, 1865-04-08

gated until recently and contains lnforma-
ton which may be new and Interesting to q
certain portion Of the Northern public:
11xADQH'a DEp'T or TIE CUMBERLAND, [ .
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. s5, 1eG5. {
General Orders, No. 1e.1
Northern Alabama and Northern Georgia. being
now Included In the Department OF the Cumber-
LAID, the toisowins division OF the Terrlrnry Into
D Etriets and Snb-DIGt1rts, With designations Of
commands Is hereby announced.
!. Al. that portion OF Tennessee lying west Of
the Tennessee River, will be known - the District
troops stationed In the District Of Went Tennes-
see Will corsntute the 81 D1viaion Of the Depart
II. Middle Tennessee and Northern Alabama, ~
fAE AZ ttow'a Creek, near Bridgeport on Tho
Nashville and t:htttanooss Railroad, With all tie
Will conetitute the district Of Middle Tr1neasee-
Asj. Gen. i. Il. Rousseau commanding; headquar~
ten at Nashville. Tbs 4sh division OF: tho
troops Stationed il Mldals Tennessee viii
tbs Cumberland: The District of Middle Tenaes- i.
lat The line Of the Memphis and Charleston
Ial'road, from 0tcator. Alshama, to and including
the s1ock-house It Widows Greek, near Bridge
ports tile line Of the Tennessee and Alab1mx
FsilEoa6, from Huntsville to sud intending Athens,
Ala; The Tenneests r1Fer from Bt1dsrpor: to
eorsus e ps2et Of Eoress
qnsrsert At Decatur, Ala.
ra1lroad as far ~, Int not Including Athens, As,
and adjacent country will constitute the Frat Snh-
Dietr,c, Of Mfddle Tcnprs.eo-*at. Gen. r. H.
ID. he TenDessss and Nasansa IN i RAILROAD s, to,
but not including, Athens, Ala, and adiacent
country: VII! eon:atute lhc "a su6:Dlsir1st of
Z. Volt., commanding; Headquarters 1t Pulaski,
4lb. The Nashville and Northwestern Railroad,
cone1itnfe the Sd Sub District Of Middle Tennes-
Fee-colonel =. r. Thdmpeon, 12th o. $. c. T.,
commanding; hcad9uafteTs 1t kineeton Springs.
Nsthyile 40 the k.ntucky line, and tho Cuu,ber.
land River abeve Nashville, snd including M4rts-
e 2rd &c h e M
Col. Jsn,es Gildi.on, uth Ainne.ota volunteers
commanding.
6ih. The esrrltons OF clsrksvi'le and Fort Don
Railroad snd ad}scept country will constitute the
9Th Sub Dtyi:1on Of Middle Teanessee, Col. 4: A.
smith. go !l.inols @n @n % Volunteers commanding;
9Th: The garrison md post Of Eathvllle will
remain as Ut present Organized. except iar as It
may be affected y the discont,nuancc Of tho 4ta
III. Tie Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad,
nom snd 1ncl9ding bridgeport, Ala: to chatta-
rouih !. earrisonsd ~ Gntted sh;es % ttoops: he M
Est Tennessee & Georgfz Railroad, from Chatta-
noosa to the H1aWIssee River, will constitute the
District Of the EtoTah-Mat. Gen. J.. B.. Sted-
mar, U. S. =, commanding; headquarters at
chattanooga. The tr.op. OF tho District OF the
Etowuh will consttu*e the I'd division Of the De-
partment Of the Cumberland.
". East Tennessee, with tho llnc Of the East
Tennessee Georgia Railroad, and the Elst Ten
neFsee Virginia Ra lroad. - far as garrisoncd
tttct OF East Tennessee.
Cumberland Gap belongs to the Department Of
Kentucky, anu ihs troops now "a ioned ther:, be.
logging to the Department Of thc Camnerlanh.
ril be withdrawn As soon a they c2n be replaced
BY troops from the Oepartm. MT Of Kentucky
Major Gen. George St0neman commands the
District OF East Tennessee. heahauarters 1t KNOX
yiI,c. 1te'1nfantry OF the District Of tho East
Tennessee will cor Et1tute the Fourth District OF
the Department Of thc Cumberland Brig. On
71lkon commanding, ana the cavalry Of that Di.-
tl1ct the ls. Cavalry Division Of the Department Of
the CnmtcslaAd-Bng. Gen. A. q. Giller1, COM
msndipg.
Dy command Of Major General Thomas,
RN, D, WHIrrLE.
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