The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-14
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Adj'aant Generals Office,

Departman Mt No 1.-THE Territory of Oregon,
H. And the President has farther judged proper that
the general distribution OF the regiments and corps
constituting the military ESTABLISHING shall be
made In the following mabper:-
EASTERN DIVISION.
DEPARTMENT. MOL
Ten companies Of the - regiment of artillery
Fort Sullivan, Eastport, Maine company.
Fort Preble, Portland Maine, l company.
Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, N. H., company.
FortWarren and Fort Indepe ndence, Boston, Mass,
companies.
Fort Adams and Fort wolcott r. l., companies.
Fort Trumbul New Lonaon. Conn.,, company.
DEPARTMENT No. q
Fire companies of the Ah re giment of infantry.
Fort Brady Sault Ste Mare, Mich, company
Fort Mackinae, Michigan, company
Fort Grstiot Michigan company.
Detroit, Michigan. companies.
DEPARTMENT No 3.
Fire companies Of the An regiment OF in anty.
Fort Niagara New York, company.
Fort Ontario, Oswego, N Y. l company.
Madison Barracks, Sacket's Harbor, N. Y, com.
Plsttsburgh Barracks, N. Y. 1 company.
Zen eompsnies Of lie = regiment Of artillery.
Fort Columbus, Fort Hamilton, and Fort Lafay cite,
New FORK Hai Dor, compa nies.
Fort Mfiin, PennsylvsLis, l company.
Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Md, companies.
Fort Washington Maryland, company
DEPARTMENT No. a.
Ten companies of the regiment of artillery.
Fort Monroe, Virginia, companies
Fort Johnston and Fort Caswell, Smithville, NJ c.,
Fort Macon, Beaufort, N c., company.
Fort Moultre and Cartle Pinckney, Charleston
Harbor, s. c., 2 companies.
Augusta Arsenal, Georgia, company.
Ogletborpe Barracks, Savan nah, Ga, company.
Fort Marion, st. Augustine, Z. f., company.
WESTERN DIVISION.
DEPARTMENT No. 8.
Ten companies OF the regiment OF artillery.
'Fsrt Brooke, Tampa Bay Fla, companies.
Fort Pckens and Fort McRes, Pensacola, Fla, COM
panies.
Fort Morgan, Mobile, Ala 2 companies.
Fort Pike, Louisiana, company.
Fort Wood, Louisiana, company.
New Orleans Barracks louisiana company.
DEPARTMENT No. q.
The Oh and 7th regiments Of Infantry aud companies
1st Dragons
The post at the confluence Of the Crow Wing
and Mississippi rivers. Winnebago country, COM
Tapy LIST Dragons; company 9th infantry.
Fort Smelling, Iowa. companies 9Th infantry:
Fort Atkinson, Iowa, company LIST dragons;
Fort Ieavenworth, Missouri, 2 companies LIST dra.
goons; companies 9Th infantry
Fort Scott, Missouri Territory, company LIST dra-
goons; company 9th infantry.
Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, 18th regiment OF In
DEPARTMENT No. 7-ARKAssAs AND INDIAN Cow
The 9Th regiment of infantry and tpO companies 1st
Dragons.
Fort Gibson Cherokee country, l company LIST dra-
goons, companies 5th infantry.
Fort Smith, Choctaws, "a companies 9TH inf.
FdrtWashita, and leo LIST og Eco Sthinf
DEPARTMENT No S-TExAs.
7se Isl regiment Of rtdnty, companies Sd infantry
6compdnscs I'd Dragons and companies LIST drit-
Tobe stationed along the line of the Rio Grande
and the Indian frontiers Of Texas to the Colorado or
Department No. 9-NEw MEXICO.
The ah regiment of infdnry-1 field officer and COM
panies I'd Dragons.
lone post to be established on the boundary inc
where the line commences the Rio Gila-(garrisen
I company I'd dragons, = companies 9Th infa ntryO
and compspies Sd infantry to be stationed at Paso
del Norte,l &c.
lDepd, fment No. 10-California-2d regiment Of in
fantry companies Sd artillery companies LIST dra-
goons.
Department No. 11-Oregon-Rsgmen of mounted
rfemen companies 4th artillery.
H. The posts which it may be necessary to establish,
and the cement the troops in Texas and New
Mexico with view to the best protection and defence
cal nder such instructions as they may
receive from the War Department or the Major Gene
raj commanding the western division.
The officers commanding In California and oregon
are charged with establishing the posts and gsrrisons
within their respective commands but the positions to
be perma nently occupied should not be determine
until after military nossance by competent and
experienced officers. The commanders of departments
Nos 10 and IL will make their reports to- and CORES
pend direct with the Adutant Generals office, Wash
One officer Of engineers, and more Of topogra-
phical engineers will be ordered to report to the
manding officers of departments No. 10, (California
and No. IL, (Oregon) respectively. Two officers Of
typographical engineers will report to the commanding
officer of department No. g. (Nsw Mexico) One officer
OF engineers, and two of typographical engineers will
report to the commanding officer OF department NO D.
(Texas at such time and place as he may designate.
w. And the President has further judged proper
that the two military geographical divisions be COM
msnded respectively by the two major generals of the
Major General Scott will accordingly assume COM
mand Of the eastern division, and Major General Tay
wlcontinue in command Of the western division OF
the army The headquarters Of the eastern division
will be established at, in the vicinity of New York
aud the of the western division at or in
the vicinity Of New Orleans The particular place for
each will be selected by the respective major generals
and reported to the War Department for approval.
The two senior brigader generals are assigned to
the eastern divisions the senior to the commend Of
departments Nos and 4, headquarters at Baltimore;
and the junior to the command of departments Nos.
and 2, headquarters at Albany Brevet Major GENERAL
Gaines and Brevet Major General Wool will accord
ingy report 10 the major general commanding the
eastern division.
The two junior brigadier generals assigned to
duty In the western division; the senior to the
mapd Of department No. 8, headquarters at
the junior to the command Of department No. head
quarters at st. Louis. Brevet Major General Twggs
and Brevet Major General kearny will accordingly
report to the major general commando the western
| division.
The officer highest in rank of the line of the army
duty in any military department post will COM
mand the same, unless otherwise specially directed in
V. To the duties devoved upon commanders Of d.
visions by the General Regulations for the Army, lar
ce H. superadded the duties enjoined upon the
same may be found to be applicable; and all other
functions pertaining to the General COMMANDMENTS
Chief under army regula TONS with the like limitation
will also be exercised by the two major generals within
their respective divisions
VI The numerous applications to the Secretary Of
War render Necessary to the subject OF ais-
ingy such applications hereafter will not be consd-
cred at the War Department. except in Of PEN
sion, and certificates Of ordinary disability
VII The recruiting service will be regulated by the
Aduant General Of the army, under the direction Of
secretary Of War Muster rolls monthly reports
90 &C. enjoned by the 18th and 10th OF the rules and
.r,,cles of war, and General Regulations of the