The national Republican., 1866-08-10
Reorgsni.stioa Of the Military Depart
'msnts-tmportant Order from the Wa
ONCE.


ApJurAsr GssERAL's OYYIoR, \
wAsHiSoroS, August Q, 1850.
By direction Of the President, the present ar
rangsment Of military divisions and department,
is hereby discontinued and the following divisioni
and commands substituted:
lst Department Of the East, headquarters Phil
adelphia, Pennsylvania, Major General George @.
Meade TO command, will embrace the New England
States, New York, New Jersey, and Psnnsylvania
ID. Department Of the Lakes, headquarters, De.
troit, Michigan, Brigadier and Brevet Major Gen.
sral Joseph Hooker to command, will embrace the
States Of Ohio, Michigan. indiana, Illinois, and
Wisconsin. H
Sd. Department Of the Potomae, headquarters,
Richmond, Virginia, Brigadier and Brevet Major
brace the States of Virginia and West Virginia.
4th. Department OF the South Headquarters,
CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Major General Daniel
Z. sickles to command will embrace the States Of
North Carolina and South Carolina.
5th. Department Of the Tennessee, Headquar.
tsrs, Nashville, Tennessee, Major General George
II. Thomas TO command, will embrace the States Of
Kentucky, Tennessee. Georgia, Alabama and Mis-
sssippi.
sth Department Of the Gulf, Hsadquartsrs, Now
Orleans, Louisiana, Major General Philip II. Sheri.
dan TO command, will embrace tho States Of Flori-
de, Louisiana and Texas.
7th. Department Of the Arkansas, Headquarters,
little Rock, Arkansas, Brigadier and Brevst Major
General Edward o. G. Ord to commandnFill en-.
brace the State Of Arkansas and Indian Territory
West.
sth. Dspartmsnt Of the Missouri, Headquartsrs,
Lsavenworth, Kansas, Major General Winfield s.
Hancock to command, with the same boundaries as
now constituted except such as may be detached
to form new Department to be created.
9th. Department Of the Platte, Headquarters,
Omaha, Nebraska, Brigadier General Philip St. @.
Cooke to command, with same boundaries as now
tk,k.A nsnka mas ha ahad IN
form new Department to bo created.
10th. Department Of California, San Francisco,
Brevet Maj. Gen. Irwin Mcdowell to command,
same as now constituted.
llth. Department Of Columbia, headquarters
Portland, Oregon, Brigadier and Brevet Major
General John Pope TO command, same as now con.
stituted.
18th Brigadier and Brevet Major General Al.
fred II. Terry will report to Lieutenant General
Sherman, to take command Of q department to be
created out Of the Departments Of the Missouri
and Platte, according to his judgment, subject to
the approval Of the Secretary Of War.
18th. Lieutenant General VIM. I. Sherman Il
assigned to the general command Of the Depart
ments of Arkansas, the Missouri, the Platte, and
the new department to be created.
Tho style Of Lieut.. Gen. Sherman's command
will be "the Military Division Of the Missouri,
headquarters at st. Louis, Mo.
14th. The Departments Of California and the Co
lumbia will constitute . military division, under
Major Gen. Henry W. Halleck, 10 be called tbs
Military Division Of the Pacific, headquarters sau
Francisco, California.
18th The Department Of Washington, with II,
present limits and the States Of Delaware and
Maryland, headquarters at Washington, Brigadsl
and Brevet Major Gen. Edward r. 8. Candy to
command.
BY order Of ths.Prosidsnt Of the United States:
3. d. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General.