The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-12-16
ARMY REORGANIZED
IN FIVE DIVISIONS
Secretary Root Approves
Plan of General Staff.
MAJOR GENERALS COMMAND
Each TO Have Much Larger Powers and
Lessen Duties of Secre-
tary of War

Secretary Root has approved the rec
ommendation Of the general stan for
the reorganization Of the army with five
divisions. comprising the departments
now in existence. with slight changes
in the boundaries.
Each division will be in command Of
major general. whose authority is far
greater than that OF the commanding
officer of a department AS result of
this change the duties Of the Secretary
of War viii be lessened and division
commanders will enjoy all the higher
functions Of command.
The five divisions of the army under
the reorganization are: Division of the
Atlantic, with headquarters at New
York. under command of Gen. H c.
Corbin; Division of the North with
headquarters at St Louis. under COM
mand Of Gen. John G. Bates; Pacific Di-
vision. with headquarters at San Fran
cisco under command OF Gen. Arthur
Macarthur; Southwestern Division, with
headquarters at Oklahoma City, under
command Of Gen. S. S. Sumner; Division
OF the Philippines. headquarters at Ma
Mia, Gen. James Z. Wade in command.
Division of the Atlantic.
Maj. Gen. Henry c. Corbin viii be
IN command Of the Division Of the At
lantic which will embrace the Depart
ment Of the East and the Department
of the Gulf. General COrbin will also be
temporarily in command of the Depart
ment of the East. The headquarters of
the Division of the Atlantic and the De-
partment of the East will both be at
Governors Island. N Y The Division
of the Atlantic viii comprise all the ter
ritory formerly contained in the Depart
ment of the East with the exception Of
Louisiana. Tennessee viii also be in
cluded in this division.
~. The Department OF the Gulf will have
its headquarters at Atlanta, and Gen.
Peter c. Hams will be in command.
Chattanooga was anxious to be desig-
mated as headquarters for the DEPART
ment of the Gulf. Just before Secretary
Root announced his approval yesterday
OF the Stairs plan for reorganization a
delegation of Chattanooga men, headed
by Colonel Stewart and c. w. Hol-
brook, secretary Of the Chattanooga
Board Of Trade. was presented TO the
Secretary OF War by Representative
Brownlow. and urged the designation Of
Chattanooga
Northern Division.
In the Northern Division will be
the Department OF the Lakes. under
command Of Gen. Fred Grant; Depart
ment of the Missouri. under command
of Gen. Theodore ]. Whit: Department OF
the Dakota. under command of Gen
w. A. Kobbe. The Department Of. Mis-
souri, viii be enlarged by the addition
of Wyoming. which was formerly under
the Department of Colorado.
The Southwestern Division will in
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Texas. and the Department Of Texas
will hereafter include louisiana. Ar
kansas. Indian Territory, and Okla.
homa Territory. General Baldwin will
command the Department Of Colorado
and General Lee will be in command
OF the Department OF Texas.
In the Pacific Division viii be the De
partment OF California, under the com
mand of General Macarthur, tempo
rarily. and the Department OF the Co
Iunlbia, under the command of Gen
eral Funston
Division Of the Philippines.
In the Division Of the Philip pines Gen
w. II. Carter viii command the De
partment Of Visayas. General Randall
viii command the Department Of Lu
zon, and Gen. Leonard Wood viii com
mand the Department OF Mindanao.
Under the reorganization. department
commanders viii make reports direc
70 the War Department concerning tn
sanitation of camps and posts and disci
pine Reports concerning PRACTICAL,
all other matters Will be made 10 di
vision commanders. Division com
manders win have authority 10 transfe
troops at viii in cases Of emergency
They viii supervise all inspection, vii
be in charge Of militia organizations fl
their divisions. viii formulate problem
for maneuvers in their territory. vii
prepare mobilization plans, and viii lool
after frontier which may lie in thei
division.