Head Quarters 5^th Div Army of the Tenn

                                                                        Camp before Corinth May 13^th 1862

 

General Orders

            No

                                    Brig. Genl. M. L. Smith having been assigned to this Division and the 8^th Missouri Regt. transfered in the place of the 14^th Wisconsin on detached service and in consequence of the reduced strength of Regiments the following changes are made in the Division to be carried into effect at once. Instead of 4 Brigades there will be 3 Brigades of 4 Regiments each—

 

1^st Brigade Brig Genl. Morgan L. Smith Comdg

8^th Missouri 55^th Illinois 54 & 57 Ohio

2^d Brigade Col. J A. McDowell Comdg

6^th Iowa 46^th Ohio 40 Illinois & 77^th Ohio

3^rd Brigade Col. R. P. Brickland Comdg

70 & 72^nd Ohio 48 & 53^d Ohio.

 

            The Batteries and Cavalry will remain unattached as heretofore and will make reports direct to Head Quarters: but Major Taylor will habitually keep one Battery with each Brigade unless specially detached by general orders

 

The Regiments hereby changed in their Brigade organization will at once be conducted into line of their new Brigades, their commanders reporting to their new Brigadiers.

 

            The officers commanding Brigades will forth/with acquaint themselves with the actual condition of their commands as to numbers arms ammunition transportation &c and any want will be supplied upon proper requisitions.

 

                                                                        By order of Maj Genl. Sherman

                                                                                    (signed) J. H. Hammond

                                                                                                                        A.A.G.

 

Official

            C. Francis Clarke

                        Capt. 6. Kansas

                                    A.A.A.G.

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