript deSerters, who are
eager to ayenge these atrocities
A despatch from Chattanooga SAYS that
the rebels are in large force in our front,
but make no demonstrations Considera-
bic excitement prevailed in Georgia on ac.
count of Governor Browns message The
rebel papers are discussing it with much
violence. John Morgan's command left
Decatur week ago
\ despatch from Washington to the New
York Commercial says: "Rumors have
: reached here Ct threatened rebel demon
stration upon Norfolk, but not much ere.
! dence Is given them. Our forces there are
we'll prepared forany contingency that may
arise"
From Tennessee we learn that the rail.
road is completed from Chattanooga to
Ringgold, Ga. All is quiet at the front
! The rebel Gen. Forrest is reported to be
organizing for a movement to West Ten.
nessee. Another report says that heavy
Rebel force is preparing for movement
into Kentucky. Numbers of guerillas are
daily surreGdering themselves to our forces
o.