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THE MILITARY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS
NAMES or THE COMMANDERS.

TIE MILITARY BIOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS
NAMES or the COMMANDERS
Recent changes IN the United States army.
occasionei by the death Of zen. Meade and
the promotion Of cen Mcdowell give
some interest to the geographical divisions
INTO which the military commands are form
ed. The divisions are four in number. as
follows The Missouri, the South, the At
lantic, and the Pacific These are subdivid-
ed into departments, of which there are
twelve in all. Following Is a list Of divi-
sions, with the departments of each
| The DiriSioH Of The MSSouy7.-The divi-
sion embraces nearly all of the states and
/ territories West of the Mississippi and East
Of the Sierras, including the Indian coun-
| try, and stretching a far South as the South
ern boundary of Texas commanded by
Lleut.=Gen. Sheridan headquarters Chicago.
Ill. The subdivisions are "a follows De
partment of Dakota. which embraces the
state Of NinpesOta and the territories of Da-
kOta and Montana, headquarters at 81.
Paul commander, Mai. Zen. Ha leock
now to be succeeded by Brig Ten. Terry !;
Department of the Plaue. embracing the
states Of Iowa and Nebraska. the territories
of Utah and Wyoming and one or two posts
in Colorado territory: Brig. Gen. Ord com
handing, headquarters at Omaha: De-
partment of the Missouri, embracing the
states OF Missouri, Kansas and Illinois, and
the territories Of Colorado and New Mexico
Brig ten. Pope commanding headquar-
tiers at st. Louis Department of Texas.
which includes the state of Texas and the
Indian territory, Brig Gen. Augur com
handing headquarters at San Antonio.
Texas
DiriSon Of the South.-This division was
formerly commanded by Mai. Gen. Halleck
at his death it was discontinued. the de-
partment commanders reporting directly to
headquarters at Washington. 1t Is now re-
yived, and Mai.-Gen Mcdowell i to com
mand, with headquarters at Louisville. XIV.
The subdivisions are two, the Department
OF the South, which will be commanded bv
Gen Mcdowell, and Is made up of the fol-
lowing states North and South Carolina.
UeQrSla, Florida Except the Cuff posts
and Pensacola to Key Vest, Alabama.
kentucky and Tennessee Headquarters at
Louisville. The other department that of
the Gulf. embraces the states of Louisiana.
Arkansas and Mississippi, and the Gulf
posts as far Eastward as Kew West Breyet
MAJ ten Emory commanding headquar-
tiers at New Orleans.
DirisoH Of the Afiantic-The Depart-
ments Of the last and of the Lakes are in
tins division, of which Mai.-Gen Hancock
now takes command, with headquarters at
New York (probably) The Department of
the East embraces the New England St.tes
New York, New Jersey, PENNSYLVANIA. Della
ware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia.
ana the District of Columbia This has
been commanded by Gen. Mcdowell. under
ten Meade, who commanded the DEPART
ment OF the Atlantic. 1t will now be di- |
rectly under Gen. HancOck's command. |
Inc Department of the Lakes comprises /
ONO Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana |
with the Northern frontier as far East a. |
Osdenshurgh, y. Y. Brigadier- General |
Cooke commanding headquarters at De- |
troit
DirisioH Of The Pacifc.-This division 5
commanded by Major General Sehofeld. |
headquarters at san Francisco. The subdi- |
visions are as follows Department of Cal |
II lorna, comprising part of,California and 1
IN state OF Nevada, headquarters at San
francisco, and directly under General Scho-
held : command the department of Arizo-
ma includes that territory and Lower CALI
lorna, Breyet Major-General Crook ,om-
handing, headquarters at Prescott. Arizo-
ma the Department Of the Columbia com
prises tbs state Of Oregon and the Terrific
RES OF Alaska and Washington. Briradier
General Candy commanding, headquarters
At Portland, Oregon