New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-30
TIE NV DEPARTMENT COMMANDERS.

Our telegraphic dispatches this morning an
nouuce the appointment OF Cen Meade 10 the command
Of the Third Military Department in the place Of Gen
Pope, removed and Of Gen Mcdowell 10 the FOURTH IN
the place of Gen. Ord, also removed.
MAJOR-GES. GEORGE C. MEADE.
Maior-Gen George g. Meade is the son Of Consnl T. W.
Meade and brother II Commander Richard W. Meade 81
the United States Navy. lie was born at Cadz, Spain.
in 1916 and graduated at West Point June 3d. 1895 Enter
ing the Army as sccondLicutenant OF Artillery, DC re-
manned only about year and having resigned his COM
mission in October 1896, lived in retirement nearly SIX
years 10Th of May, he received the appoint
ment Of Second Lieutenant OF Typographical Engineers
and in that capacity served through the Mexican war
distinguishing himself IN The battles Of Pao Alto
and Monterey. After passing through the Inferno
date GRADES ne attained the rank Of Major n June 1902
and was appointed BrIgldicrGeneral Of Volunteers 10
August OF the same year Cen Meade az the battle
Of Ncchaucsye the 2Gth Of june 1862 and also took
part in that OF Gancss MIL the next day few days
aftcrward ne was wounded, but not seriously. Al The
battle Of Antietam sept 1862 he had two horses killed
under hin, and was again slightly wounded In the
battle Of Fredericksburg IN December, 1902 when the
Union forces under Cen Burnside after fighting
were defeated with great loss Meade distinguished him
self by display Of courage, and two days aftcrwad
superseded Gen. Battlefield In The command Of The lfth
Army Corps On the 2sth Of June, 1865 Gen. Meade
appointed Commandern-ChicfO Of the Army OF the Poto-
mac. He commenced bis career in tins capacity by
Longstreet, at the battle Of Gettysburg This
success made mm for a time the most popular
Of Federal commanders, and he held ms position at the
head OF the Union forces untl nomination Of Gen.
Grant in April, 1854, as COMMANDMENTS Chief Meade
served under Grant in his memorable campaign against
Richmond aud was mtgusted with Of the earliest Of
the important operatorsthe passage Of the Rapdan-
when having been Gercey assacd by Lees forces he
narrowly escaped utter defeat the final charge Of the
Coniederacs having been rendered less effective by the
wounding Of Gen Longsreet After the close Of the war
Gen Meade was assigned the Department Of the Last
including the New England states, New-York New-Jer-
sey Pennsylvania and Fort Delaware, and had his head
quarters Philadelphia On the 18th Of April 1865, the
Fenians having invaded Canada, Gen. Meade went 10
PASSPORT took command in person, and collected troops
at that point and he also acting under Gen Grants or
ders assigned Gen Barry to the command Of the frontier
during the second invasion in the June following
NiAJoRGEN IRWIN MDowELL
Gen Irwin Mcdowell born IN 1915 IN Ohio, and is a
nephew OF Gen. Cas-. He received his education in
France and after his return America admitted 20
the Military Academy West Point where he graduated
in 1885 being classmate Of Gen Beauregard. He was
assigned 10 the artillery. On the breaking out OF the kc
beon he was appointed, with the rank Of BugaderGen
eraI TO command the Union forces at Alexandria ana IN
Iuly 1861 had charge Of the Federal troops hastily col
eced N onpose Beauregard at Manassas where owing
IN the raw and undscipned condition Of the troops, he
met with disgracefu defeat, followed by the night OF
Bull Run When Cen Mcclellan took command after
that battle Mcdowell took charge OF the troops al
Arlington lie made Major-General on the lfth Oh
Mar,b 1862. and assigned TO the Department
NJ the RappahannOck April IA OF the same
year He was in the battles fought by Mcclellan
and Pope in 1862, but the 5th OF september
was relieved Of his command. lie has been severely cen
sured for allowing his troops to become separated from
those of Mcclellan in the noted seven days oat'e as
by this mistake that Generals plans were frustrated
When the country was divided into military uep'i'
ments Gen Mcdowell placed over the Department
NJ California embracing the States Of California ana
Nevada and the Territory Of Arizona HIS headquarters
were at san Francisco.