Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-09
or THE MILITARY
DEPARTMENTS


The following is the substance OF General
Order, No. SO, issued from the War Depart
ment to-day: BY direction Of the Presidear
the present arrangement OF military divisions
and departments is discontinued, and the fol.
lowing are the divisions and commands sub.
stituted
LIST. Department of the East, Headquarters
Philadelphia, Pa, Major Gen. Geo. G. Meade
10 command. VIII embrace the New England
States. New York, New Jersey, and PennsyI.
yapia.
I'd. Department of the Lakes, Heada uarter.
Detroit, Mich, Brigadier and Brevet Major
General Joseph Hooker 10 command, will EN-.
brace the States Of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana
Illinois and Wisconsin,
Sd. Department of the Potomac, Heado uar.
tiers Richmond, Va, Brevet Major General
J. NJ. Schofield 10 command, VIII embrace the
States of Virginia and West Virginia
4th. Department of the South. Headquarters
Charleston, S. c., Major General D. E. SickIes
TO command, will embrace the States of North
and South Carolina.
5th. Department of the Tennessee, Head.
quarters Nashville, Tenn, Major Gen George
Ii. Thomas to command, will embrace the
States OF Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia. Ala
bama and Mississippi.
9th Department of the Gulf Headquarters
New Orleans La, Major Gen. Philip IL Sheri-
dan to command, will embrace the States of
Florida, Louisiana and Texas.
eth. Department OF the Arkans as, Headauar-
ters Little Rock. Ark, Brevet Major Gen T.. O.
G. Ord 10 command. will embrace the State of
Arkansas and the Indian territory west
Sth. department of the Missouri Headouar.
ters Leavenworth, Kansas, Major General W
:. Hancock to command, with the same bonn
DIARIES as now constituted, except such as NAV
be detached TO form a new department TO be-
created.
9lh department of the Platte. Headnuar,ers
Omaha, Nebraska. Brig. General p 81. CT
Cooke to command, with the same boundaries
as now, except sucn as Flay be detached 10
form a new department 10 be created.
10Th. department OF California. headguartprs
San Francisco, CAL, Brevet MAJOR General
Irwin Nc Dow eli 70 command, the same as now
constituted.
18th. department Of the Columbia. Head
quarters Portland. Oregon. Breyet Major Gen
eraI John Pope 10 command Same as now
bounded.
18TH. Breyet Major General Alfred Fl. Ter
~ is ordered to report TO Lieut.. General Sher
man, to take command of department to be
created out OF the Department OF the Missouri
and the Platte. according to his Judgment
subject 10 the approval of the Secretary Of
War.
18th. Lieutenant General w 7. Sherman is
assigned to the general command of the De.
partment of the Arkansas, Missouri. Platte
and the new department to be created. The
style of Lieutenant General Sherman.s com.
mand will be the Military Division of the
Missouri; Headquarters, st. Louis, Mo
14th. The Departments Of California and Col
umbia will constitute a Military Division nm.
der Major General h. W. Halleck, Headouar.
tiers San Francisco, Cal.
18th. The Department Of Washington with
its present limits and the States of Delaware
and Maryland, with Headquarters at Wash.
ington, will be under the command of Brev YET
Major General T.. 4. s. Candy.