The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-08-11

| Sixth Corps-AIi who served In that corps at any
| time.
Seventh Corps-All who served west OF the Ms
sissippi and north of the Red Rivers.
| Eighth Corps-Ineluding that corps and the
| Army of West Virginia.
| Ninth Corps-All who served in that corps at ans
| time.
Tenth Corps-An who served in that corps or the
4 Department of the South.
| Eleventh Corps-All who served In that corps.
| Twelfth Corps-All who served in that corps.
Thirteenth Corps-All who served in the corps
organized Oct a. 1862 or Mt any time thereafter
| Fourteenth Corps-Al who served In that corps
as organized, Oct a. 1862 at any time thereafter
Fifteenth Corps-All who served in that corps, as
| organized Dec. 49, 1862 at any time thereafter
| Sixteenth Corps-Au who served in that corps
rs organized Dec Is, 1862 nj any time thereafter
All the regiments which served in the Army OF the
Tennessee and were not definitely assigned to any
corps, will be assigned to the Sixteenth Corps
This includes all the l0odays regiments called ou
| In 1864 to do garrison duty and protect lines o.
communication.
| Seventeenth Corps-An who belonged to the
| corps. as organized Dec. Is, 1862 or at any time
thereafter.
Eighteenth Corps-An who belonged to the
corps, organized Dec. "a. 1882. at any time
thereafter This includes Cssey's Division of the
Fourth Corps aud Peek's Division of the Seventh
Corps, of the Army Of the Potomac, and all the
troops in the Department Of Virginia and North
Carolina.
Nineteenth Corps-Al who belonged to the corps,
IS organized Jan. s. 1863 at any time thereafter.
This includes all who served ut any time in the
Department OF the Gulf.
The Twentieth Corps will mean the corps as
organized April 4. 1864. by consolidating the
Eleventh and Twelfth Corps. and include all those
who served in that corps thereafter.
The place Of the Twenty -first Corps has been
taken by the Provisional Corps. Army of the Cum
berland, which will include all regiments in the
Army of the Cumberland not definitely assigned
to any corps.
Twenty-second Corps-This viii include all
troops occupying tho defenses of Washington. and
all regiments. batteries etc, of the Army of the
Potomac which were not assigned to corps.
Twenty-third Corps-This includes all who
served In that corps and the Army of
the Ohio, except the members OF the Ninth Corps.
Twenty-fourth Corps-This will include all who
served ia the CORPS organized Dec. g. 1864. under
command of Gen. Ord
Twenty-fifth Corps-This will include all who
served In the corps, organized Dec 3. 1854 or at
any time thereafter. Also all colored troops
cast Of the Allegany Mountains.
The colored troops serving in the country be-
tween the Mississippi River and the AIlegany
Mountains will form organization called the
"Coiored Troops Of the Military Division of the
Mississippi"
The Cavalry Corps. Army Of the Potomac-In-
cludes all the cavalry in the Army Of the s'oto-
mac.
Cavalry Corps, Western Army-Inciudes all the
cavalry in the Armies OF the Ohio Cumberland.
and Tennessee.
Navy-Includes all who served aaoat either az
sailors marines, or in the Mississippi Marine Br-
gade.
Artillery Corps, Army of the Potomac-This win
include all those in the Army of the Potomac who
served in the artillery.
Engineers-This will include all those who
served in the engineers. signal SERVICE scouts
spies. photographers. military railroads, etc.
Each Of these services will be grouped together
under its own Chairman.
Prisoners Of War-All soldiers. sailors or marines
who fell into the hands Of the enemy.
This classification is somewhat arbitrary,
but was necessary to avoid confusion The
War Department and commanding Generals
mixed up the corps pretty badly, and made
it necessary to ignore many of those which
had only transient existence. For ex-
ample, after Mcclellan divided the Army of
the Potomac into four corps other command
ing officers initiated him, and so there were
the "First," Second" and Third Corps :"
Of the Armies of the Shenandoah, the Mis-
sissippi, and Virginia. and possibly some
others. Banks's command was at first desig-
mated as the Fifth Corps" all of Gen. Rose
cranss troops the Fourteenth Corps" all
Of Gen. Grants troops the thirteenth
Corps" and SO on.
What may surprise some veterans in the
above classification is the ignoring of the
Fourth Corps Of the Army of the Potomac,
the Seventh Corps, commanded by Gems.
Wool and Dix, and the Twentieth and
Twenty first Corps of the Army Of the
Cumberland. This seemed unavoidable
All the regiments in the old Fourth and
Seventh Corps went into other corps of the
Armies of the Potomac or James, and nearly
dfi -. suOst Al tEc EcuIlcSutu dBu lWcuty-
first Corps, became part of the newly-created
Fourth Corps. All will therefore be fully
represented.
There were great many regiments-both
short and long term-which were never
definitely assigned to any corps. Provision
has been made for all of these. Those which
served around Washington and in the De-
pariment of the Potomac, will be assigned
to the Twenty-second Corps. Those in the
Departments of the Ohio and the Cumber-
land will meet in the Provisional Corps"
Army Of the Cumberland Those in the
Army of the Tennessee will meet with the
Sixteenth Corps.
All assignments are optional. Every regi-
ment, battery, ETC., which served in more
than one corps, will have the right to select
the one with which it will meet. This Is
not serious matter, however, rs all the
corps will be 80 near together that they can
be readily visited.
1t is believed that this arrangement will
make the coming Reunions matter of his
torical interest. There will come together
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