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SPECIAL ORDERS,
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJT. GEN'S OFFICE,
Numbers 337.
Washington, November 10, 1862.* * * * * *
VII. By direction of the President, Major General J. Hooker, U. S. Volunteers, is assigned to the command of the Fifth Army Corps, in place of Major General Fitz John Porter, U. S. Volunteers, who will immediately report in person to the Adjutant-General of the Army, in this city.
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By order of the Secretary of War:
E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. OF THE ARMY, ADJT. General 'S OFFICE,
Numbers 338.
Washington, November 10, 1862.I. All officers, of whatever grade, belonging to the Army of the Potomac, will proceed to join their respective commands within twenty-four hours. The penalty of disobedience of this order will be dismissal from the service.
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By command of Major-General Halleck:
E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
SPECIAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
Numbers 315.
Camp near Warrenton, Va., November 10, 1862.In pursuance of instructions from the General-in-Chief, Brigadier Gens. C. C. Augur and C. Grover are relieved from further service with this army, and will forthwith repair to Washington and report for duty to Major-General Banks.
By command of Major-General Burnside:
LEWIS RICHMOND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.Abstract from tri-monthly return of the Army of the Potomac, Major General A. E. Burnside commanding, for November 10, 1862, headquarters near Warrenton, Va.
Present for
duty
Command. Officers Men. Aggregat Aggrega
e te
present present
and
absent.
Headquarters, staff, 219 2,024 2,499 3,315
escorts, &c.,
First Corps, Brigadier 977 16,843 20,518 35,389
General John F.
Reynolds.
Second Corps, Major 885 14,854 18,170 30,305
General D. N. Couch.
Fifth Corps, Major 916 18,157 21,481 31,202
General F. J. Porter
Sixth Corps, Major 1,248 24,731 28,803 38,520
General W. B.
Franklin.
Ninth Corps, Brigadier 628 13,541 16,195 24,687
General O. B. Willcox
Twelfth Corps, 573 10,757 14,864 21,257
Brigadier General H.
W. Slocum.
Division, Brigadier 224 3,885 4,670 6,121
General A. W. Whipple
Division, Brigadier 530 8,746 10,615 15,646
General George
Stoneman
Cavalry and Horse 277 6,035 7,181 11,143
Artillery, Brigadier,
General John Buford.
Defenses Upper 224 4,220 5,445 7,370
Potomac, Major-General
Morell.
Total army in the 6,755 123,793 150,441 224,955
field.
Total Defenses of 3,431 77,558 98,738 114,972
Washington
Grand total 10,186 201,351 249,179 339,927
Pieces of artillery
Heavy Field Aggregate
Command. present and
absent last
return.
Headquarters, staff, _ - 3,348
escorts, &c.,
First Corps, Brigadier - 54 34,774
General John F.
Reynolds.
Second Corps, Major - 48 30,784
General D. N. Couch.
Fifth Corps, Major - 77 30,192
General F. J. Porter
Sixth Corps, Major - 52 38,985
General W. B.
Franklin.
Ninth Corps, Brigadier - 36 25,293
General O. B. Willcox
Twelfth Corps, - 51 21,317
Brigadier General H.
W. Slocum.
Division, Brigadier - 18 6,146
General A. W. Whipple
Division, Brigadier - 16 16,052
General George
Stoneman
Cavalry and Horse - 22 9,295
Artillery, Brigadier,
General John Buford.
Denfenses Upper 8 - 7,370
Potomac, Major-General
Morell.
Total army in the 8 374 223,556
field.
Total Defenses of 526 - 114,585
Washington
Grand total 534 374 338,141
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