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O.R.--SERIES I--VOLUME XL/2 [S# 81]

UNION CORRESPONDENCE, ORDERS, AND RETURNS RELATING TO OPERATIONS IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA, FROM JUNE 13, 1864, TO JULY 4, 1864.--#9

GENERAL ORDERS No. --.

HDQRS. DEPT. OF VA. AND N. CAROLINA,
In the Field, June 19, 1864.

The Eighteenth Army Corps, commanded by Maj. Gen. William F. Smith, will be organized as follows:

First Division, under command of ------ -----, will consist of the following brigades and regiments: First Brigade--Eighty-first New York Volunteers, Ninety-eighth New York Volunteers, Ninety-sixth New York Volunteers, One hundred and thirty-ninth New York Volunteers. Second Brigade--Tenth New Hampshire Volunteers, Thirteenth New Hampshire Volunteers, Eighth Connecticut Volunteers, One hundred and eighteenth New York Volunteers. Third Brigade-Twenty-first Connecticut Volunteers, Ninety-second New York Volunteers, Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, One hundred and eightyeighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, Fortieth Massachusetts Volunteers. The Second Division, under command of Brig. Gen. John H. Martindale, will be organized as follows: First Brigade---Ninth New Jersey Volunteers, Eighty-ninth New York Volunteers, Fifty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers, Twenty-third Massachusetts Volunteers, Twenty-fifth Massachusetts Volunteers, Twenty-seventh Massachusetts Volunteers, Fifth Maryland Veteran Volunteers. Second Brigade--Eleventh Connecticut <ar81_225> Volunteers, One hundred and forty-eighth New York Volunteers, Eighth Maine Volunteers, Second New Hampshire Volunteers, Twelfth New Hampshire Volunteers, Nineteenth Wisconsin Volunteers. Third Brigade--Second Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery, Tenth New York Heavy Artillery.

The Third Division will be composed as follows and commanded by Brig. Gen. E.W. Hinks: First Brigade, Brig. Gen. E. A. Wild--First U.S. Colored Troops, Tenth U.S. Colored Troops, Twenty-second U. S. Colored Troops, Thirty-seventh U.S. Colored Troops, First U.S. Colored Cavalry (dismounted). Second Brigade--Fourth U.S. Colored Troops, Fifth U.S. Colored Troops, Sixth U.S. Colored Troops, Second U.S. Colored Cavalry (dismounted), Fifth Massachusetts Colored Cavalry (dismounted).

The following batteries of artillery are assigned to the corps, and will be assigned or brigaded by the corps commander: Battery K, Third New York Artillery; Battery A, Fifth U.S. Artillery; Battery M, Third New York Artillery; Battery E, Third New York Artillery; Fourth Wisconsin Battery; Battery E, First Pennsylvania Artillery; Battery L, Fourth U.S. Artillery; Battery B, Second U.S. Colored Troops, Light Artillery; Battery B, First U.S. Artillery.

The Tenth Army Corps will be organized under command of Brig. Gen. W. T. H. Brooks, as follows:

The First Division, to be commanded by Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry, will comprise the following: First Brigade--Eighty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers, Thirty-ninth Illinois Volunteers, Sixty-second Ohio Volunteers, Sixty-seventh Ohio Volunteers. Second Brigade-Seventh Connecticut Volunteers, Sixth Connecticut Volunteers, Seventh New Hampshire Volunteers, Third New Hampshire Volunteers. Third Bri-gade--Eleventh Maine Volunteers, Twenty-fourth Massachusetts Volunteers, One hundredth New York Volunteers, Tenth Connecticut Volunteers. The First Maryland (dismounted) Cavalry is attached to this division and will be assigned to brigade by General Terry.

The Second Division will be under command of Brig. Gen. John W. Turner, and will be organized as follows: First Brigade--Third New York Volunteers, One hundred and forty-second New York Volunteers, One hundred and seventeenth New York Volunteers, One hundred and twelfth New York Volunteers. Second Brigade--Forty-seventh New York Volunteers, Forty-eighth New York Volunteers, One hundred and fifteenth New York Volunteers, Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers. Third Brigade--One hundred and sixty-ninth New York Volunteers, Thirteenth Indiana Volunteers, Ninth Maine Volunteers, Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania Volunteers, Fourth New Hampshire Volunteers.

The Third Division, under command of Brig. Gen. O. S. Ferry, will be organized as follows: First Brigade, Brig. Gen. G. Marston--One hundred and thirty-eighth Ohio Volunteers, National Guard; One hundred and thirty-third Ohio Volunteers, National Guard; One hundred and forty-third Ohio Volunteers, National Guard; One hundred and fifty-fifth Ohio Volunteers, National Guard; One hundred and sixty-third Ohio Volunteers, National Guard. Second Brigade--One hundred and thirtieth Ohio Volunteers, National Guard; One hundred and thirty-second Ohio Volunteers, National Guard; One hundred and forty-second Ohio Volunteers, National Guard; One hundred and forty-eighth Ohio Volunteers, National Guard; One hundred and thirty-fourth Ohio Volunteers, National Guard.

The following batteries are assigned to the Tenth Corps: First Connecticut Light Battery; Battery M, First U.S. Artillery; Fifth New «15 R R--VOL XL, PT II »<ar81_226> Jersey Battery; Fourth New Jersey Battery; Battery D, First U.S. Artillery; Battery D, Fourth U.S. Artillery; Thirty-third New York Battery; Light Company E, Third U.S. Artillery; Battery C, Third Rhode Island Artillery.

Brig. Gen. A. V. Kautz will command the Cavalry Division, which will consist of the following regiments: First Brigade--Third New York Cavalry, First District of Columbia Cavalry. Second Brigade--Eleventh Pennsylvania Cavalry, Fifth Pennsylvania Cavalry.

Two battalions Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry, not brigaded.

The First Connecticut Heavy Artillery and Battery M, Third Pennsylvania Artillery, will be reported to these headquarters by Col. H. L. Abbot, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery.

The First New York Engineers and First New York Mounted Rifles will report direct to these headquarters.

Brig. Gen. R. S. Foster will report to Brig. Gen. A. H. Terry. Brigadier-General Ames, Brigadier-General Stannard, and Briga-dier-General Burnham will report to Major-General Smith, to be assigned to command.

By command of Major-General Butler:

J. W. SHAFFER,

Colonel and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

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