The New York herald., 1869-03-10
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
Order from President Grant Assigning Gcno-
rai sherman to the Command Of the Army.
WASHINGTON, March 9, 1859.

Order from President Grant AssiGning G;cne.
rai sherman to the Command Of the Army.
WASHINGTON March Q, 1869.
The following orders have been made public
GENERAL oRDERs-No. IL.
HEADQUARTERS or rHR ARMY,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE, I
WASHINGTON, ID. G., March s, 1869. J
The Following orders OF the President OF the United
States are published for the Information and govern
ment OF all concerned:-
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON March 7. 1863.
BY direction OF the President General William
4. sherman VIII assume command OF the army OF Inc
United States. The chiefs OF star corps OF the de-
immediate orders Of the General commanding the
army. All official business, which by law or regu-
lations requires the action OF the President or Secre
tary OF war Will be submitted by the General OF the
Army to the Secretary OF War, and, general, all
orders from the President or Secretary Of War to
any portion OF the army line or stan will be trans
mitted through the General OF the Army.
J. N. SCHOFIELD, Secretary or War.
BY command OF the General OF the Army
Assistant Adjutant General.
General sherman's Order Assuming Com.
nand-Appointment Of His staa.
GENERAL oRDRRs-No. IL.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, J
ADJUrANT GENERALS OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, March g. 1869. }
BY direction OF the President OF the United States
army VI the United States. His general star will
be:-
Brevet Major General Fl. ID. Townsend, Adjutant
General Brevet Major General X. b. Marcy, Inspector
General; Brevet Major General M q. Melgs Quarter
master General; Breyet Major General A. B. Eaton.
Commlssary General Of subsistence; Brevet Ma
j0r General j. X. Barnes, Surgeon General; Bre-
vet Major General u. W. Brice, Paymaster
General; Brevet Major General Joseph Holt.
raj A. a. Humphrey. Chief n's Of Engineers;
Brevet Major General A. b. Dyer Chief Of Ordnance;
Brevet Major General A. J. Myer, chief signal oicer
colonel from this date-wil be Brevet Lieutenant
Colonel Q. Mccoy, second lieutenant OF the Second
infantry; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel l.. M. Dayton,
captain OF the Seventh cavalry; Brevet Lieutenant
Colonel j. G. Audenred, captain OF the Sixth caval
~; Brcvet Brigadier General G. B. Comstock, major
Horace Porter major Of the Ordnance Department.;
Brevet Brigader General r. T. Dent, lieutenant colo
mel OF Tue Ihirty.thl infantry.
SecOnd-Generals commanding military depart
ments In addition to the duties heretofore required
OF them will give their special attention to the
service within their command. whether OF the line
or stan, and to this end will exercise supervision
and command Of every part OF the army within their
limits not specially excepted.
Thrd-General dep0ts OF supply arsenals Of con-
structOn, permanent forts IN process OF cOnstruc-
and onicers employed on duties not military are
excepted from the operations Of the foregoing para
graph.
troops or to stair officers serving in military depart
ments must 90 from the headquarters OF the army
through the Adntans Generas once ana snroaga
departments In which the officers are serving; but
ordinary correspondence relating to the details OF
execution may be carried on between the parties
concerned and the head Of the star department or
corps charged with their execution.
w. T. SHERMAN, General.
Army Bulletin.
Brevet MAJOR General Adelbert Ames has been as
signed to the command Of the Fourth Military Dis
trict, according to his Drevet rank.
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Biddle Is ordered to re-
port to General Ames for duty.
The following officers have been relieved from
duty and ordered report In the Signal Corps the
cers Of the departments respectively set opposite
their names for duty:-Second Lieutenant G. A. Gar
retsOn, Fourth artillery, Department OF the Lakes;
second Lieutenant A. W. Greedy, Thirtysixth infan-
try, Department OF the Platte
The order issued In July dismissing Assistant Sur
menr.