Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-07-01
Army Orders

Orders have jus; Issue from headquarters,
m lking the following disposition of troops in
Utah, or on the march there, viz:
Eight companies Of dragons. Phelps's bat,
terry Of 4th artillery, Reynolds company 81
artillery, and three reg ments the 9Th 10th,
and either the 9th or Tth) Of Infantry to re-
main 10 Utah, under command of Brevet
Brig Gen. Johnston. Ten com panies of 18th
artillery and companies and h "a dra-
gaous at present 10 occupy the Platte dis.
trin, and be subject to the Utah department.
) < companies LIST cavalry remain on the
plains while the season permits, and return
to Fort Riley or Leavenworth; they are to
make excursions among the unfriendly In
dan. The remaining companies Of lst cav
airy are to return to Fort Riley.
Baruey's and Hunts batteries are ordered
t. Fort LeavenwUrth. The company of En-
gpecrs ia 20 return 10 West Point, alter Cum
pleting their corporations with the battalion
Of the sixth Infantry in opening road 10
Camp Scott, via Cheyenne pass. The es-
cort OF Capt. Marcy goes back to New
Mexico. The subsistence aud reinforce
mans now on the way to the troops 10
I
the former TO be appropriated TO the use Of the
smaller force remaining there. The subsIs-
tence t. be sent forward to the use Of troops
en- route is diverted to the use OF those
in The Platte district together with one
thousand OF the beeSea To be sent TO Utah.
Provision is also made for replenlshlng the
supplies OF the force in | sah in advance OF
those now On the way in the wagons Of con-
tractors, il requisite. 4 portion Of the Quar-
termaster's supplies and clothing on the way
to Utah is also TO be diverted to the use OF the
troops on the Platte district and two hundred
Of the oue thousand horses ordered TO be sent
20 Utah, are to be retained by Gen. Harvey
for other service.
Lieut. Col. G. III. Crosman, deputy quarter
master general; and Captains p. +. Turnkey
aad u IL. Paige, assistant quar'ermasters
general, are assigned to duty in the Utah De-
partment and Capt. w. 5. Hancock. sssls-
tant quartcrWaster, is 70 20 with the trains
Brevet Mai l.. B. Babbitt, assistant quarter
master, IS ordered to Fort Laramie; Capt. W.
l.. Cabcil, to Fort Kearney; Capt. NJ. d. l..
Simpson, to report TO Gen. Harvey for special
duty in experimenting the commlssary de-
partment, ter which be will repair to Fort
LaavcnwOrth Surgeon J. j. b. Wright will
continue on duty with the troops. The other
medical officers are placed at the disposal Of
Gen. Harvey. The paymaster nearest Utah
is to 90 there with his funds, and the other
t. remain in the Platte district. The topO-
graphical corps OF engineers is ordered TO
continue on to Utah.
General Harvey, after fulfilling the re-
quiremen,s OF this order, is to return TO st.
Louis aud take command Of the department
of the West; and ASST Adj. Gen. d. c. Buell.
is attached to his staff, anu ls to assume his
position Oh ten. H. S return to the heGdQuar.
tiers of the Department OF the West.
IL in his march TO the West, Gen. Harvey
shall receive satisfactory intelligence that the
report Of the submission of the Mormons is
not to be relied upon, and that they will
probably offer serious resistance to the en
trace Of the troops into Salt Lake valley, he
will, at bis discretion continue to advance
the whole force now en- route for that Terri
tory, or with such parts, in addition to the
Gtn and 10 regiments OF Infantry and Rey-
nOlds battery, rs may seem necessary, and
10 that case he Will continue with the rein
forcemeuts or return 10 ST. Louis at his op-
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