The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-27
lRMY'CORPS REORGANIZATION
.ssrGNMENT OF STAFF AND OTur,
OFFICERS ANNOUNCED.
general F'itshugh Lee Will Comma :,
the seventh Corps-Thc Frs,
Texas in the First brigade.

u follows;
Cavalry brigade Seventh United state
aralry Eighth United States cavalry; rirs
DIVISION First brigade, First Texas in
un.ry. sesond Louisiana infantry. Tair.
Nebraska infantry.
Secomi brigade, Ninth Illinois infantry
Second South Carolina infantry. Fourth II.
llnois infantry.
seeoad division. First brigade. Sixty fra,
Indiana infantry, Second Illinois infantry
first Norih Carolina infantry.
Second brigade, Fourth Virginia infantry
rorty-rlnth Iowa infantry, Sixth Missouri
Infantry
This following assignment OF officers bv
the president and Of the State officers by
The secretary OF war to the Seventh corps
are announced: Major General Fitzhush
Lee commanding; adjutant general, Lien.
tenant Coion. Dorsc; first ailuatna zen
vrsl. Captain Edwin st. j, IGreple,
Shiet qudrtermaster, Lieutenant Colo
Htl George Pond; chief commissary of SUB.
setence, Lieutenant Cgionel Oliver n
Wood; chief surgeon, Lieutelant Colonel
Lewis NJ. Maus; inspector general. Lieu
tenant Colonel Curtis Guild Jr; Judge adj.
yocatS chief, signal officer. Li.uIenant
Co.onel Joseph L. Maxfield chief engineer
officer, Lieutenant Colonel w. X. Liver
more chief ordnance officer. Lieutenant
Colonel Rogers BRINE, Jr, First division
major, General Warren Kiefer. comma,ld-
log.
Major William S. Scott. inspector gen.
eil Major John c. Evans, chief Quarter.
master; Major Noble Creager.
Chief comniSsary of subsistence Major
James NJ Moody; engineer major. Hum
phrey II. Gordon; orin.nce officer Major
John L. Chamberlain; chief surgeon. Major
jefferson II. Kean.
first brigade, First division: Brigadier
Gen5ra Lloyd Wheaton. commanding. az
sistaut adiWtant, General Captain Charles
d. McOlll' quartermaster. Captain Oscar
Z. Guessaz; commssary OF subslstenre |
Captain James Il. B. Stuart; surgeon Major
c. B. Dunn.
Second brigade, First division; Br,ya.
der General Edward r. Williston. com
maldins assistant aiiu.ant general CAP
an jacob r. Bloom; quartermas.er. Major
tooiale comm -ssary OF subsistence, Cao-
TAN william Hale; surgeon. Major Francis
G. Ford.
Second division: Major General Franci.
J. Greene, commanding; assistant adjutant
general Major Rcb.rt +, l.. Mitchell; IA
spector general, Major Benjamin II. Chez
YER YER chief qnartermaster. Major T. l..
m'ison' chief conimissary OF subsistence
Major Robert Longstreet; engineer Off
CO.. Major Hugo J, McGra.h; ordnance Of
ksf' Melor Frank II. Edmunds; chief sur
seoa, M-jor George Fowler.
First brigade, Second division: Brisa-
s aler General Henry T. Douglass. command
,as' assistant adjutant general Captain
nooert I. Paxton; quartsrmaster. Canaan
rTlerlck W. Coleman; commssary OF sup ,
sisSence, Captain Theodore r. Hacker,
surgeon Major John c, Davis.
second brigade, Second division: Brlgi- '
G.er General Henry c, Has5rock. command /
1 NJ, assistant, , adjutant general, Captain t
nusn wise, quarternaster. Captain Will
AN u BAH commissary Of subsistence,
captain James C. Baldf'fdge; surgeon Ma S
icr William S Bryant d
,.avalry brigade Huntsville. Ala: Brig 4,
saier General Louis H. Carpenter com !,
Ssadihs assistant adjutant general Cap II
AN Jonn T. Mcmahon; ac;ing quarter
nss.er, Lieutenant a. r. Smonls. h
seventh cavalry corps commssary OF
subsistence, Major c. r. Mayes d
warrington, October &c. The following e
- grneais OF staff officers to brigades in Z,
.ne rirst Second or Fourth army corps
nave W eeen made by the war department: II
IRIS. rHst corps First brigade. First division e.
1sI.' VA Assistant adjutant general, b.
-I ~, a. T.. Hancocg; quartermaster Cap r.
~ samuel A. Soule; commissary OF SUD- ~
s,Snee' CAPTAIN John NJ. Tobin, surgeon. 10
'sloF John r. Martin. n
!, s.So.l brigade, First division. Macon. &C
~ assistant adiutalt general Captain CO
s'"rlsu Hotkln, quartermlster. Captain 81
.ssis " williams: commissary OF subsist- OF
~ captain William H. Gown, surgeon. di
'a 20 Charles NJ, Drake. OF
, .n'ru brigade, Fi.st division Macon, Ca. tn
,ssssant adjvtant general. Captain John lie
.serTlll quaItermaster, Captain Samuel &C
,,s .' commissary OF subsis teuce, Captain IL
. .Hege ~,
FIST brigade. Second division. Columbus,
- ASSISTANT adiutant general. Captain W,
~, ,vv4, rs, j. ,kountz. quartermasier Cap Of
=, =, MOSS walter Jr. commissary OF sub al
Major John l.. Macomber. th
9sVefi brigade. Second division, Amerl- Isl
~ "a. Assistant sdjutaut general. Cap by
% Willard A. Hofbrook; quartermaster, wi
-.:e.A Walter Allen; conmlssary OF sub tr,
s.eaee, Captain Charles e. Golden. sur ca
On, Major Frank Bruce. vi
NINA brigaia, Second division, Albany, 10
- Assistant adjutant general, Captain on
y. sample; quartermastor. Cipra n tn
s ,.sm 5. Dickham coaimlssarv of sob he
.'sace Captain J. c. Graf; surgeon, Ma a
! Robert Burns
sscend corps. Camp Meade. Pa: First su
sc First division, Assistant aijuia Il bu
I'll Captain Luciep C. Berry; quar- sill
@asler' Captain l.. G. Baker: commits OBJ
:. o. eu5sisteGne. Captain James Lang oh
l, surgeon William T. Wakeman. "a
,,seohd brigade, First division; Assistant ad
s ' general, Captain Arthur +, Cory; m,
.r'sssry OF siIbsis ,elce, Captain NOR or
=, Henry; surgeon. Major Henry L. III
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,,.Ia brigade. First division: Atsis-ant
- aut general, Captain 4. Wilson Nor
|, quartermaster. Captain Giles II Hol
eomm. ssary Of subsistence. Captain IT.
r NV L. Street; surgeon, Major William
M, brigade. Second division: Assistant
-'Int general, Captain James A. Col Wi
ir,s. sInasfsr Captain Chester B, his
n..I, zion: eommissary OF subss eac-. re
rh II. II. Lord: sturgeon, Major p. W
,5,i Or gade Second division; Assist see
Julsl' general Cap,ain Daniel II. raj
, n,s qusrtermss'er. Capt-'n Richard J. {
comm e7ery OF subsis.ence. Can Co.
rh nnbsrry, Jr.; surgeon. VA VII
,xos'pN X Weaver. uir
,,s or yale. Second division: Assist exT
,..uapsNzsasral. Cantsin Robert sew III.
/. ternoSer. Cart7i1 Edwin +, b. Br,
en- u ssry OF Subsistence. csn;a n pro
Lrstt1ohn; surgeon Major Charles wit