Audenried，aide—de—camp;Brigadier—GeneralJ。D。Webster，chiefofstaff;MajorR。M。Sawyer，assistantadjutant—general;CaptainMontgomeryRochester，assistantadjutant—general。TheselastthreewereleftatNashvilleinchargeoftheoffice，andwereempoweredtogiveordersinmyname，communicationbeinggenerallykeptupbytelegraph。
Subsequentlywereaddedtomystaff，andaccompaniedmeinthefield，Brigadier—GeneralW。F。Barry，chiefofartillery;ColonelO。M。Poe，chiefofengineers;ColonelL。C。Easton，chiefquartermaster;ColonelAmosBeckwith，chiefcommissary;CaptainThos。G。Baylor，chiefofordnance;SurgeonE。D。Kittoe，medicaldirector;Brigadier—GeneralJ。M。Corse，inspector—general;
Lieutenant—ColonelC。Ewing，inspector—general;andLieutenant—
ColonelWillardWarner，inspector—general。
Theseofficersconstitutedmystaffproperatthebeginningofthecampaign，whichremainedsubstantiallythesametillthecloseofthewar，withveryfewexceptions;viz。:SurgeonJohnMoore，UnitedStatesArmy，relievedSurgeonKittoeofthevolunteers（aboutAtlanta）asmedicaldirector;MajorHenryHitchcockjoinedasjudge—advocate，andCaptainG。WardNicholsreportedasanextraaide—de—camp（afterthefallofAtlanta）atGaylesville，justbeforewestartedforSavannah。