The New York herald., 1864-03-25
NIr. Finley Anderson's Despatch.
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY on TIE Potomac

Mr. Finley AndersOn's Despatch.
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY oY TIE PoroxAc,l
i March "a, 1864 !
Lieutenant General Grant left Washington nrtes:
minutes before O'Clock this morning, q spscia
train which conveyed him to bis headquarters In the
| field. He was accompanied by General Rawllns and
Colonel Comstock OF bis saG General Hunt and General
wadsworth who has just been ordered TO report TO Cone
raj Meade for duty.
| The new General n-Chef was loudly chcered nj tho
different stations as he passed on to the 'front.' Az Brandy
Station he was met by Major General Meade who
panied him TO Culpepper. On arriving there General
Grant was met by brilliant array OF military men.
The station was crowded with the troops cncamped the
vicinity who displayed anxiety 10 catch glimpse
OF the distinguished hero.
He was received by Major General Newton attended
by Generals Butler, Baxter and Keney, division COM
manders, and General Merritt commanding the First
cavalry division The party rode 10 General Newtons
headquarters, whence General Grant, accompanied by
General Meade, proceeded Immediately to the head.
quarters selected for the Genoral.in Chief.
The 6rookyn Fourteenth regiment, In their splendid
crimson uniforms, drawn up In limo and presented
General Grant passed through thoir ranks to his
beadquarcrs These for the present located in the
Rxey House, in Cupcpper, several miles in advance Of
the headquarters Of the Army OF the Potomac.
General Grants arrival entirely transformations
Tie dned with General Newtsn this afternoon When
horses here, In few days, he Will visit the differ
corps or tho army and mako himself familiar with
the material OF which the Army OF the Potomac ia
posed.
Reorga anization or tho Army or the
Potomac.
GENERAL oRDRRs-NO. 10.
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY Potomac,
March %, 1854. !
The following order has been received from tho War
Department.
ApyuTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, March 70, 1854.
GENERAL oRDERs-So. 115.
Era-By direction or tho President OF tho United
States the number OF composing the Army OF
the Potomac will be reduced 10 three--yz: the Second
Fifth and Sixth corps. The troops OF the other two
corps-viz: the First and Third corps-will DO tempo
rary reorganized and distributed among the Second
Fifth and Sixth. by the Commanding General, who
will determine what existing organizations will retain
their corps, badges aud other distinctive marks The
broken up will be assigned to vacancies In tho o,or
corps far as such vacancies may exist. Those for
a. officers OF the general stafl OF army corps.
Second-Major General W. Warren is assigned By
the President TO the command of the Fifth corps.
ThrdIhe following general officers detached from
the Army the Potomac, and will report for orders 10
the Adjutant General OF the Army, viz =
Major General George Sykes United States Volunteers
Major General W. II. French United states voup
MAJOR General John Newton United states Volunteers.
Brigadier General J. r. Keniy, United states volun.
teers.
BrisadOr General r. splnola, United States volun-
teers.
Brigador General Solomon Meredith, CnItcd states
by order OF the SECRETARY OF WAR.
f. D. TOWNSEND, A. A. q.
H. The following arrangements made 70 carry out the
provisions Of the foregoing ordsrTho Second Filth aud
sixth army corps will be consolidated into divisions
The First and Second divisions OF tho Third corps
transferred 10 the Second corps preserving their badges
distinctive marks. The Third division OF the Third
corps Is transferred permanently to tho Sixth corps
Tho three divisions now forming the First
corps transferred to tho Fifth corps, pre-.
serving their badges aud distinctive marks, asd
joining the Firm corps they win bo consolidated
into two divisions The commanders OF divisions trans.
70 the Second Fifth and Sixth corps will at snce
repo TO the commanders OF those corps for Instructions
Brigsder General j. B. Carr VIII report Major General
Hancock, commanding tho Second corps and Brgadier
General II. Prince TO Major General sodgwck command
Ing she sixth The Chief Of Artillery will assign
eight pseres each TO tho Second Fifth and sixth CORPS
these batteries to be taken from those now with the
corps aud with tho First and Third corps the batteries
with the several corps in excess Of tho above
allowance will cn the artillery reserve Tho consctda-
cn Of divisions called for IN this order win bc made by
he corrs orumapders concerncd. VINO are outucrzed 20
resrrarge brpsas5af heis respective comnacds In
asch rsunor they may think best tor the service.