WAR DEPT., ADJT. GENERAL'S OFFICE,
Washington, June 27,
1865.
The President directs that the United States be divided into
military divisions and sub-divided into military departments as follows:
DEPARTMENTS.
1. The Department of the East, Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker to
command, to embrace the New England States, New York, and New Jersey;
headquarters at New York City.
2. The Middle Department, Maj. Gen. W. S. Hancock to
command, to embrace the States of West Virginia, Maryland (except the counties
of Anne Arundel, Prince George's, Calvert, Charles, and Saint Mary's), the line
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Virginia, the States of Delaware and
Pennsylvania; headquarters at Baltimore.
3. The Department of Washington, Maj. Gen. C. C. Augur to
command, to embrace the District of Columbia, the counties of Anne Arundel,
Prince George's, Calvert, Charles, and Saint Mary's, in Maryland, and Fairfax
County, in Virginia; headquarters at Washington.
4. The Department of the Ohio, Maj. Gen. E. O. C. Ord to
command, to embrace the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Michigan;
headquarters at Detroit.
5. The Department of the Tennessee, Maj. Gen. George
Stoneman to command, to embrace the State of Tennessee; headquarters at
Knoxville.
6. The Department of Kentucky, Maj. Gen. John M. Palmer to
command, to embrace the State of Kentucky; headquarters at Louisville.
7. The Department of the Missouri, Maj. Gen. John Pope to
command, to embrace the States of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, and
Kansas, and the Territories of Nebraska, Dakota, and Montana; headquarters at
Fort Leavenworth.
8. The Department of Virginia, Maj. Gen. Alfred H. Terry to
command, to embrace the State of Virginia, excepting Fairfax County and the
line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; headquarters at Richmond.
9. The Department of North Carolina, Maj. Gen. J. M.
Schofield to command, to embrace the State ofNorth Carolina; headquarters at
Raleigh.
10. The Department of South Carolina, Maj. Gen. Q. A.
Gillmore to command, to embrace the State of South Carolina; headquarters at
Hilton Head.
11. The Department of Georgia, Maj. Gen. James B. Steedman
to command, to embrace the State of Georgia; headquarters at Augusta.
12. The Department of Florida, Maj. Gen. John G. Foster to
command, to embrace the State of Florida; headquarters at Tallahassee.
13. The Department of Mississippi, Maj. Gen. H. W. Slocum to
command, to embrace the State of Mississippi; headquarters at Vicksburg.
14. The Department of Alabama, Maj. Gen. C. R. Woods to
command, to embrace the State of Alabama; headquarters at Mobile.
15. The Department of Louisiana and Texas, Maj. Gen. E. R.
S. Canby to command, to embrace the States of Louisiana and Texas; headquarters
at New Orleans.
16. The Department of Arkansas, Maj. Gen. J. J. Reynolds to
command, to embrace the State of Arkansas and the Indian Territory; headquarters
at Little Rock.
17. The Department of the Columbia, Brig. Gen. G. Wright to
command, to embrace the State of Oregon and Territories of Washington and
Idaho; headquarters at Fort Vancouver.
18. The Department of California, Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell
to command, to embrace the States of California and Nevada and Territories of
Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado; headquarters at San Francisco.
DIVISIONS.
1. The Military Division of the Atlantic, Maj. Gen. George
G. Meade to command, to embrace the Department of the East, Middle Department,
Department of Virginia, Department of North Carolina: and Department of South
Carolina; headquarters at Philadelphia.
2. The Military Division of the Mississippi, Maj. Gen. W. T.
Sherman to command, to embrace the Department of the Ohio, Department of the
Missouri, and Department of Arkansas; headquarters at Saint Louis.
3. The Military Division of the Gulf, Maj. Gen. P. H.
Sheridan to command, to embrace the Department of Mississippi, Department of
Louisiana and Texas, and Department of Florida; headquarters at New Orleans.
4. The Military Division of the Tennessee, Maj. Gen. G. It.
Thomas to command, to embrace the Department of the Tennessee, Department of
Kentucky, Department of Georgia, and Department of Alabama; headquarters at
Nashville.
5. The Military Division of the Pacific, Maj. Gen. H. W.
Halleck to command, to embrace the Department of the Columbia and Department of
California; headquarters at San Francisco.
All officers hereby assigned will proceed, on receipt of this
order, to take command of their respective departments or military divisions.
All officers relieved by this order will, on being relieved by the proper
officer, report by letter to the Adjutant-General for orders.
By order of the President of the United States:
E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-
General
SOURCES: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of
the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume
46, Part 3 (Serial No. 97), p. 1298-9
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