The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-23


rare chance to perec, himself in this yor.c practice Of
discreet generalship.
MILITARY CHANGES.
By a recon, order from the headquarters OF the military
division learn tha. the "Dsrict OF Nashville has
been changed into the Dstric OF Tennessee extending
to LooGou, creek few miles north Of Chattanooga. Out
OF ID new territory occupied by Gen. Shcrma another
district the sDia,rci OF the Etowah, has been
created, and placed under command Of Gen. steedman
This moIang succeeded in securing copy OF Gen.
steedman's order, assuming command cnlbody tho
order in.ful II important and designates what con-
s.i;uies the new district
DISTRICT THE Erow4H
General OrderS-No 1.
HEADQUARTERS, DISTRICT or THE ErOwAH
CHATTANOOGA, June If. 1864. !
T Pursuant to paragraph l. Special Fie9 ORDERS No.
% Military Division OF the Mississippi dated June 2,
6l tho undersigned hereby assumes command of the
District OF the Et0vah. comprised as folows:-Of the
coua,ry from Bridgeport 10 Aiaoona including Cleveland,
Rome and ,hs country east as far as controlled by the
federal troops.
H. Tie reports ard returns of the effective and aggrc
gate strength OF the several commands and
the district will be made TO thege head
quarters rccured by existing orders but this order
viii net relieve such commanding officers from making
regular rctros ana reports to Their respective superior
commanders as heretofore.
III Captain 6. g. Moe Assistant Adiutant General OF
Volunteers announced Assist mt Adutant General on
duty tnese headquarters. lie viii be respected az
cord sly. JAMES b. STEED5iAN, Major Gencsai
ADDITIONS M'rnERsoy's STAFF.
short tine ago gave you in Full the STAFF OF the gene
raj commanding the Department Army of the Tennes
see Several days since the following officers, by general
orders were assigned to staa duty in the positions below
designated
Gsnra 0rdcys-yo. Q.
HEADQUARTERS,
DEPARTMENT AND ARMY or TIL TENNESSEE
BIC SHASTY, Ga, June II, 1854
The following oacers are announced as members Of tne
stan corps Of ths department and army They wiz DC
ciplain George c. Norton Twelfth Wisconsin Infantry
Volunteers. Acting Assistant Inspector General ,,-
Captain Daniel W Whlpplo sevcnty-second Illinois
Inlantrv Volunteers asssiar, Provost Marshal General
cap;sia o. H. howard United states Army, Chief sigRa
0hcer.
Captain J. T. conHln Assistant. Quartcrmaster, Assist
ant Cnet Qgartermaster.
81 order of &aor General JAS. D. McPHtlssON,
Wn. 4 G. ARK, Assistant Adjutani General.
sspoNrSrSr or oRpNAScr OFFICERS.
The enlarged duties OF the Ordnance Department, in
consequence ot the great activity o. the armies n the
ac.d have uecessatcd the appointment OF additional off,
cers Tor that position The following General order iad
Gates lhoss appointments ,or Mcpherson army
GeaerGl Ord7s-No. 10.
DEPARTMENT ARMY TiyssssFs,
BIG SulyrY Ga, juno IL, 1854
The roi wing nan'd ouccrs arc detached from their
compsuies and regiments aud assigned duty acting
ocnance oaicers They win rot be relieved except b.
order IRON these or superior .adquarters.--
Fifteenth -ifmv Corps.
First Lieutenant 3 MITCHELL Battery r. First Illinois
Light Artillery, Acting Ordnance oaiccr Of corps.
u,
Iowa Infaalry Volunteers, Acting Ordnance oLccr Of
First division -
second Lieutenant G. 1. Purnton Battery B. First Ill
Light Artillery, Acting Ordnance othccr o. Second
captain W " Bishop, Company A, One Hurdrsd and
Third Illinois infantry Volunteers, Acting Ordnance Oi
Sixteenth Ayny Corps
Second Lieutenant Il. inrk, Company r. Sixty sixth
Illinois lniantry Volunteers Acting Ordnance 0lter Of
First Lieutenant G. f. Hail. Company C. Second iowa
Arft DvTr ~ md
First lieutenant s ! Smith, Cornpany I, Sixty alsh
Illinois Infantry volunteers, Actin; Ordnance olioer y
ourth division.
Captain W. W. Duncan, Compans ~ Eleventh Iirci5
Infantry Volunteers Acting Ordnance oicer of corp
sccoud Lieutenant ~ Narn3f Company Z, Twcuilc'h
in Infantry Volunteers, Acns Ordnance oa,cal u
second fiertcuaut X riquc Company - thirty
Illinois Infantry Volunteers eiias ctiuauso Ofcr q
nv order oi Major General lAs d. wcparssON.
wM. T. cLARE Assistant Adlo1ani General.
pmws,AL oF.osir1st
The incessant and active operations Of tho cam1agn
do not preclude tho attention or nc commanding gro
raj 20 ,aa discipline Of his commend. thu following
order has been recently published =
Ger0Gl Cr0cy--.Yo. s.
HEApQu aTER0, ]
DrrsRrNryr AN ARNr o. rnE 7 WV SIX
EG SuATY Ca, juno II, 1894 J
For drunkenness and dis0bed &C o. orders While in
the face of tho onemy, Captain William H. spain Com.
pany ", Thirty ih regiment Now jersoy Veteran vol
ntcsrs s snbicct 70 the approval OF the Precedent
hereby dismissed scrvRe OF the un,d states with
| forfeiture o, all pay and allowances.
w. For cescrting his command, while In actor atRes
sacca ard alto, Georgia, aud for dsohcdence riders
and neglect Of dlty the face OF the enemy Ca am
Joscrh Davis, Company G. Thirty second regiment .-
sour Infantry volnuee Is, subject TO the approval uf
the President hereby dismissed the service Of the United
States, with forfeiture OF all pay and allowances.
ILL., For habitual drunkenness while duty and Tor
lcavug his command and abandoning the sex and
wounded Of his regiment. wnie active CAM
paign and In the face Of the enemy Assistant surgeon
Compton smith, First regiment Aabama Cavalry Noln-
tecrs subectto the approval OF the P sicnt hereby
dismissed the service Of tho United States wan forfeiture
/ of aii nay and allowances.
By order OF Msjor General JAS d. MCPHERSON.
| wN. I. CLARK, Assistant Adiutant General.
OPERATIONS OF 1srH
Since the OF the movements OF yesterday no
further sdvance taken place. The day was rent ia
shaping lines aud correcting defects The usual srt
lory Ore between the continued at intervals
but without damage to either side. great ami nna
gassment may be looked for at any time II IA unavod.
| able, and every one is anxious 10 have u over.
| WEATHER.
The past few days have been the FIRST OF genuine
summer warmth Tho sun Is now certainly commencing
In earnest The region, however In which the army
operating is decidedly healthy, and no unusual unheaNn