Major General Henry W. Halleck's Special Field Orders, No. 35

SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS No. 35.

HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE MISSISSIPPI,

Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., April 30, 1862.

I. Major-General Thomas' division is hereby transferred from the Army of the Ohio to the Army of the Tennessee, and General Thomas will take command of the right wing, which will consist of his own and the divisions of Brig. Gens. W. T. Sherman, T. W. Sherman, S. A. Hurlbut, and T. A. Davies.

II. The divisions of Major-General McClernand, Major-General Wallace, and one division from General Buell's army corps, to be designated by him, together with the heavy artillery, will constitute the reserve, to be commanded by Major-General McClernand.

III. Brigadier-General Hamilton's reserve division of Major-General Pope's army will remain under General Pope's direction until further orders.­*

IV. Major-General Grant will retain the general command of the District of West Tennessee, including the Army Corps of the Tennessee, and reports will be made to him as heretofore, but in the present movements he will act as second in command under the major-general commanding the department.

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Brig. Gen. T. W. Sherman is hereby assigned to the command of the Sixth Division of General Grant's army, now commanded by General McKean.

By order of Major-General Halleck:

 J. C. KELTON,

 Assistant Adjutant-General.

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* See tabular statement of the two wings and reserve, under date of May 13, p. 185.

SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 10, Part 2 (Serial No. 11), p. 144-5

General Orders, No. 10

HEADQUARTERS DEP’T OF THE MISSISSIPPI,

ST. LOUIS, March 28 , 1862

I.  It having been reported that shippers and carriers of goods have recently violated the regulations for the transportation and trade of the Department of the Missouri, established in January last, claiming that said regulations had been revoked, notice is hereby given that General Order, No. 61 of the Department of the Missouri, current series, revoking General Orders of March 3d and 6th of same series, does not, in any manner, affect the regulations of January last, which regulations for the transportation and trade will be enforced in all parts of the present Department of the Mississippi, except reconquered territory, the trade of which is regulated by the license system promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury in his circular of March 4th.

II.  The orders of officers in the Customs within this Department when in conformity with the regulations of January last, and the instructions of the Secretary of the Treasury, must be complied with by shippers and carries; and it is directed that all military officers assist in their enforcement.

III.  In view of the rapid extension of steamboat navigation into disloyal States, the importance of having the boats engaged in such navigation controlled by loyal citizens, it is ordered that all licenses to pilots and engineers, navigating the waters of this Military Department, be revoked, from and after the 15th proximo, and that said pilots and engineers take out new licenses from the “Supervising Inspector,” who will only grant license to persons of approved loyalty; or, in case of doubt, will require bond with security for the loyal conduct of such engineers and pilots.

By Command of Major General Halleck.

N. H. McLEAN,

Assistant Adjutant General.

– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 5, 1862, p. 1

Gen. Halleck’s General Order

ST. LOUIS, March 12. – The following General Order will be issued in the morning:

HEADQUARTERS DEPTARTMENT OF MISSISSIPPI.

In compliance with the orders of the President of the United States the undersigned hereby assumes command of the Department of the Mississippi, which includes the present Department of Kansas and the Missouri and the Department of Ohio and country west of a north and south line drawn through Knoxville, Tennessee, and East of the western boundaries of the States of Missouri and Arkansas. – The Headquarters of the Department of the Mississippi will remain, till further orders, at Saint Louis.  Commanding officers not in the Department of Missouri will report at these headquarters the strength and position of their several commands.

(Signed:)

H. W. HALLECK,

Major-General, Commanding.

– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, March 15, 1862, p. 3

GENERAL ORDERS No. 1.

HDQRS. DEPT. OF THE MISSISSIPPI,

Saint Louis, March 13, 1862.

I. In compliance with the orders of the President of the United States the undersigned hereby assumes command of the Department of the Mississippi, which includes the present Department of Kansas and the Missouri and the Department of the Ohio and country west of a north and south line drawn through Knoxville, Tenn., and east of the western boundaries of the States of Missouri and Arkansas. Headquarters of the Department of the Mississippi will remain, until further orders, at Saint Louis, Mo.

II. Commanding officers not in the Department of the Missouri will immediately report to these headquarters the strength and positions of their several commands.

 H. W. HALLECK,

 Major-General, Commanding.

SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series 1, vol. 8, p. 611

From St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, March 12.

The following general order will be issued in the morning:

HEADQUARTERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI.

In compliance with orders of the President of the United States, the undersigned assumes command of the Department of the Mississippi, which included the present Department of Missouri, Kansas and the Department of Ohio, and the country West of the North and South line drawn through Knoxville, Tenn., and East of the Western boundaries of the State[s] of Missouri and Arkansas.

The headquarters of the Department of the Mississippi will remain till further orders, at St. Louis.  Commanding officers not in the Department of Missouri, will report at these headquarters the strength and position of their several commands.

(Signed)

H. W. HALLECK,

Maj. Gen. Commanding.

A special to the Democrat from Rolla of the 12^th, says Wild Billy Price, a desperate thief, of a guerrilla of the rebels has been taken prisoner and is now in custody at Springfield.

No Further news from General Curtis’ command.

Special to Evening Journal.

ST. LOUIS, March 13.

Private letters received to-day from officers in Gen. Curtis’ army, say that the rebels in force are still in the rear of the Federal army, and another battle is soon expected.

In the late fight at Sugar Creek, the fourth division stood the brunt of the battle.  The 4^th and 9^th Iowa and the 1^st and 3d Iowa batteries are terribly cut up.  180 of 500 of the 4^th Iowa were killed and wounded.  Every officer in Dodge’s brigade were wounded.  Gen. Dodge had three horses killed under him and one wounded.  Capts. Burton and Bershman and Lieut. Crittenden were wounded.  Lieut. Jackson killed.

Gen. Halleck forwarded to headquarters to-day the following:

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI,

ST. LOUIS, March 13^th, 1862.

EDWIN STANTON, Secretary of War, Washington:

Our artillery and cavalry yesterday attacked the enemy’s works, one and a half miles west of Paris, Tenn.  The enemy was driven out with a loss of one hundred killed wounded and prisoners.  Our loss is Capt. Bullis, of the artillery and four killed and five wounded.

A Cavalry force cent out from Lebanon, attacked one of Price’s guerilla bands, killed 13, wounded 5 and captured over 20 prisoners, among whom is Brig. Gen. Campbell.

Signed,

H. W. HALLECK,

Major General.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Friday Morning, March 14, 1862, p. 1