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Division Of The Army--order Of General Burnside

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Day
21
Month
November
Year
1862
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Public Domain
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HEADQf.MOX.ai AKJJY OKTHE PoTOMAC, NEAR ÏVaRiiKaTON. V.i , lTiitiy, N'uV. 15. J GENKK.U, OUDKU No. UU. "."; (" - The organizaiiou of a portion of ttiis army iiito three rand dvistong hereby auunuuced. These era.nd divisions rill bc foruaod aud ooniuiaudéd as follows : ThcSecoud and Nintli Corps will form tlie rigln grand división, and will bo cummaudcd General E. V. Sninner. Tlie First and Sixili Corps will form tbfl let't grand división, and will be coinluanded by Major General W , 15. Frank Ut. Tlie Third and Fifth Corps . ill form thu oi-;itr grand división, and will be o(imui:indi;d by Major Guieral Joseph Ilnoker. Tlie Eloventb Corps, with sueli othor troops ;i6 inay liercatter bi: assign.d to it, will constimto a reservo foree, under conimai.d of Major General Higel. Aigniiiciita of' cav.ilry and furtlier details will be antfouuced in furtlier ordors. Secoiuï - In accnrdanee with instrue tions frum the departirieiit, the pnmiumi (Iers if' thoso prand divisióhs ill have pnwer to deeine kucIi (úe8t,ípns vebtiiijí lo tlie interior inaiingmiient ol' tlu'irconimands as are nnw fornardi'd to thes11 bpaiUunrtirs for final notion. Goneriil Sigel will exercise al: the power in respect to his eommand :is dbnve hsl{rned to tho eoujm.-uiders of the grand mis. Third Tlie casos whieh can be fullv deeided bv the (Irpnrtment :t Wa-hing nii thcy wili (ofward directly to th;it depart inei?t without ruferenco to these headqnarters. All matters rolating to movementa of Iroops, topether with returns reports. &u , will he forwarded to these headquarters a" usual, The eominanders of these prand división? will retain with them their ret-peotive statf. Fourfli - The noninr officers of the Sceoiid, Third, Fifth and Siztla Corps will t:il:e tin eninntnnd "f the-e corps and will torwurd to these hi'adijn :t list of rcconiineudatioüS of officers to fill their staffs. Hfth- Brifrmüer General S Wilüanis, A. ft'. O-, is nppointed inspector General of the Adjutant General's de part ment of tlie Army Si.vt - Ijieuteimnt Coloel Joseph A. H-ird'f, Aid-de-Canip and ac'ing A. A. G., will net as Assistant Iispector General in the same departmont. The lieads of Mie vnrioue staff dppart inentg nt thee lieadquarters, otlier tbati tl'e Adjatant Gemral and h's do,puty will rem ai n as heretofore un'il further ordei ?. Setcidh - Licuterant Ool,m(jl I,ewis Riclimnttd. Asistnnt Adjutant Geniiral, i aiiiiüunced as a General at these head (juurters. Eijfkih - All orders conflicting whh tbvBe are heruhy risuinded. Hy c..-diii,;iiih i f Mjor atDr1 DURXilDE. tí. WiLU-MS, Ascistanl Adjutant Geueial.

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