Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-02
The New Military Divisions or the
a11 United States.

it is nevertheless necessary, from the
of the subject, 70 speak Of
IL somewhat in detail The arrange
meats now made viii probably exist for
q considerable time, and as they are
necessary to the preservation Of the
peace of the country, and the authority
of the Generals in charge will be exerted !
for the maintenance of good order and
the restoration of prosperity, it is ueees-
sary that the people should know some
thing about q matter which may be Of |
personal interest TO many Of them. 10
the FIRST place, it is necessary to state
that the thirty-six States and eight Ter
ritories forming the national domain are
comprised within the five grand divi-
sions and eighteen departments to which
are now assigned. The
divisions are those of the Atlantic, the
Mississippi, the Gulf, the Tennessee, and
the Pacific. They are to be commanded,
in the order named, By Generals Meade,
Sherman, Sheridan, Thomas and Hal.
leck. ~
Major General Meade's command EN-.
braces the Departments OF the East, the
middle Of Virginia, North Carolina ard
South Carolina, with headquarters at
Philadelphia. The East embraces the
New England States, New York and
New Jersey, and is in charge of Major
General Hooker The Middle CONTAINS
West Virginia, Maryland, except the
counties of Anne Arundel, Prince
George, Calvert, Charles and st.
Mary's; the line of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, in Virginia the States
Of Delaware and Pennsylvania; head
quarters at BaltimoFe, and9the comman-
der is Major GenersL W. s. Hancock.
The Department of Virginia is ander
the command os Msjor General Alfred
FL. Terry, and embraces the whole of
that State, except Fairfax county and
the line of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road, The headquarters are at Rich
mond. The Department Of North Caro-
lima embraces that State, under Generzf
] N. Sehofeld; headquarters at Raleigh.
The Department of South Carolina, is
under command of Major General Q. L.
Gillmore, headquarters at Hilton Head.
Major General Mesde's command, there
fore, extends along ths Atlantic coast
from Maine to South Ssrohna, except
ing the Department Of Washington, and
embraces fourteen States. 80 Hi'1
~ The command OF Major General Sher4
man embraces the Departments of the
Ohio, the Missouri and the Arkansas,
headquarters at St Louis. The Depart
ment Of the Ohio contains the States Of
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan;
headquarters at Detroit; commander,
Major General Z o. G. Ord. ,i.,-e
~ The Department of the Missouri en-
braces the States of Wisconsin, Mime.
sofa, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas, and
the Territories of Nebraska, Dacutah
and Montana; headquarters at Eert
Leavenworth; Major General John, Pope
in command S'Ss = - --- 4AHlso
In the Department of Arkansas are
the States of Arkansas and Indian Ter
ritory I; headquarters at Little Rock;
commander, Major General III. Rey-
nolds 3H ass-sg
Major General Shermsn's command
embraces eleven States and three Terri
tories. bold ''''-a'4'
Major General Sheridan commands
the Departments Of Mississippi, Isouisi-
ana and Florida His headquarters are
at New Orleans. The Department of
Mississippi has its headquarters At
Vicksburg, and is commanded by Major
General H. W. Slocum. The Depaft-
ment of Louisiaua embraces the State
of that name and Texas; headquarters
at New Orleans; commander, Msjor
General f. r s. Candy. Florida is to
be commanded by Maior General John
g. Foster, at Tallahassee. ?" General
Sheridan has commar d over four States.
all bordering on the Gulf of Mexico =
Major General Thomas has his bead
quarters at Nashville. He commands
the Departments of Teunesse, Kentucky,
Georgia and Alabama The Depart
mert of Tennessee is under comma and
Of Maj Gen George H. Stonema1;
headquarters at Knoxville Kentucky
has Tvs headquarters at Louisville, an.
der Major General John NJ. Paluer.-
Georgia is under command Of MaIor
General JamessR Stedman, at Augusts.
Alabama, at Mobile, will be commanded
by Major General G. R Wood Major
General Thomas Jurisdiction extends
over four States. sl1fs9 aale- 1t0eJs
Ee Major General FL. W. Halleck will
have his headquarters at San Francisco.
His departments are Golumbia and Cal
ifornia. Columbia will be under com.
mand of General G. Wright, at Fort
Vancouver. 1t embraces the State OF
Oregon, and Territories of Washington
and Idaho. InICaliforuiA, Msjor Gem
eral Irwin Mcdowell 10 TO command.
The States of California aud Nevada,
and Territories of Utah and New Mexi-
co and Colorado, are in this department,
headquarters at San Francisco. Major
General Halleck command three States
and Eve Territories 5I e. tc65 G
tumTbe Department of Washington is ex-
cepted out of the grand divisions. It
consists of the District of Columbia, the
county ofsEairfax in Virginia, and Of
Anne Arundel, Prince Georges, Cal
vert, Charles, and St. Msry'a in Mary
land, aud will be com manded by Major
Gen. C. G. C.fAugury at Washington. !.
This assignments of military iatisdic-
ton is extensive. It will be seen that
in the rebellious STATES the headquar-
lers are at important. strategic points
and centres, which win render any at
tempt at fresh resistance to the Govern
ment futile. AZ the breaking out Of ihe
rebellion there were but seven military
Departments in the United States. They
we're very extensive, and were com
nanded By Msior Gen. John z. Wool;
Col. (afterwards Major Gen,) E. v
Sumner; Brsvet Col (afterwards the
rebel Gen. Robert E iLee5 Col. Thos.
z. Fauntieroy; Col. Philip Sc. George
Cooke; BFeEst Brig. Gen (afterEards
the rebel Gen Albert Sidney Johnston;
and Brevet Major Grier. 4qs L.. ~
s THE SsgAKs RETUKsIso.--We notice