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A NEW WAR DEPARTMENT
IN SOUTHERN STATES
by WASHINGTON OFFICIALS.
TERRITORY EMBRACES SIX STATES.
VIII Be Known rs Department OF the
Gulf" Under BriRadier Con. Graham.
Headquarters In Atlanta, Ca.

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war department has promulgated an
official order creating the department
OF the gulf and the department Of the
lakes, and abolishing the departments
OF the Missouri and Of Texas. The
order says:
THE department OF the east will
embrace the states on the Atlantic
coast to and including North Caro-
lima.
"The department of the lakes will
include Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennes-
see, with headquarters at Chicago.
'The department Of the gulf will
comprise the states OF South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Missis.
sippi, Louisiana and Texas, with
headquarters at Atlanta, Ga.
Major General John r. Brooke will
command the department of the lakes
and Brigadier General. VIM. NJ. Ora.
ham, the department Of the gulf"
So far as Atlanta and the south is
concerned, the creating Of the depart
ment OF the gulf by the secretary Of
war is one of the most important acts
of the war department in many years.
1t makes Atlanta one OF the leading
military centers in the United States
and that city becomes the base OF op-
Grafton in event of war with Spain.
The new department consists of six
states, five Of which were previously
in the department OF the east and one
of which was a department in itself.
These five states are taken from the
department of the east, and together
with the state OF Texas, are made the
department of the gulf.
AS headquarters of this department
and with the Offices of the command
ing general here, Atlanta assumes a
position the importance of which is
hardly realized except by those in mil
itary circles. All the posts in the new
department will receive their orders
from Atlanta and all the business of
the department will be transacted
through that city. In case of war with
Spain, Atlanta will be the base of oper-
alton. The troops will be modified
there and the supplies will doubtless
be distributed from that point.
Brigadier General W. NJ. Graham,
who with his staff was located at San
Antonio, Tex, has been, under the
order creating the new department,
transferred to Atlanta. The officers
who were Of the department of Texas
and who are also transferred are.
First Lieutenant T. r. Adams, Fifth
Artillery, A. d. c., and inspector Of
small army practice.
First Lieutenant G.. F. Barney,
Second artillery, A. d. c., and acting
engineer officer.
Lieutenant Colonel ". P. Hall.
A. G.
Captain F. L. Doods, acting Judge
advocate.
Lieutenant Colonel John Simpson.
chief quartermaster.
Major E. E. bravo, chief OF COM
missaries.
Lieutenant Colonel p. ]. A. Cleary,
chief surgeon.
Major G. E. Dutton, ordnance off,,
Ger.
First Lieutenant Samuel Reber,
signal officer.
General Graham will have complete
charge of this department and his po-
sition toward it will be the same as
that Of General Merritt toward the de-
partment Of the east. The inspection
will be made by him and all the work
Of the department will pass through
his hands.
The army posts which will be under
the command Of General Graham, are
as follows: Fort Mcpherson, Georgia;
Fort Barrancas, Warrington, Fla. +;
Fort Bliss, Ell Paso,. Tex. Fort Brown,
Brownsville, Tex. Fort Clark, Brock
eryille, Tex. Eagle Pass, Tex; Jack.
son Barracks, Louisiana; Key West
Barracks, Florida; Fort Mcintosh,
Laredo, Tex; Fort Ringgold, Rio
Grande, Tex. st. Francis Barracks,
st. Augustine, Fla; Fort Sam Hous-
ton. San Antonio, Tex; Sullivans
island, Moultrieville, s. G.