Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-28
Va Eh DEFA!tIMENI,
A1,Ir-1.A NT. q ENERAL's S OFFICE.

w, 'R DEPARTMENT,
An4rraNTeCl ENERALs OFFICE
WssuINffT, IN, June ~, 1865.
GENERAL. 0Rpy.Isk No, llS.-The Presi
DEM directs that The United States be divi
ded into military diyiA ions, and subdivide'
into military department Is as follows
I-The Department I. Y the East, Majo
Gen Joseph Hooker to 9oInmand TO EN-
brace the New England 8 tatess New 1r 1orI
and New Jersey; headQuaf ters az new or
city. ~. ~.
w. s. Hancock to command; toenprace th'
States Of West Virginia, Mar Vland, excep
the counties of Anne Arun lei' rrlne'
the line of the Baltimore and OlIi4 haliroat
in Virginia the States of DelaN are anc
Pennsylvania; headquarters at BaIth uore;
3--We Department Of Washington. ma
jor Gen. G.. @. Angur to command TO EN-
brace the District of Columbia, the Coul oie'
Of Anne Arundel Prince George 5, Calv> sr5
Charles and ST Mary's in Maryland, an q
Fairfax county in Virginia. headquarters q !
Washington.
Tile Department of the Ohios Major
Gen. K. O. G. Ord to command; to embrace
the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
Michigan; headquarters at Detroit.
5-1He Department Of The Tennessee, Ma
jor Gen. Geo. Stoneman to command to
embrace the State Of Tennessee headquar-
ters at Knoxville.
6-Tke Department Of Eeatacky, Major
Gen. John Palmer to command; to embrace
the State of Kentucky headquarters at
Louisville
The Department Of Missosoi, Major
Gen. John Pope to command; to embrace
the States of Wisconsin, Minnesota Iowa,
Missouri and Kansas and the territories of
Nebraska, Dacotah, and Montana head
quarters at Fort Leayenworth
S-Ihe Department Of Virginia, Major
| Gen Alfred III. Terry to command to em-
brace the State of Virginia, excepting Fair
| fax county, and the line of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad headquarters at Rich
mond.
9-Te Department Of North Carolina,
Major Gen JOHN NJ Schofeld to command;
to embrace the State of North Carolina !;
headquarters at Raleigh.
l0-The Department Of South Cdrolinn,
/ Major Gen. @. A. Gilmore to command to
embrace the State of South Carolina; head
quarters at Hilton Head.
1l-The Department Of Georgia, Major
Gen. JAS. b. Stedman to command to en-
brace the State OF Georgia; headquarters at
Augusta. kg
| l2-We Department Of florida, Major
Gen. John G. Foster to command to EN-
brace the State Of Florida; headquarters at
| Tallahassee.
I2--1ke Department Of Mississippi, Ma
jon Gen. H. w. Slocum to command; to EN-
brace the State Of Mississippi; F; headquar-
| ters at Yicksburgh.
14-The Department Of Alobama, Ma
ior Gen G.. r. Wood to command; to en-
brace the State of Alabama; headquarters at
Mobile
l5-The Department Of Louisiaaa and
Te.cas, Major Gen. T. r. S. Candy to com
mand; to embrace the States of Louisiana
and Texas; headquarters at New Orleans.
l6-The Department Of Arkansas, Major
Gen. j. j. Reynolds TO command to en-
brace the State of Arkansas and Indian ter
ritoa..,sf heeiei5 terr, re IieAl4 Rf4l
1.-THE Departments 0f Colombia, Brig.
Gen. G. Wright, to command; to embrace
the State of Oregon and Territories Of
Washington and Idaho, headquarters at
Fort Vancouver.
IS--THe Department Of CALIFORNIA, Ma
ior Gen Irwin Mcdowell to command; TO
embrace the States of California and Neva-
da. and Territories Of Utah, New Mexico
and Colorado, headquarters at San Francis
co.
DIVISIONS.
]. The H,litoru Dirjsio1, OF tie Atlantic. =
Major Gen. George g.. Meade to command /;
to embrace the Department of the East,
Middle Department, department OF Nlr-
ginia, Department of North Carolina and
Department of South Carolina, headquar-
ters at Philadelphia.
2. The Military DirtsioR of the .HtSSisSip-
pi.-Maior Gen. W. T. Sherman to COM
| mand; to embrace the Department OF the
Ohio, Department Of Missouri and De
partment of Arkansas headquarters at st.
| Louis.
| Major Gen. p. III. Sheridan to command; to
| embrace the Department of Mississippi,
1 Department of Louisiana and Texas, and
| Department of Florida, headqurters at
| New Orleans
t. The Military DjiUision Of the IeRessee
Major Gen g. H. Thomas to command;
to embrace the Department of the Tennes-
see. Department OF Kentucky, Department
sof Georgia and Department. OF Alabama
! headquarters at Nashville.
S. The Military Dtrtision Of he Pacific. =
/ Mai. Gen IL w. Halleck to command ;Gto
embrace the Department Of the Department
of California, headquarters at San Fran
cisco.
| All officers hereby assigned VIII proceed,
on receipt of this order, TO take command
of their respective departments or military
divisions. All officers relieved by this order
viii, on being relieved by the proper officer,
report by letter to the Adjutant General for
orders.
BY order Of the President of the United
/ States. g--.,.,,,-o
E. D. TOWNSEND,
sfF A f,eneral
NEW York, July - The Posts Wash
lington special says. There is reason to believe
/ that the government viii soon announce its
! policy tothe Monroe doctrine and the French
occupation Of mexico Heavy reinforce
ments of troops, to the number of q, 200,
have been put on the road to Sheridan within
the last few days General Grant is repor-
ted to have said, while in conversation with
kMaximilian's minister, that Macmillan
would have to leave Mexico General How
ard has issued an order that if planters in
j lower Maryland do not cease turning off their
old slaves to starve, or neglect to employ
/ them, the government will take possession
of their farms and put freedmen to work
their lands.
i New y DIRK, July D, 1T Is stated that
lGrant in a recent conversation withthe Mex
tscas,- Minister freely exDresSad the oDInl0n