General Orders Head Quarters City of Washington Nov. 30^th 1800 The Head quarters of the Army are established at the seat of Government in this City, and all communications not otherwise specially directed, are to be addressed to the Commander in Chief here untill further orders. The Quarter Masters Generals Office, the Inspectors Office, and the Pay Masters Generals Office, are [underline: established] at head quarters, when the Commanding Officer of Artillery & Engineers is also to take post. The following disposition of command is hereby established for the Army of the United States, and is to be respected by all concerned. Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Hamtramick, of the first Regiment of Infantry, will command the posts and garrisons west of the mountains, and north west of the Ohio river, to embrace Fort Fayette near Pittsburg, and Fort Pickering on the Mississippi. Subject to his order, Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Strong, of the second Regiment of Infantry, will have the immediate command of the troops on the lower waters of the Ohio, and the garrison of Fort Pickering. Lieutenant Commandant Gaither, of the third Regiment of Infantry, will command the garrison of Fort Adams, the barrier post on the Mississippi, and Fort Stoddart on the Mobile river. Lieutenant Colonel Commandant Butler, of the fourth Regiment of Infantry, will command the posts and garrisons