, 1856-03-07
General Orders--SO. 4.

lst. The 2nd Regiment of Washington Territory
Volunteers called into the service Of the United States
against the Yakima, and other hostile Indian tribes
will be organized into three Battaons to he tesiQna
ted, respectively the Northern, the Central aud South
ern Battalilns.
2nd, The Northern Battalion includes Company G.
commanded by Captain Van Bokkelin Company l.
Captain Howe detachment of Company II Car.
tain Peabody, and will be commanded by Major 10
be elected by the command upon its concentration.
Sd. 1t will receive supplies and transportation from
Qnartermaster and Commi5sary Robinson, and move
Immediately up the river to the Snoqualmie Falls.
4th The Central Battalion commanded by Major
Gilmore Nays, will comprise Company B, Captain
Rabbeson; Company &, Captain llenness, Mounted
hangers , the Train Guard, Captain shead, and the
Pioneer Company, commanded by Captain White
with detachment Of Scouts. commanded by Captain
Swlndall, OF Co. + and be supplied by Quarternaster
and Commissary Weed, at the post of Olympia.
9th. This Battalion will march TO the Mnckleshoot
establishing Block-Houses at the Yelm Prair
lie, at Montgomerys station and the crossing of the
Puyallup River aud forming a junction with the
Regulars erect Depot, Hospital and Boek-HOuse at
or the forks of White aud Green Rivers.
9Th The Southern Battalion, commanded by Lieu.
tenant Colonel Shaw, will organize from the o1mpan
les now forming by Captain Maxen, Achilles, Higgins
and Pearson, upon the Columbia River and will march
to the Walla.Wala Valley, as soon as possible.
7th The Southern Battalion will he supplied by
Qnartermaster and Commissary Hatheway, at Fort
Vancouver.
sth. Officers commanding Battalions, will appoin.
Adjutants for their commands.
9Th. The Battalion Adutant will conduct the Mill.
tary Correspondence. make the necessary Reports to
thil Office. ard keep the papers Of the Battalion.
10th. Quartermasters and COmmissaries will make
their Reports to Quartermaster and Commissary Gen.
eral Miller, at Olympia.
llth. Lieutenant Colonel Lander, commanding
post at Seattle, will organize Company A, Of the I'd
Regiment of Washingtm Territory Volunteers, with
as mary friendly Indians may report to him, and
make upon the hostile savages infesting the fOF.
ests between Elttts Bay and the country lying ad-
jaoent to Seattle and cooperate with the Naval forces
n0w In the Bay OF Seattle and will be supplied by
Qnartermastcr and Commissary Y. Matthias.
18th. Jared \. Hurd and II. r. Cros5ie, Esq., are
appointed Aids 10 the Commandern-Chief with the
rank Of Lieut.. Gel.
lSlh. Eustis Huger IA appointed acting Adjutant
to the I'd Regiment W. 7. Volunteers with the rank
Of lst Lieut.
lIth. Sidney S. Ford, jr., is appointed Captain,
and detached for the special service of organizing
force Of friendly Indians Of the Chehas and Cowlitz
tribes for operation upon the Puyallup.
18th. Capt. c. W. Riley with the force raised in
Steilacoom, will build fort at Lone Tree Point"
north Of the mouth Of the Pnyalup and occupy that
post until further orders.
l6th. Warren Uove is appointed Quartermaster
and Commissary at the post Of Steilacoom.
18th. A. H. RObie is appointed Quartermaster
aud Conmissary of subsistence at the Dalles.
18th. G. X. Willard to be Surgeon and purveyor
Of medicine and medical stores at Head Quarters.
10th. A. p. Burns is appointed Surgeon In the
I'd Regiment, aud ordered for duty with the Central
Battalion.
10th. DIR. R. NJ. Bigelow, Surgeon for the North
ern Blttllion.
2lst. The officer commanding the Southern Bat
talon will appoint Surgeon for his command, and
report his name to this Office that a commission may
Issue.
22d. Edward Furste Is appointed Chief clerk N
the Quartermaster and Commissary General
Esd. James Roberts is appointed Military Clerk
to the office Of the Commandern-Chief,
Path. In all service Of combined volunteer and In
dian military forces, the military officer will take com
mand Of the whole.
25th. All officers commanding are requested to
make reports to this office as frequently as praetiea
BILE.
BY order of the Governor and Commanderin-Chef.
JAMES TILTON
Adjutant General W. T. Vol Forces.
HEAD QvARTEFS,
Olympia, W. T., Feb 25, 1885,
Feb. 20. 23-3t