New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-31
ARMY ORDERS. No. VII.
u,nor, Ur,p Forces

Casp AT CoIIoswooD sPRISG.. Jsiy IL ico-
l. In pursuance of general order NO. -, OF '1e 80
ultrro, from the hesoquArters OF the Army, breve'
Msior Gratsms company d sud Captain Stsee
company X, I'd DrsgtcDs, and the i'n hssimens o'
artillery are withdrawn from the re.afucefnehss Vt
Utah. and assigned to the district oi tae Ps'e anoei
counsud Of Bfevet Coonel Monroe, is1 Arslery.
OF that portoa Of tnis force embrsei 10 the thifd
column TWO c Inpsres Of the An Artillery VIII In
tteY Ireser. vc.Ii.v await iurlher orders irodi ta
eopu Of the district, vale the other company Q,
ttst regiment and Captain Siees's company n, "a
drssoorls will ,ske Pee. 81 FoTt ke4rney, usder ne
cos m .po Cf Brsy.t Coiouel May, std be enpioyed
In escoft seryi Ice On tie Tosd.
B,.vet Colcpsl Nay vi inMsdistey give Iss'ous
attention 10 the prepsrssn Of temporary qiartefs f)r
the garrison of t5a post the coming Winter ss dire-
ed in srecsl order. No a. except ast these pepara
tious VIII be varied "a su. the diferent compo-iio OF
the garrison az It m,y be fixed by tae district COM
msndeT or other con p.ieot su,horny.
IL The Fret regimen. OF cav,ry, Brsvst msl,r
HuLts bst.ery iCoMpsIy VI, ~ ArtueE5l snu I, ,pI.
Bsr1y's battery tCoupsny a, y ArthleIy) are also
Withdrawn ffon the reniorct m.Its icf o,Ah aIu o.
.iered 10 the Department Of tie Wes-.
OF the LEI Cavalry, the three compares Under
Major Emery and the .1r,e companies under tue res-
mental commander viii corcsn'rste az Fcrt heirney'
uncer the Of Col. SunIer, for service 90 the
Plans curing the preseIt ses.on. Toe two comp sniss
5. or lear For. Laramie uucer MAJOR S7dg WICK, viii
repair At once 20 Fort Riley.
Tie two comparies row in Utsh vii also return,
ara .he sigrment Of them ard of the companies
Riley will be determined N future orders before theI
a1ivsl.
III. The Ousr.ernasters st Forts Kssruey sndLsr-
suie Will examine the supplies passing those poes,
arc withdraw from them ali cavalry c.othing snd 81
FCIt La smie 81 artillery clothing found IN them
far proportion Of the lser will be sen. back TO Fort
KesIney BY returning trains .of the companes 81 hse
pest. 10
Itos sssry for The L., Cavalry immediately and Tor
the gsnsons OF Fo.ts kesrLey sid Laramie durns
tie comiI Winter, II also be taken from the trans
u passing tnese posts.
IV. The troops designated in the same general or
deIs TO continue the march 10 Utan and Oregon,
namely: Brevet Ma sjor Reynolds CoDpsry I, 81 Ar
tilleryi tie 9TH and Itn Regiments OF lniantry,
sbd sll the recruits duty, with any OF the columns,
whether attached organized Temporarily into con-
panies Will proceed ia the order OF tneH present posi-
tio e. ana vita sGilsr orgsnlz aicns and the same
Gesgna ois the columns 10 which they have hi,n-
eIto belonged; and al officers and enlisted men BE-
lorgiIg to troops in advance will report to she COM
usrCeTs Of TIE columns with which .ney have pre-
yicuy been on cuty, in order that they may accom-
psny them, unless othersse .pecislly ordered.
\. TIE EesLs OF transportation IN the eeVerai
comuns will be divided among the troops gong tor
wsiG and returning in the proportions already subor
lied, except that tie ambulaoces Will accompany
these which ore to sdvsLcs.
VI. TIE surplus horses which are in the pos7e sion
of the six,h column, will be returned 20 tue depot at
Fort Leaverwortb, under the cha'ge OF suoalern
aud fifteen men of the csysry companies unde: tor
"
to tske them safely Seventy-ive OF the least SER
y'coahe of those with the fifth column, gill be taken
from M twenty Of them 70 be left a. Fort kearney iof
eu b use may be required OF them in the district Oh
the Plse and the remainder of them to be cen. oa
20 Fort Leavepwortn with the batteries. Toe renaia.
Ger Of the surplus horses with the fifth coamn VIII
be divided ,qu.lly ard 60 for yard with that couun
end the sixth The other surplus horses will be taken
on oy the coluUrs which nov have them IN charge
VII Lieut.. Col. Crosman, Deputy Qusrtermasttr r
Gerersl; Cspt. Jsnes II. simpson, Topographical al
Engineers, ard Capt. W. S. Hancock Assistant q lsr-
tern aster will proceed without unnecessary desy, 70
the headquarters of Department OF Utsa, and report
sgreesby to the orders assigning them.
They will be furnished With escort Of two nom
commissioned officers and fourteen prvstes from the
sxtb column.
Capt. Csbsl Assistant Quartermsster. will relieve
Capt Hancock in the responsibility Of the public prop
cry which he will have to turn over.
Cspts. Tupley and Paige, Assistant Qusr.ermss.
tefs VIII continue with the columns with whi n
they are Tow on duty
VfI. Surgeon J. j. b. Wright will accompany
headquarters 70 81. Louis and await further ORDERS
Assistant surgeon Joseph X. Smith will report for
duty With Col. Summers command, and Assistant Sur
seon Swift with the tsc companies of artillery halted
IN iris vicinity.
One of tie medical officers with the second column
70 be desgpsted by Gel Monroe will be assigned TO
the Iost Of Platte Bridge
AisistsIt Surgeon Clsmerts is transferred TO the
sixth column aud Ill other medical officers not herein
S:ssred viii continue with those portions of the
troops with which they now serving tina. are going
forward
". Msj. n. w Brown Pay Department, will stop
q, F1t Kesney for duty in the disr c OF TIE Platte.
y. Lieut.. Il. B. Anderson ID dragons, will remain
with the artillery companies this place until the
ivsl of the 6h column, when he will report for duty
with the dIsgoon recruits attached 10 it.
NJ. The circumstances under which Lieut.. Col.
Jt hI son lst csvGry assigned 10 duty Acting
InsI ecor General to tie Utah foces being changed
10 render bis services unnecessary in that cap scy
will the arrival ii portion OF MS regiment AZ
Fort Riley, repair to that post and assume command
of it.
BY oIdet of Brew. Bi.s Gen. Hsruey
ID. {. BUEI. Assistant Ad iutsrt General