GENERAL ORDERS, No. 47. [Corrected copy.] HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, The following order has been received from the War Department: WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, April 9, 1900. By direction of the President, the Department of Habana and the Department of the Province of Habana and Pinar del Río will be consolidated on May 1, 1900, under the designation of the Department of Habana and Pinar del Río. Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, U. S. Volunteers, is assigned to the command of the department, with headquarters at Quemados. In discontinuing the Department of Habana, constituted by the order of December 13, 1898, the President desires to express his high appreciation of the faithful and efficient service rendered by Brig. Gen. William Ludlow as military governor of Habana during the existence of the department. The maintenance of order attending and following the withdrawal of the Spanish forces, the organization of city government, the great reform of sanitary conditions resulting in the reduction in the death rate and exemption from epidemics reflect credit upon the responsible officer in command and his assistants and upon the peace-loving and law-abiding people of the city of Habana. By command of Major-General Miles: ELIHU ROOT, Secretary of War. H. C. CORBIN, Adjutant-General. GENERAL ORDERS, No. 1. HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF HABANA AND PINAR DEL RÍO, The undersigned hereby assumes command of the Department of Habana and Pinar del Río, pursuant to General Orders, No. 47, c. s., Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant-General's Office, which consolidates, to take effect this date, the former Department of Habana and the Department of the Province of Habana, and Pinar del Río into one military department. FITZHUGH LEE, Brigadier-General, U. S. Volunteers. The Department of Habana and Pinar del Río continued until consolidated with the Department of Matanzas and Santa Clara pursuant to the following telegram and order: Brig. Gen. FITZHUGH LEE, Quemados. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 21, 1900. Secretary War directs in addition to your present duties you assume command of former Department of Matanzas and Santa Clara, which has this day been consolidated with Department Habana and Pinar del Río under name of Department of Western Cuba, headquarters remaining at Quemados. General Wilson has been directed by telegraph to turn over command to you. H. C. CORBIN, Adjutant-General. GENERAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF WESTERN CUBA, Pursuant to telegraphic instructions from the Adjutant-General's Office, dated Washington, July 21, the undersigned hereby assumes command of the Department of Western Cuba. This department consists of the former Department of Matanzas and Santa Clara and the former Department of Habana and Pinar del Río, comprising the provinces of Santa Clara, Matanzas, Habana, and Pinar del Río. Existing orders and circulars of the former Department of Matanzas and Santa Clara will continue in force for troops stationed in that department until further orders. FITZHUGH LEE, Brigadier General, U. S. Volunteers. |