The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-10
THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
General Grants Visit 60 tho Extrcm,
,0nt-NOre Rain.


FIOnt-MOre Rain.
Mr.. FINLEY ANDERsON's DEseArcH.
HEADQUARTERS. ARMY OF The Potomac, April o. 1854
Lieutenant General Grant made flying visit yesterday
to the extreme front OF the lines Of Army of tho Poto
He went personal EARLY In tho
morning he lett his headquarcrs accompanied by few
staff officers and the general officer whose infantry troops
occupied that portion Of the picket line which he visited
FIRST opping at oHe OF tho railroad stations. where
brigade WAS quartered he made minute Inspection OF
the regiments and thor quarters, with the ap
pcarance or both OF which he highly
gra,aed Proceeding TO the signal station charge
Lieutenant Fuller, OF the commanding mountains,
took lok at the rebels the south side or the Rap
dan deserving the progress Of the defensive operations
Thence he proceeded along the picket lines aud returned
TO bis head qusrters in the evening.
Rain his been falling fast all day The streams
still considerably swollen and roads in only toora.
Bile condition.
There nothing further Of interest to communicate
Preparations Tor the Spring Campaign.
GENERAL ORDGRs-No. II.
The following is SYNOPSIS Of General Orders No II is
sued the 7h inst from the OF the Army
Of the Potomac
FsrstIn Wow Of the approach Of the time when
this army may expected to active operations
corrs and oher Independent commanders will cause pub
lie md private property for which nsportaon is io
furnished BY existing ORDERS TO be sent to the with
as little delay as practicable.
Seccnd-All suffers and their employees will leave this
army by the 18th inst and should suffers be found With
tho army after that date their goods will be confscated
for the benefit o. the hospitals and their employees be
placed by tho Provost Marshal at hard labor.
Paragraph third provides, that after the 10th inst
citizen shall be allowed to remain with the army except
government employees. members OF the Sanitary and
Christian Commissions, and registered newspaper
respondents
Paragraph i've revokes the authority heretofore dele
gated corps commanders to grant burroughs and leaves
OF absence in the or re-ensted veterans and
with this exception leaves furloughs TO BE-
granted. extreme until further orders.
Paragraph six requires corps and other independent
commanders send 10 list showing che and
gimens officers and doing duty in their commands
who belong regiments serving in other armies or de-
par,ments These lists also show the circumstances
under which such officers and have been detained
with this army
Paragraph requires that all officers and men
doing duty in other corps than their shall be re-
turned regiments, aids.de-camp to general off,
and duty with batteries excepted
Effect OF the Consol idmsion or the Army
Corps.
WASHINGTON. April Q, 1884.
Tho dissatisfaction occasioncd among officers OF tho
Army Of the Potomac by the consolidation OF their corps
with other organizations 10 rapidly decreasing, although
the still manifest much jealousy. A few days ago
. large number Of the Third corps. consolidated
with the Second, appeared on review with their
old badge on their caps, as usual. but with the
Second corps badge attached to tho seat Of
their pantaoons. This and other demonstrations OF .
similar character have In few instances led to
bitterness between the several Commands but tho
newa OF active operations WILL Is believed correct The
evil, did last after the battle Of Chauccors
Vile. when were punished for struggling by mount
Ing them barrels. with large pasteboard crescent
The Badge Of the Eleventh Corps suspended their
necks.