The New York herald., 1865-01-01

THE axpeaa,vo. Inc entire loss 10 the national
arms was less than one hundred and n'.y killed,
plesly destroying nearly two hundred miles ralroad
the ssations, deposs and bridges, cotton gins and
hundred horses and mules. three hundred prisoners
elusive of the number killed and wounded, also three
This was ihs rst success s the ysor and exercised IN
nportant bearing upon subsequent operations In the
The secondsry operations Of tho cavalry under General
Smith failed 10 enfot junction With General Shermans
foros and though driven back 70 Memphis answered the
one good purpose OF diversion o. large force or the
enemy from the defence Of The main pout 70 be attacked
4 sIsGLE LEADER.
After three years Of unfortunate experience measures
were taken 10 effect what shoaid have been in fbe
begun ug-he consolidation Of the active military force
The supreme command OF single officer. Polni.
strategy had proved than sufficient 20 cope with
military strategy and had already nearly ruined the
government and very enectrsy defeated the efforts Of
our armies WAS determined 10 dissolve the fatal
nnon Of politics and WI After UNDERGOING the nsusl
nne mploved rohticisns excrtirs taer visual meta
rions r -oce N an - = 70 make capsl. 81 aUenf.
mont pssss the Hous- of Representatives recommending
the Prsridsnt 10 sopolut General Grant 10 tho
ns~iy cfealed o'nce ~ lieutenant general General
Grants contrucf and decisive orcer. his
unostsn,stious Unaffected maunsrs hs unirng encrgy
and IN vnchiihr u pGIpose-in sword his sgsss4ptai
reeponse 20 tho Wishes y ~ re.reas ar. ~ "a.
Domngisd by the Pre- ,ialr, nj ~ = fc We ccn
rmed IN the by inc United states - 81.
on Msrch tbe President forusly presented % NsoF
General Grant his aopaaiasr,n - srant general.
Tho ceremony sook pIac' the ssprst chamber % ts
presence of the sntrs ,sbn-t aud q snail nsuber ~
officers and civihsns.
m. .rDNsft cuNris -.
By tn onscial der Of the var department., dated
March ~, Cenaf IlascK relieved Genera IN
cbe' q The lrn,y, sDa IAeuensnt General Y. = Grant
the rrlcd sisiep. ,ieuord Il,lleck wa an.
nsunos - ct Of s,aA On asret ~. gelsrpi Grant
ofc'si.y as Ipcd comm nd headquarters IN the Ned.
"spd unt further notice in tho Army the roioasc
AsoEuANIAncN - fHs tENy
No sooner was General Grant scUnyed Ia his nov ccm
mand than y rsmiuod every department o. the army
His FIRST lsbr TO c0naol!daio .as strength which
had hitherto been waste w division Zach army under.
wont thorough oyerbanins, snl The whole military
force was Tor the nrst tine placed upon substsns aud
enc enl war footing Risslrl. aud eaioose' were sah
dued, ncfitorious oncors promoted and the 40.
Hcens rero removed retired % pcel Ia some remote
o. hsrmess command
1ns following ist vii reprossnl tho corps organizations
and their c.nmaniefs a. changed consolidated and
ready fsr OPERATIONS Nay Ii
raE sHxy coS-orn.rxp.
ffra AyuT orps--rrygen W and distributed amoug
the Second. tfb ana siytb by order o. The War
Neparsnsh. caiea, March y. iso4. ,g,-o.,,
Nlord Army rorpS-hsjor General winfield Han
cock, commanding.
Third A,1ay Cps. Broson up and dstrisu.sa among
the nd, trh snd Sixth fsrie, by order % the war
Department, dtcd Mach -, 1864
FrA Amy coIs--MalOr 0ercrsi O o Howard,
Nltl Arvg c.ys-sslo' General o. \. Warren. com.
manding.
styts Ar.ns corps-saJr General Jono ssdsrIcs, com
sssrN Army corr,-NsJor General Frederick steele.
commanding.
TiglA Jrny csre,--asot Gsurs Lewis wallace.
command M.
Niah Aimg coiyt-sislor Gcusa A. j. D-rssas.
cosnmsniing
5erh ar,sg caPs -nsior Generals. a. Gla0rc, com
m3ndlng.
Eispan srmg coiIr--pfcRan ~ asd consolidated Nth
the 1wefth corps forming the fweuteih corps April i
is6f.
rrenA Army CorTt- Broken w sod consolidated Nnh
the Eleventh corpe, forming the IwenteIh corps, April
4, 1904.
1hs,,,nm lrmg cocps--Msjor General John 4. McClet
naDd, c0mmandng
Fourteenth Army Cops MAJOR General johu MoA.
Palmer, commanding
fifteenth Amy co5T,-nsor General John A. Logan,
commaudiLKr
Sirs,nn Army cerpt--rwo dvlsicns ~ me nsid,
Brlssdlor General q n Dodge commanding in iiay
promoted and assigned 10 fol- clnin.1d
,-ryni,.nh hrny coyTt-NajT GO e9sl Ifark r. Hisf,
Jr., commanding
:, kightenm army Corrs-n.or General william =.
bmith comma ding
Nm le.nn Army CotTs--Mglor General " 7. panss,
Commanding.
no .lsA Nr~y oorys- Nae, ecsrsi ssspt noosst,
commAaens.