, 1856-05-02
General Orders--No. 4

LIST. The End 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 Battalious to be designa
ted respectively the Northern the Central and South
cru Battalions.
End. The Northern Battalion includes Company G,
commanded by Captain Van Bokkein Company l.
Captain Howe; detachment Of Company a. Cap
tain Peabody, and will be commanded by Major 10
be elected by the command upon its concentration.
sd 1t will receive supplies aud transportation from
Quarterinaster and Commissary Robinson and move
immediately up the river to the Snoqualmie Falls
4th. The Central Battalion, commanded by Major
Gilmore Hays, will comprise Company B. Captain
Hsbbeson Company 9, Captain Henness (Mounted
Rangers y the Train Guard, Captain Shead, aud the
Pioneer Company, commanded by Captain White,
with detachment Of Scouts, commanded by Captain
SWndaH, OF 20. aud be supplied by QuArtermaster
and Commissary Weed at the post of Olympia
5th. This Battalion will march to the Muckleshoot
Prairie-estabshing Block Houses at the Yem Prair.
ie at Montgomerys station and the crossing Of the
Puyailup River and forming junction with the
Regulars, erect Depot, Hospital and Block-Hous ut
or near the forks of White and Green Rivers.
9th. Tho Southern Battalion, commanded by Lieu
les now forming by Captain Maxen, Achilles Higgins
and Pearson, upon the Columbia River and will march
to the WalarWalla Valley, " soon as possible.
7th. The Southern Battalion will be supplied by
Quartermaster and Commissay Hathaway, at Fort
Vancouver.
Sth. Oflcer commanding Battalions, will appoln.
Adjutants for their commands
9th. The Battalion Adjutant will conduct the Aii.
tary Correspondence make the necessary Reports TO
this ofhce, aud keep the papers Of the Battalion.
lOth. Quartermasters and Commssaries will make
Their Reports To Qualtermaster and Commssary Cen
eral Miller at Olympia. ~
llth. Lieutenant Colonel Lander, commanding
post at Seattle, will organize Company A. of the I'd
Regiment Of Washington Territory volunteers, with
as many friendly Indians as may report to him, and
ests between Eiots Bay, and the country lying ad-
jacent 10 Seattle and cooperate with the Naval forces
now in the Bay OF Seattle, and will be supplied BY
Quarterinaster and Comnlissary ?. Matthias
18th. Jared s. Hurd and II. R. Crosbie, ESQ.,, are
appointed Aids TO the Commanderin-Chief with the
rank Of Lieut.. Col.
18th; Eastis Huger is appointed acting Adiutant
TO the ID Regiment W. T. Volunteers with the rank
Of lst Lieut..
l4th. Sidney S, Ford, IT,, Is appointed Captain,
force Of friendly Indians Of the Chehas and COwltz
tribes for operation upon the Puyallup. sI .I
18th. Capt. G. W. Riley with the force raised In
Steacooms viii build fort at Lone Tree Point .
north Of the mouth Of the Puyalup and occupy that
post until further orders. lfil t
18th. Warren Gove Is appointed Quartermaster
and Oommissary at the post Of Steilacoom.
l7th. A. II. Robie is appointed Quartermaster
and Commissary OF subsistence at the Dalles. ~
18th. G. X. Willard to be Surgeon and purveyor
of medicine and medical stores at Head Quarters.
18th. NJ. P. Burns is appointed Surgeon in the
"a Regiment, and ordered for duty with the Centnl
Scth. DR.. R. NJ Biselow, Surgeon FOR the North
ern battallon. ts |.r5e .r .st.
talon will appoint Surgeon for his command, and
report his name to this ONCE, that commission may
issue. EtI
22d. Edward Furste Is appointed Chief clerk to
the Qnartermaster and Commlssary General.