Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-07-14
THE ARMY

| THE ARMY
| WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT GENERAL
| OFFICE, WASHINGTON, June ~, IS65-GeaeraI
Orders No. fie.-The President directs that the
| United States be divided into Military Diyi
! sions. and sub-divided into Military Depart
| ments, rs follows:
DEPARTMENTS
i. The department of the East, Major General
Joseph Hooker to command, to embrace the
New England States, New York, and New Jer-
sey; headquarters at New York city.
- Ihe Middle Department, Major General
". >. HANCOCK to command, to embrace the
States of West Virginia, Maryland, (axcept the
counties OF Anne Arundel, Prince Georges
Calvert, Charles, and ST. Mary's,) the line of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in Virginia
the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania:
headquarters at Baltimore.
%. Inc department of Washington, Major
General c. G. Augur to command, to embrace
Inc Distrlct OF Columbia, the counties OF Anne
Arundel, Prince Georges, Calvert, Charles
ana 81. Mary's, in Maryland, and Fairfax
ington.
4. The Department of the Ohio, Major Cen.
eIai T. " y Ord to command, to embrace the
6eadqGarters al ain6taR6af, Illinois. and Michigan,
S. The Department Of the Tennessee, Major
General George Stoneman to command, to en-
brace the State Of Tennessee; headquarters at
Knoxville.
6. The Department of Kentucky, Major Gen.
eral John NJ Palmer to command, to embrace
the State Of Kentucky; headquarters at Louis
Vile
=. The Department of the Missouri, Major
General John Pope to command to embrace
the States of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Mis-
souri, and Kansas, and the Territories of Ne
Fort Leavenworth.
8. The Department of Virginia, Major Gen.
eral Alfred II. Terry to command, TO embrace
the State OF Virginia, except Fairfax county,
and the line of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road; headquarters at Richmond
g. The Department of North Carolina, Major
General J. M. Schofield to command, to EN-
of Nnrfh lima.
ters at Raleigh.
10. The Department of South Carolina, Major
General q. A. Gilmore to command TO EN-.
brace the State of South Carolina; headq uarters
at Hilton Head.
II. The Department of Georgia. Major Gen.
eraI James B. Steedman to command, to en-
brace the State of Georgia; headquarters at
Augusta.
l2 The Department of Florida, Major Cen
eral John q. Foster to command, TO embrace
the State Of Florida; headquarters at Talla-
hassee.
10. The Department of Mississippi, Major
General II. w. Slocum to command, to embrace
the State OF Mississippi; headquarters at Vicks-
burg.
IA. The Department of Alabama, Major Gen.
eral G. r. Wood to command, to embrace the
State Of Alabama; headquarters at Mobile.
Is. The Department of Louisiana and Texas,
Major General E. r. S. Candy to command, TO
embrace the States of Louisiana and Texas;
headquarters at New Orleans.
16. The Department of Arkansas, Major
General j. J. Reynolds to command, to en-
brace the State of Arkansas and the Indian
Territory; headquarters at Little Rock.
II. The Department of the Columbia, Briga-
dier General G. Wright to command, TO en-
brace the State of Oregon and Territories of
Washington and Idaho; headquarters at Fort
Vancouver.
is. The Department Of California, Major
General Irwin Mcdowell to command, to en-
brace the States of California and Nevada, and
Territories of Utah, New Mexico and Colorado;
headquarters at San Franciscos
DIVISIONS.
l. The Military Division of the Atlantic, Ma
jor General George G. Meade to command,
embrace the Department of the East, Mid
ais n Sor sa of 9e
of South Carolina; headquarters at Philadel-
phia.
Q. The Military Division of the Mississippi,
Major General w. I. Sherman to command,
to embrace the Department of the Ohio, the De-
partment of the Missouri, and department of
Arkansas headquarters at St. Louis.
3 The Military Division OF the Gulf, NaloI
General p. H. Sheridan to command, to en-
brace Louisiana and Texas, and Department
of Florida: headquarters at New Orleans.
4. The Military Division of the Tennessee,
Major General G. H. Thomas to command, TO
embrace the Department of the Tennessee, De-
partment of Kentucky, Department of Georgia,
and Department Of Alabama; headquarters at
Nashville.
5. The Military Division of the Pacific, Major
General IL. w. Halleck to command, TO embrace
ment of California; headqua at San Fran
cisco.
All officers hereby assigned will proceed,
on receipt of this order, to take command Of
their respective Departments or Military Di.
visions.
All officers relieved by this order will, OH
being relieved by the proper officer, report by
letter to the Adjutant General for orders.
BY order of the President of the United States.
Z. ID. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.