Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-25
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
War Department, Adjutant Generals Office,
Washington, March %, 1864.

General Orders No. ISL
1 !. BY direction Of the President Of the United
the Army OF The Potomac will be reduced to
three, viz the Second. f .fth and Sixth Corps
The troops OF the other two corps, viz: the
iz-d and distributed among he Second. Fifth
and Sixth by the Commanding General, who
will determine what existing organizations
will retain their Corps badges. and other dis
corps which are temporarily broken up will
be assigned to vacancies in the other corps, so
far as such vacancies may exist Those for
whom there are no vacancies, will cease to be
considered as officers OF the General Staff Of
II. Major General g. K. Warren is assigned
by the President to the command Of the Fifth
III. The following general officers are de.
tached from the Army Of the Potomac, and
Will report for orders to the Adjutant General
Major General George sy kes, United States
Major General w. H. French, United States
MAJOR General John Newton, United States
Brigadier General J. R. Kenly, United States
Brieadier General F. B. spinola. United States
Brigadier General solomon Meredith, United
States volunteers.
BY order Of the Secretary Of War.
E. ID. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.
The following arrangements are made to
carry out the provisions Of the foregoing or.
der:
The I'd, 5th and 9th army corps will each be
consolidated into two divisions.
The LIST and I'd division OF the Sd CORDS are
transferred to the I'd corps, preserving their
badges and distinctive marks The Sd division
OF the Sd corps is transferred permanently to
the 9th corps. The three divisions now form.
ing the LIST corps are transferred to the 5th
corps, preserving their badges and distinctive
marks; and on joining the 5th corps, they will
be cons olidated into two divisions. The com.
fna nders Of the division transferred TO the I'd,
5lh and 9th corps, will at once report to the
commanders Of those corps tor instructions.
Brgadier General ]. b. Carr will report to
Major General Hancock, commanding I'd corps,
and Brlgadier General H. Prince to Majo.
General SLdgwick, commanding Oh corps.
The chief o. artillery cry viii assign eign. battsr-
teries to be taken from those row with the
corps, and with the LIST and Sd corps.
The batteries with the several corps in excess
OF the above allowance will join the artillery
reserve. The cor solidation Of divisions called
tor in this order will be made by the CORPS
Cmmanders concerned, who are authorized
TO reaIrapRe the brigades Of their respective
commands in such manner as they day think
best for the service. The reassignmant Of Off.
fss n tns upon
upon the nom mat ton Of chiefs Of the staff de.
partment at these headquarters. Special in.
.tI9ftions win be given hereafter with respect
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broken up.
The Major General commanding ayails him.
self OF the occasion to say that in view of the
reduced strength Of nearly all the regiments
serving in this army, the temporary reduction
OF the army corps to three Is q measure impar.
atiyely demanded by the best interests of the
service, and that the reason for attaching the
LIST and Sd corps tor the time being to Other
corps, were in DO respect founded upon auy
supposed inferiority Of those corps to the other
corps OF this army. All the corps have equal
ly proved their valor on many fields, and all
have equal claims to the confidence Of the Gov.
ernment and of the country.
The LIST and Sd corps will retain their badges
and distinctive marks, and the Major. General
commanding INDUCES the hope that the ranks
OF the army will be filled at an early day. so
that those corps can again be reorganiZed.
BY command Of Major General Meade.
s. WILLIAMS, A. A. q.
IN addition to the foregoing, we learn that
General Pleasanton has been relieved from the
cavalry corps, ard is to report to (3eneraI
RosecTabe; that General Sykes is To report 10
General Curtis, General Newton to General
Sherman, General French at PhiiadeIphia.
General Meredith at CAIRO, General Spjuola Ia
court martiak General Cald well to be reiiev
ed 10 sit on court martial, and Generals
Ricketts,, eibbon, and Wadsworth TO report
to General Meade, for assignment to CON.
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