The New York herald., 1865-02-16
RIct1M o N D.
Assignment Of Major General Ord to tho
Permanent Command Of the Dc.
paftment Of Virginia.
Sketch OF the Commanding
General.
Major General Humphreys' Con-
gratulatory Address TO
His Troops,

&C., &C.. &C.
Mr.. William III. Merriam's Dispatches.
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA,
Army or THE JAMES, Feb 49, 1855. !
ASSIGNMENT or MAJOR GENERAL Q. ORD. TO rHn con.
MAND or THE DEPARTMENT VIRGINIA.
During recent visit Of Lieutenant General Grant TO
the coast the Secretary OF War issued order making
North Carolina part Of the department. under command
OF Major General Sherman and constituting Virginia
separate department General orders number fourteen,
now for the first time made public from the War Depart
ment Adjutant Generals Office assigns Major General e.
@ Ord to the permanent command Of the new depart
ment
sKwrcH OF GENERAL ORD.
Major General Edward Ohio Crcsap Ord, the
OF Major General Benjamin F. Butler late commander Of
the Army Of the James, born in Allegheny county,
Maryland, about the year 1922 He the OF Lieu
tenant James Ord OF the old army Young Ord entered
the United States Military Academy at West Point In Sep
tcmber 1885, and graduated class rank seventeen June
8, 1889 On July of the year he promoted to
full second lieutenant in the Third United States artillery
July ls4I, he promoted 70 . first eutenancy, and
September 1850 was commissioned captain In the same
regiment.
In 1856 Captain Ord distinguished himself in several
severe conflicts with the Indians, Rogue river,
Oregon and In September 1885, he engaged in the
conflict with the savagss the north Of Snake river
Washington Territory
Upon the outbreak Of the Captain Ord duty
In California, and was Immediately ordered to the
States September IA, 1861 he promoted Briga-
dier General of Volunteers and assigned the command
Of brigade of the Pennsylvania Reserves November
81 following he promoted in hisrank the regular
army to major IN the Fourth United States artillery
December TO- 1861 he participated in tho battle
various expeditions and engagements during tho winter
hc promoted TO major general Of volunteers
from May 1882. Subsequently General Ord was trans
ferred TO the Southwest In the several Of
the enemy against Cornth, Miss, he took prominent
part In tho counter of the national troops
Hc participated in the baltic OF 1uk-a September 10
before Cornth commanded Of the pursuing columns.
On October Mt the Hatche river he overlook Price and
Gsnera 6rd was Wounded and borne from a'tS the
feld Major General 8. A. Hurbut succeeding to
mand For distinguished service this occasion the
General was promoted In the regular army TO brs-
vet lieutenant colonel. In November he ap
pointed the Buell. commission, serving in this duty
General McClernand in command or the Thirteenth
army corps, and conducted the investment Of
manded the Thirteenth corps in Sherman's pursuit Of
the enemy under Joe Johnston, towards Jackson, Miss
Department OF tho GuR, and took part In the
movements through the Teche country, and sub.
seqnently IN the operations along the Texas
McCernand General Ord after assigned TO the
command Of the Department of Western Virginia, and
for short time commanded the Eighth army corps and
subsequently all the troops Of the Middle Department
In July he relieved General Martindale OF
the command Of the Eighteenth corps, Army Of the
James. In the battle OF Chapin's Farm on the north
side Of the James river the 9th of September, whio
stormng Fort Harrison, the General was again wounded
and obliged TO leave the field In the latter part Of No
venber he returned and resumed command OF his corps
During the month of December upon the reorganization
of the Army Of the James General Ord assigned To
TWenty-fOurth composed X
cusvey Of white troops On January g. OF the present
year, he succeeded General Butter TO the command Of
the Army OF the James, and by general orders of the
War Department has been assigned to tho permanent
command Of the Department OF Virginia General Ord Is
soldier by profession and experience, and his ap
pontment a valuable accession TO the efficiency Of the
Army Of the James
The following comprises the staff Of the commanding
General a. at present organzed:-
Major General Z. 0 G. Ord, Commanding Department
Brigader General John W. Turner, Chief Of Staff
Lieutenant Colonel H. w. smith, Assistant Adjutant Gen.
ernl
Major r. 8. Davis Assistant Adju,ant General.
Major r. Ord, Assistant Adjutant General
Captain H. d. Scott, Assistant Adjutant General
Lieutenant Colouel George A. Kense, Assistant
Major J. J.. siackpoie, Judge Advocate
Colonel Y. q Webster Chief QuartsrmAstsE
Colonel Gecnc $. Dodge, Chief Quartcrmastsr Army
Lieutenant Colonel NJ p Small, Chief Commlsary
Cap'nin E ". Coffin, Chief Commissary Army OF the
james
SURGEON oeorso suckley medcal Director
Lieutenant. John A. Kress, Chief OF Ordnance
Broset Major Peter J. Michil, Chief Engineer.
dIentenant VIM L King assistant Engines.
Captain H. e. Brown, A. d. C.
Captain James r. shafYer, A. d. G.
Lieutenant d. 7. welles, A. d. G.
Captain Frederick Martin, Commissary Of Musts1
Artillery.
Ii utcnars Colonel John cousAn, Provost Marshal
General
Lieutenant Colonel r. I. Manning Prsvos Marshal
General Army Of the Jamea