The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-29

HEADQUARTERS IN IHE FIELD, March %, 1904. ! y
Lieutenant General Grant, who went down to Wash
ngton yesterday has returned 10 his headquarters the
field. A squadron Of tho Fifth United States cavalry
under command OF Captain A. W. Mason, has been de-
tailed as an escort to the General in Chief
MAJOR General Warren Is clearing all the soldiers Of
cuIperper. 1.-THE officers and who have here.
tofore occupying quarters the town ordered into
camp, and the place Is boing thoroughly policed
The weather Is very favorable for eecting the changes
IN OF the encsmpmcnts rendered by the
recent reorganization Of the There IS great acvI
ty In the several departments and tho nges in
equipments, well In the assignment OF officers,
being maese rapidly az possible. The principal
manders have been already named.
The following q summary OF the rcorgan zaton OF the
army
ARMY coRPs,
MAJOR General Warren, commanding.
The consolidation OF divisions and Arrangement or
brgades Is mado folows.-Tbe commanding oacor Of
the First division OF the Fifth corps ordered
sodae the three brgadcs into two brigaccs 20 10 desg
mated tho First aud Second brigsdes, First sson,
FIFTH army corps. The old secoud division Fifth CORPS
has been consolidated into ono brigade 70 be
designated the Third brigodc, First dvison
Fifth corps. commanded by BrigadIer General X.
o. Ayrcs. The old Third division, Firth corrs,
win remain tho Third division, Fifth army
corps The Second brigade OF the Third DIVISION First
army corps has been transferred to the Second division
First army corps, this division will hereafter DO desg
mated the Second division Fifth army corps Tho First
brigade Of the Third DIVISION First army corps has boon
transferred to the First division, First army corps and
this division will hereafter be designated the Fourth
DIVISION Fifth army corps. The designating flags Of The
old Third brigade, Fret DIVISION Fifth army corps OF
Second brigade, Second division, Fifth army corps and
Of the Third DIVISION First army corps ordered to DO
turned 10 10 the corps quartsrmaster. t.-.sssf-
The following 10 the assignment Of general officers TO
commands In the consolidated corps-- ftes
1-Brigadier General j. 8. wsdsworth, commanding
2-ngader General 6. W. Crawford, commanding
s--Brsadisr General ). Q. Robinson, commanding
4--Brigsder General Charles grimm commanding First
division.
s-Brtadicr General r. q. Ayres, commanding Third
e--Hrlsadsr General L. Gutter commanding First bri
7--Brisadier General Henry Baxter. commanding 60
cond brigade, Second division.
sBrs adler General j. j. Bartlett, commanding Second
s-Brlgadcr General James Barnes, commanding First
io-BrIgadicr General j. Q. Rice, commanding Second
brigade, Fourth division. .
Tho following IS portion q the corps ssans-- 81
Lisutenant Colonel H. Q. Bankhead, Inspector General
Lieutenant Colonel y. A. Locke, Assistant AdJetant
Captain D. l. Smith, Acting cAicf Commiasary Of Sub
sistence HMl Ia ~
Captain ". 7. Gentry, commlssary Of Musters.
lhs other officers Of tho star hsvs NOT vet bsso a.
signed tseassq fNesu L.
sKcuSp coRrs. * &C.
he Major General Hancock commanding.
The original regimens Of the Second corps have been
consolidated into two divisions, with a new assignment
Of siyficn and brigade commanders.
The division formerly rnown the First division Of
the Third corpe, commanded by Major General Brney,
has been designated the Third division Of TIE Second
corps. The division formerly known the Second div
sion Of the Third corps which Brsadier General Carr
has been assigned as commander win hereafter be known
q the Fourth division the Second corps Each OF these
divisions has been reduced to two brgades Tho orga-
nzalcu o. The star Of The Second corps has MOI yet tson
completed.
rne following s The Arrangement Of divisions and a.
sisnInsbt of commanders -
Rrigadicr General 4. 9. barlow.
First Brieade-Colcne NJ A. Niles, sixty first New
York. Il