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On Feb. 18, 1862, all of Gen. Johnston's army left Nashville for Murfreesboro. Here's an organization chart for the army issued while camped at Murfreesboro --

ORDERS No. 4.

HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DEPARTMENT
Murfreesborough, Tenn., February 23, 1862.

The Central Army is reorganized as follows, viz:

FIRST DIVISION.
Major-General HARDEE.

First Brigade.
Brigadier-General HINDMAN.

2d Arkansas, Colonel Govan.
5th Arkansas, Colonel Cross.
6th Arkansas, Colonel Hawthorn.
7th Arkansas, Colonel Shaver.
3d Confederate, Colonel Marmaduke.
Miller's battery.
Swett's battery.
1st Arkansas Cavalry (five companies), Captain Chrisman.
W. D. Barnett's cavalry.

Second Brigade.
Colonel CLEBURNE.

1st [15th] Arkansas, Colonel Patton.
6th Mississippi, Colonel Thornton.
5th Tennessee, Colonel Hill.
23d Tennessee, Colonel Neill.
24th Tennessee, Colonel Allison.
Watson Battery.

ATTACHED.
Adams' cavalry.
Biffle's cavalry.
Shoup's artillery battalion.

SECOND DIVISION.
Major-General CRITTENDEN.

First Brigade.
Brigadier-General CARROLL.

17th Tennessee, Colonel Newman.
--- Tennessee, Colonel Stanton.
29th Tennessee, Colonel Powell.
37th Tennessee, Colonel White.
Hawkins' battalion.
Baker's battery.
Monsarrat's battery.
Gordon's cavalry.

Second Brigade.
Colonel STATHAM.

15th Mississippi, Major Brantley.
22d Mississippi, Lieutenant-Col. Schaller.
19th Tennessee, Colonel Cummings.
20th Tennessee, Colonel Battle.
--- Tennessee, Colonel Murray.
45th Tennessee, Colonel Lytle.
Rutledge's battery.

THIRD DIVISION.
Brigadier-General PILLOW.

First Brigade.
Brigadier-General WOOD.

7th Alabama, Colonel Coltart.
16th Alabama, Colonel Wood.
8th Arkansas, Colonel Patterson.
9th Arkansas Battalion, Major Kelly.
Mississippi Battalion, Major Hardcastle.
27th Tennessee, Colonel Williams.
44th Tennessee, Colonel McDaniel.
55th Tennessee, Colonel McKorn.
Byrne's battery.
Harper's battery.
Avery's cavalry company.

Second Brigade.
Colonel BOWEN.
9th Arkansas, Colonel Dunlop.
10th Arkansas, Colonel Merrick.
2d Confederate, Colonel Martin.
1st Missouri, Colonel Bowen.
Hudson's battery.
Scott's cavalry.

RESERVE.

Brigadier-General BRECKINRIDGE'S brigade.

3d Kentucky, Colonel Thompson.
4th Kentucky, Colonel Trabue.
5th Kentucky, Colonel Hunt.
6th Kentucky. Colonel Lewis.
Colonel Crew's regiment.
Lyon's battery.
Clifton's battalion.
Hale's battalion.
Helm's cavalry battalion.
Morgan's cavalry.

UNATTACHED.

Colonel Forrest's cavalry.
Colonel Wharton's (8th Texas) cavalry.
General Johnston assumes command of the army.

By command of General Johnston:
W. W. MACKALL, Assistant Adjutant-General.

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