The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-22
MILITARY ORDERS.

Lieutenant General Sherman has assumed
command OF the Military District OF the MIS-
souri,, and defines the Department as tolows:-
DEPARTMENT oF.THR ARKANsAs-BreVet Major
General +. o. G. Ord, commanding, AeadquaTteIss Is
Little Rock Arsenal comprising tno otaW vi
Arkansas and the Indian territory on its west.
DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI haior-Genera,
w. 8. Hancock commanding, headquarters Fort sort
Kansas, and the Territories OF Colorado ana NC"
Mexico. - D--.. ,,.,o.
General p st. George Cooke commanding, head
quarters for the present at Omaha but as soon as
possbe TO be removed to some fort or United States
nronerty within the limits Of his Department. Ths
Department TO be comprised of the state ot Iowa,
the Territories of Nebraska and Utah, so much OF
Dakota as lies west of the one hundred and fourth
meridian, and so much of Montana as lies contigu.
Gus TO the new road from Fort Laramie to Virginia
D1E,PARTMEST OF DAKoTA.-Breyet Major.Gene.
raj A. H. Terry, COMMANDING headquarters at
Fort Smelling, Mime sofa, or such military post
within his territorial command as he may select
appropriate to his duties composed Of the State OF
Minnesota and al the Territories Of Dakota and
Montana not embraced IN the Department OF thc
Platte.
DEPARTMENT or rHB GULF -Maior-Genera
p. II. Sherid'n, in General Orders No. 4, as
sumes the command of the new Department of
the Cult composed of the States of Louisiana,
Texas, and Florida,
The Department OF Texas will constitute the
District o TcNas; the Department of Florida the
District Of Florida, and each district will con-
stuutc q separate brigade.
Major General II. e, Wright viii command
the District VI Texas, and Major-General John
G. Foster will command the District OF Florida:
TRC Icccris ot the Department of Louisiana will
hc transferred io the Headquarters Department
oi ;cC Gulf.
Ms'orGeucral sheridan, in General Orders,
dated Angus; L., 1850, announces the iollo wing
staff
RrcvC, Mater j. schuyler Crosby, U. s. A, First
Lieutenant lst L. :. Artillery, and Second LIeu-
tenant l. W. (. Moore, llth U. 5. Infantry, aides
Egyvci Msjor.General George L. Hartsuff, Lieu.
tenant Colonel and Assistant Adjutant General;
ETvvci Lieutenant Colonel George Lee, Major ana
As>ls ssavt Adjuiant-Genera'; FIRST Lieutenant N.
lSrreark lOis u. 5. Coiored Heavy Artillery, AS
ss>9AUt Adlutant. General.
ErtYel Brigadier. General James W. Forsyth u.
: A Captain 18th Infantry, Acting Assistant In
,Yetsor General; BreVet Brigadier-General Charles
l. lltzhugh, U. S. A., First Lieutenant 4th U. s.
AIullery, Acting Assistant Inspector. General
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel james Harrison U. S.
A, Captain 9th U. s. Cavalry, Special Cavalry In'
spectof, Assistant Inspector General.
Brevet Major General KaItz, u s. A., Captain 9th
United States Cavalry, Acting Judge Advocate.
Colonel .; G. Sawtelle Y 5 ", Brevet Colonel,
=, Brevet Colonel T. A. McParin, Surgeon o. s. A.,
Medical Director.
BIevet Lieutenant Colonel d H. McPhail, Major
and Pay master U. 5. ", Chief Paymaster.
Brevet Lieutenant. c OOnel George l.. Gillespie,
U. S. A., Captain Corps OF Engineers, Chief Engi-
neer.
Brevet Major A. X Burlington, U. S. A. Captain
Ordnance Department UnIei OF Ordnance, ,
n. !. 10
lery, Commissary OF Musters.
General Thomas has assumed command of the
Department OF the Tennessee, and announced
the following district divisions:-
DISTRICT OF THE CUMBERLAND-Maior-8 General
George StOneman Commanding, headquarters at
Memphis; embracing the States of Kentucky and
Tennessee.
The sUB.DIsrRICT OF THE KENTUCKY-Brevet
Major-Geueral JET. e. Davis commanding, head
quarters az LOUISVILLE; embracing the State of Ken
tucky
General Clinton X. F SIX commanding, headquarters
at Nashville; embracing the SIate OF tennessee.
The DISTRICT OF MIssIssIPPI-U General I.
j. Wood commanding, headquarters at Vlcksburg,
embracing the State OF Mississippi.
1HE DISTRICT OF THE CHATTAHoocHIE-Brev
Maior-General e.. X. Woods commanding, headquar-
teIs at Macon; embracing the states of Alabama aud
Georgia.
General Wager Swayne; headquarters at Montgo-
ElerV, State OF Alabama.
The SUB DISTRICT OF GBoRGIA-Brevet Major
State of Georgia.
General Sickles, in command of the Depart
ment OF the South, names the following as the
officers OF his stat:-
Brevet Colonel II. Moore, captain and aid de-
camp; First Lieutenant j. w. ClOus, adjutant 9th
Infantry, acting assistant adiutant- generals Major
j. Z. Roy, 9TH United States Infantry, acting assist
ant inspector-GeneIa Brevet Majoi-Genera Z. o.
Tyler, captain and assistant quartermaster U. S.
chief quartermaster; Brevet Brlgadler. General "
S. A., chief commissary of suesisJence Brevet
Lieutenant. Colonel Charles Page, Surgeon q. s.
medical director; Captain c. Pyne, First. Lieutenant
9th Infantry, acting judge advocate.
FIELD OFFICERS OF THE NEW REGIMENTS.
1t is understood that the following appoint
ments have been determined upon for field Off
| GERS Of the additional regiments of the regular
army provided for by the late act OF Congress- =
COLONIES OF REGIMENTS OF WHITE lNFANTRY-
General Gordon Granger Captain Sd Cavalry
| General ALVIN c. Giilem, Captain and A. Q. III.
| General George Stoneman, Major 4th Cavalry
General John GibbOn, Captain 4tn Artillery; Gene
/ ra. George Crook, Major Sd Infantry.
| CoLoNELs OF TIE VETERAN RESERVE REGI
MRNTs-General j. L. Robinson, Major I'd Infantry
lost leg; General Thomas Il Pitcher, Major 16tt
Infantry General Daniel l.. Sickes, lost a leg
Major enerals Volunteers; and one other not yo
fixed upon. OF these General Pitcher has already
received his appointment.
| CoLONELs OF CAVALRY REGIMENTs-General A
]. Smith, Major lst Cavalry; General BENJAMIN II
| Grierson, Bngadier.Genera volunteers; Genera
| JobnsP Hatch, MAJOR 4th cavalry.
| MAJORS OF CAVALRY REGIMENTs-Gen General Jane
| W. Forsythe Captain 18TH Infantry; General LewI
| C. Forsyth, Captain and Assistant Quartermaster
| CoLONELs OF CoLoRED INFANTRY-GeneIa
| William ID. Hazen, Captain Sth Infantry; Genera
Joseph A. Mower, Captain lst Infantry.
LIEUTENANT COLOHELs OF VETERAN REsERV
| REGnMENTs-General John b. Mcintosh, Captain
1st Infantry; General T. f. Bodenbaugh, Captain
| I'd Cavalry.