The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-03-25
Reorganization of the Army Of the Potan,ac.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoToMAc,
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hcofy0ttzdton or ire Army Of the Potan,ac.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoToMAc,
March "a.
General Order No. 10.-The following order
has been received from the War Department:
Var Department, Adj. Generals Office
Washington, MarcM 23d, 1S64.-General Or
ders No. ll5.-lst-By direction of the Presi-
dent of the United States the number of the
army corps composing the army of the Poto-
mac will be reduced TO three, viz, the Cd, 9Th
and 9th corps. The troops of the other two
corps, viz, the LIST and Sd corps, will be tenn
porarily reorganized and distributed among
the I'd, 9Th aud 9th by the Commanding Gen.
eral, who will determine what existing organ
izations will retain their corps badges and
other distinctive marks. The staff officers OF
the two 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 Gen
erals staff OF any corp.
2d-Major Gen. Warren is assigned by the
President TO the command of the 9TH corps
The following officers are detached from the
army Of the Potomac, and will report for Or
ders TO the Adjutant General of the army, viz:
Major Gen. George Sykes, u. s. ", Major
Gen. w. Fl. French, US. ", Major Gen. J ohh
Newton, U. ). v, Brig. Gen. j. II. Henley, U.
S.V., Brig. Gen. +. Spindle, n. S. v, Gen.
Solomon Meredith.
BY order Of the Secretary OF War.
tSignedl Z. d. TOWNSEND, A. A. G.
The following arrangements are made TO
carry out the provisions of the foregoing or
ders:
The 9Th and 9th army corps will be consoli-
dated into two divisions. The first and sec
ond divisions of the Sd corps are transferred
to the I'd corps, preserving their badges and
distinctive marks. The third division of the
Sd corps is transferred permanently to the 9th
corps. The three divisions now forming the
LIST corps are transferred to the 9th corps,
preserving their badges and distinctive marks,
and on joining the 9TH corps they will be CON
soldated into two divisions. The command
ers of divisions transferred to the I'd and 9th
corps will at once report to the commanders
of these corps for instructions. Brig Gen.
J. b. Carr will report to Maj. Gen. Hancock,
commanding the I'd corps, aud Brig. Gen. II.
Prince to Maj. Gen. Sedgewick, commanding
the 9th corps.
The Chief of Artillery will assign eight
batteries each to the I'd, 9th and 9th corps,
these batteries to be taken from those now
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 consolidation of divisions called for in
this order will be made by the Corps Com
manders concerned, who are authorized TO ar
range the brigades of their respective CON-
mands in such manner as they may think best
for the service. The re-assignment of officers
of the staff department consequent upon the
reorganization of the army, will be made up
on the nominations of chiefs of staff depart
ment at these headquarters. Special instruc
tions will be given hereafter with respect TO
staff officers of the corps temporarily broken
up. Sd. The Major-General commanding
ayails himself Of the occasion TO say that in
view of the reduced strength of nearly all the
regiments serving in this army, the Temporal
ry reductions of the army corps to three, is
measure inperatiVely demanded by the best
interests of the service aud that the reasons
for attaching the LIST and Sd corps for the time
being to other corps, were in no respect
founded on any supposed inferiorty of these
corps TO the other corps OF the army. All the
corps have equally proved their value Oh ma
ny fields and all have equal claims to the con-
6dence of the government and of the eoun-
try. The LIST and Sd corps will retain their
badges and distinctive marks, and the Mai
Gen. commanding INDUCES the hope that the
ranks of the army will be filed at an early
day, so that these corps can again be re-or-
ganized.
BY command of Gen. Meade.
S. WILLIAMS, Asst. a. G..