3. MILITARY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS. The Eastern Division, composed of the 1st, 2d, 3d, and 4th Military Departments, comprises the following States: - Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia; and the portion of Florida and Wisconsin east of a line drawn from Fond du Lac, Lake Superior, to Cape Sable, Florida. The Western Division, composed of the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th Military Departments, is situated within the following limits: The country west of the line from Fond du Lac to Cape Sable (except Oregon and California), embracing the part of Wisconsin west of said line; the States of Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Texas; the part of Florida west of said line; the Indian country west of the Mississippi River; and the Territory of New Mexico. The Pacific Division, composed of the 10th and 11th Military Departments, comprises the Territories of California and Oregon. The Head-quarters of the Eastern Division are in the city of New York. The Head-quarters of the Western Division are at Baton Rouge, La. The Head-quarters of the Pacific Division are at 4. MILITARY GEOGRAPHICAL DEPARTMENTS. No. 1. Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. No. 2. Michigan, Wisconsin (east of the line from Fond du Lac to Cape Sable), Ohio, and Indiana. Head-quarters at Detroit. No. 3. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. The Head-quarters of Departments No. 1 and 3 are at Troy, New York. No. 4. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and that part of Florida lying within the Eastern Division. Head-quarters at Fort Monroe. No. 5. The portion of Florida within the Western Division, the States of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Headquarters at New Orleans. No. 6. Wisconsin (west of the line from Fond du Lac to Cape Sable), Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri, above the 37th degree of north latitude. Head-quarters at St. Louis. No. 7. The country west of the Mississippi, south of the 37th degree of north latitude, north of Louisiana and Texas, and east of Department No. 9. Head-quarters at Fort Smith. No. 8. That part of Texas lying south and east of a line drawn from a point on the Rio Grande, south of El Paso, at the 32d degree of north lati tude, to the junction of the Ensenada Choctau (Choctaw Creek) with the Colorado or Red River, and down said river to Arkansas. No. 9. New Mexico, and the territory north and west of the aforesaid line from the Rio Grande to and down the Colorado or Red River, formerly claimed as a part of New Mexico. The Head-quarters of Departments No. 8 and 9 are at No. 11. The Territory of Oregon. |