, 1864-03-28
THE ARMY or The POTOMAC.
Its Reorganization and Consolidation into
Three C0rps-Tle First asd Third
Corps Distributed among the
Second, Fifth and Sixth

The following Is the full text Of the order reor-
ganizing the army Of the Potomac:
. HEADQUARTERS ARMI OF TIE PoToNAc,1
: Thursday, March ~. {
GEsunA1 onDxns No 1o:-The following order
sxcond-Major Gen. c. ". Warren is assigned
by 1he President to the command Of fhe on corps
,tached from tho army Of the Potomac, and Will
report for orders to The Aajatant Of the army. viz .
:. Major Gen. George sy kes, Y. S. voIs. =
Brig. Gen. ]. R. Kenly, g. 3. Vols,
Rg RB5g. Zen B. sRi9ela, 2: s.: r. YES vo,,
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s.~.s, WAn DEPARrnEsr.
NJ, AnJuEAET,GEszHAI' A = @ OFFICE, = ,oea
Of the President nf tho United States, The number
Of Army Corps composing Tho Army 1d the posa-
Fiji M md IS SEE selps 70 Fse troops the
two corps VIZ: Tbs First and Third Corps, VIII ho
temporarily reorganized and distributed among tho
esai. Wh5sqia M determins What At e1istlug o1gsnlza-
tions wi retain their corps badges and other dis
tinctyc marks. The staff officers Of the two corps,
70 e e ~ va
cancies may exist, Those for whom thero are no
vacancies Will cease to be considered as officers OF
l1E dEOCIAt 6taM Q1 Army VQ5pd-
Second. The following arrangements arp made 70
Ths sssond; Fiji and Sl5th Amy @ GoFPs' ' will IS bs
seeopa ssoas e g1 s hla Corps
ana M ssnetise ssna arks' EFF PThe Thid Division q
cops y int MAN. to 6e 1
serving their badges and distinctive marks, and on
9f1n 5hns S coE hses w bs M sa 81
vision transferred to tho Scconu. Fifth and Sixth
Corps, will at once report to the commanders
Of thoae corps for instr1etions: Brig: Gen. ]. 3.
Ing the I'd Corps and Brig. Gen. Il. Prince to Maj-
Gen. sedgwtck, commanding the 9Th Corps. The
Chief Of artillery Mil assign eight battefies each to
taken from those now with the corps, and with tho
1st and Sd Corps. The batteries with the several
corps, IN cKceas Of the aborc allowance, Will join
sions called for in this order win be made By the
corps commanders concerned, who are authorized
to rca7ansc the brignaes q thelE respective COM
the service. Tho reaes1gnment Of officers Of the
staff departments consequent upon tho reorgaui-
he he e 1Ss a e aese
headquarters. Special Instructions viii be given
hereafter with respect to staG officers Of the two
9h.:aTha 1sief S5t as recommending ANN.
tmEclf OF the occasion to say that In view OF tho
reduced strength Of nea;lJ al tho regiments
tion Of the army eorpa to three ii. mca-
sure imperatiyely demanded by the best inter
ests Of tho service, and that the reasons for
attaching the First and Third Corps, for the time
being, to other corps, were in no respect founded
npon any supposed infesiority Of those corps to
the other corps Of this army. All the corps have
equally proved their yalor in many fields, and all
have equal claims to the confidence Of the Govern
ment and OF ths country. Tho 1st and 81 corps
viii retain their badges aud distinctive marxs and
the Major General Commanding indn1ycs the hope
that tie ranks Of the aEy will be filed at carly
day so TINT those corps can again be rcofganized.
BY command Of Nat. GGn. MEADE.
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