Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-11
BY TELEGRAPH.
NOON DISPATCHES.
THE DISPATCHES OF TIE ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Organization Of Military
Departments.
Disturbances at Helena, Arkansas.
Negro Troops in Possession of the Town
They Threaten to Fire 1t.
CITIZENS FIRED UPON AND FLEEING
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Disturbances at Helena, Arkansas.
Negro Troops in Possession of the Town
They Threaten to Fire 1t.
CITIZENS FIRED UPON AND FLEEING
Address of the King Of Prussia to
the Chambers.
WASHINGTON, August 9.-The following
general order has been issued
WAR DEPARTMENT, !
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE.
WASHINGTON. Aug Q 1896 !

WASHINGTON, August 9.-The following
general order has been issued:
WAR DEPARTMENT.
ADJUrANT GENERALS OFFICE, :
General Order No. SO.
By direction Of the President the present
arrangement of military divisions and de-
partments is hereby discontinued, and the
following divisions and commands sub
stituted
1sT. DEPARTMENT OF THE EAST: Head
quarters at Philadelphia. Major General g.
G. MEADE to command. 1t will embrace
the New England States, New York, New
Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
I'd. DEPARTMENT OF THE LAKES: Head
quarters at Detroit, Michigan. Brigadier
General and Brevet Major General JOSEPH
HOOKER to command. 1t will embrace the
States of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois
and Wisconsin.
Sd. DEPARTMENT OF THE POToBIAC:
Headquarters at Richmond, Virginia, Mai.
General SoHoFIELD to command. 1t will
embrace the States of Virginia and West
Virginia.
4th. DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH: Head
quarters, Charleston, South Carolina Major
General D. E. SICKLEs to command. 1t
and South Carolina.
5th. DEPARTMENT OF TENNESSEE: Head
quarters, Nashville, Tennessee, Major Gen
eral G. II. THOMAS to command. It will
embrace the States of Kentucky, Tennessee,
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi
9th. DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF: Head
quarters, New Orleans, louisiana Major
General SHERIDAN to command. 1t will
embrace the States of Florida, Louisiana
and Texas.
9TH. DEPARTMENT. OF ARKANSAS: Head
quarters, Little Rock, Arkansas, Brigadier
and Brevet Major General E. o. G. ORD to
command. 1t will embrace the State of
Arkansas and the Indian Territory West.
8th. DEPARTMENT OF Missouri: Head
quarters, Leavenworth, Kansas Major Gen
eral WINFIELD S. HANCOCK to command.
Same boundaries as now constituted, except
such part as may be detached to form the
new department created for General TERRY.
9th. DEPARTMENT OF THE PLATTE, head
quarters Omaha, Nebraska. Brig. General
Z. ST.. COOKE to command. Same bOunda-
ries as now, except such portions as may be
detached to form General TERRY's depart
ment.
10th. DEPARTMENT oFCALIFoRNIA, head
quarters San Francisco, Cal. Brevet Major
General Mcdowell to command. The
same as now constituted.
1lth. DEPARTMENT OF THE COLUMBIA,
headquarters Portland, Oregon. Brevet
Brigadier General J. POPE to command.
The same as now constituted.
18th. DEPARTMENT OF --; Briga-
der and Brevet Major General ALFRED II.
TERRY will report to Lieutenant General
SHERMAN to take command of the depart
ment to be created out of the Department of
Missouri and the Platte, according to his
judgment, subject to the approval of the Sec
rotary of War.
18TH Lieut.. Gen. w. T. SHERMAN is as
signed to the general command of the De-
partment of the Arkansas, the Missouri, the
Platte, and the new Department to be Gre
ated. The style of Lieutenant General
SHERMAN's command will be Military Di-
vision of the Missouri" Headquarters at st.
Louis, Missouri.
18th. Department of California and the
Columbia will constitute Military Division
under Maj. Gen. H. w. HALLECK, to be
called the Military Dihision of the Pacific;
Headquarters at San francisco.
10th. Department of Washington with
its present limits and the States of Della
ware and Maryland, will constitute a Mill
tary Division, with Headquarters at Wash
ington. Brigadier and Brevet Major General
Z. r. S. CANDY to command.
BY order of the President of the United
States. Z. D. TOWNSEND,
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