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ARMY OPERATIONS. 



3 Brig.-Gen. J. C. Robinson, commanding 2d 

 division. 



4 Brig.-Gen. Charles GrifSn, commanding 1st 

 division. 



5 Brig.-Gen. R. B. Ayres, commanding 3d brigade, 

 1st division. 



6 Brig.-Gen. L. Cutter, commanding 1st brigade, 

 4th division. 



7 Brig.-Gen. Henry Baxter, commanding 2d bri- 

 gade, 2d division. 



8 Brig.-Gen. J. J. Bartlett, commanding 2d bri- 

 gade, 1st division. 



9 Brig.-Gen. James Barnes, commanding 1st bri- 

 gade, 1st division. 



10 Brig.-Gen. J. C. Rice, commanding 2d brigade, 

 4th division. 



The 2d corps was commanded by Maj.-Gen. 

 Hancock. The original regiments of the 2d 

 corps were consolidated into two divisions, with 

 a new assignment of division and brigade com- 

 manders. 



The division formerly known as the 1st divi- 

 sion of the 3d corps, commanded by Maj.-Gen. 

 Birney, was designated as the 3d division of the 

 2d corps. The division formerly known as the 

 2d division of the 3d corps, to which Brig.-Gen. 

 Carr had been assigned as commander, was 

 afterwards known as the 4th division of the 2d 

 corps. Each of these divisions had been re- 

 duced to two brigades. The following was the 

 arrangement of divisions and assignment of 

 commanders : 



FIRST DIVISION. 



Brig.-Gen. T. C. Barlow. 



First Brigade Col. N. A. Miles, 61st New York. 



Second Brigade Col. T. A. Smyth, 1st Delaware 

 volunteers. 



Third Brigade Col. P. Frank, 52d New York. 



Fourth Brigade Col. J. R. Brooke, 55th Pennsyl- 

 Tania. 



SECOND DIVISION. 



Brig.-Gen. John Gibbon. 

 First Brigade Brig.-Gen. A. S. Webb. 

 Second Brigade Brig.-Gen. J. P. Owens. 

 Third Brigade Col. S. S. Carroll, 8th Ohio. 



THIHD DIVISION. 



Maj.-Gen. D. B. Birney. 

 First Brigade Brig.-Gen. J. H. Ward. 

 Second Brigade Brig.-Gen. A. Hayes. 



FOURTH DIVISION. 



Brig.-Gen. J. B. Carr. 

 First Brigade Brig.-Gen. G. Mott. 

 Second Brigade Col. W. R. Brewster, 73d New 

 York. 

 Chief of Artillery, Col. Tibball. 



Sixth corps was commanded by Gen. Sedg- 



The old 3d division, 6th corps, was broken 

 ap, one brigade (Shaler's) going to the 1st di- 

 vision ; the 2d (Wheaton'a and Eustis') going 

 to the 2d division. The 3d division, 3d corps, 

 was transferred to the 6th corps, and Gen. 

 Prince was assigned to the command of it. 

 The three brigades of this division were con- 

 solidated into two, under Gen. Russell and Gen. 

 Morris. 



FIEST DIVISION. 



Brig.-Gen. H. G. Wright, 

 First Brigade Brig. -Gen. A. T. A. Torbett. 

 Second Brigade Col. E. Upton, 121st New York. 

 Third Brigade Col. H. Burnham, 5th Maine vol- 

 unteers. 

 Fourth Brigade Brig.-Gen. A. Shaler. 



SECOND DIVISION. 



Brie. -Gen. G. W. Getty. 

 First Brigade Brig.-Gen. F. Wheaton. 

 Second Brigade Col. L. A. Grant, "Fremont Bri- 

 gade." 



Third Brigade Brig.-Gen. T. H. Neil). 

 Fourth Brigade Brig.-Gen. A. L. Eustis. 



THIRD DIVISION. 



Brig.-Gen. H. Prince. 

 First Brigade Brig.-Gen. W. H. Morris. 

 Second Brigade Brig.-Gen. D. A. Russell. 

 Col. C. H. Tompkins, 1st Rhode Island artillery, 

 commanding artillery. 



The cavalry corps of this army was placed 

 under the command of Gen. P. H. Sheridan, 

 previously in service at the "West. Brig.-Gen. 

 Kilpatrick, in command of the 3d cavalry di- 

 vision, was transferred to the command of the 

 cavalry in the Army of the Cumberland, under 

 Major-Gen. Sherman; Gen. Pleasanton was re- 

 lieved from the command of his cavalry corps, 

 and ordered to report to Gen. Rosecrans ; Gen. 

 Sykes was ordered to report to Gen. Curtis; 

 Gen. Newton was ordered to report to Gen. 

 Sherman ; Gen. French was ordered to report 

 at Philadelphia; Gen. Meredith was ordered 

 to report at Cairo; Gens. Ricketts, Gibbon, 

 and Wadsworth, were ordered to report to 

 Gen. Meade for assignments to command. 



The following were the addresses of Gens. 

 Pleasanton, Newton, and French, on parting 

 with their commands : 



HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, AEMT OF | 

 THE POTOMAC, March 25, 1864. j 

 General Orders No. 14. 



Having been relieved from duty with the Army of 

 the Potomac, the regret of separation from the many 

 personal associations established in the cavalry corps 

 becomes more impressive by the devotion, generos- 

 ity, and noble daring that has been exhibited through- 

 out one of the most eventful periods in the history 

 of the war. The brave seek no higher tribute than 

 the confidence of their commander. Your glorious 

 deeds testify to the trust you have maintained so 

 sacredly. Continue to be animated by the same 

 spirit that now guides your colors to victory, and 

 you will reap the reward of duty to yourselves, your 

 country, and your God. 



A. PLEASANTON, Major-General. 



HEADQUARTERS FIRST CORPS, March 25, 1864. 



In relinquishing command, I take occasion to ex- 

 press the pride and pleasure I have experienced with 

 you, and my profound regret at our separation. 



Identified by its services with the history of this 

 war, the 1st corps gave at Gettysburg a crowning 

 proof of valor and endurance, in saving from the en- 

 emy the strong position upon which the battle was 

 fought. The terrible losses suffered by the corps on 

 the 1st of July, attest its supreme devotion to the 

 country. Though the the title of the corps may not 

 survive the present changes, history will not be si- 

 lent upon the magnitude of its services. 



JOHN NEWTON, Major-General. 



HEADQUARTERS THIRD ARMY CORPS, I 

 BBANDY STATION, March 24, 1864. f 

 General Orders No. 26 : 



Having been detached from the Army of the Poto- 

 mac, in consequence of its reorganization into three 

 corps, I desire to express the personal feelings of 

 regret with which the order is received. The con- 

 solidation of the corps gives this army greater 

 strength. The generals to command them are con- 

 spicuous for their gallantry and ability. Only known 

 in the department where bullets whistle, there is a 

 strong probability that I may soon meet in the field 



