The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-19
navy prrAHrmgsr.

Tho Navy Department consists Navy Department proper be
Bureau Of Navy Docks Of Construction Equipment
Repair Bureau Provisions and cong nean ana
and the Medicine and Surgery.
The following Of the duties Of each these oes avs
Of the f,rce employed therein:
sy9irys Touccy Secretary Of tho Navy; Charles
w Wh ESQ chief clerk and eleven ccrks Secretary the
Navy charge everything connected with tho naval establish
eni the execution Of all laws relating thereto T. nca 70 nm
under general Of the President Of the United sae %
by tho constitution is commander in chief Of the army ane navy
vessels orders officers commissions OF officers both IN me
ocers orders for The enlistment and discharge
socrcay Office All the duties Of the different bureaus are
considered him The general
the marine corps forms also part q tho duties ne
all the orders Of the conandhnt q at corps snou pe
him.
Bpou d Nu,y Commodore Joseph Smith chief
a s o o ns Sna harye buildings and
navy yards aud mnsaey cGnascca mn ny he
management Of tho Naval Asylum.
Bayeau Of ,ion Equipment and Ra John Ienthal ESQ,
cei o. the oue sgn ee anu o,e ,aehs
assisted by three assistant engineers This bureau
Of materials and tho providing vessels with their equipments
sails anchors water tanks NC the engineer IN CHEF upe
approval the secretary, decides plans for their cns'
ton.
navy bureau clerks All provisions for the use
Tho and clothing together WIN INC making coWaos o
nishing the same under the charge Of this bureau
Of Ordnance and HN'opuphy Capt Duncan lngaham
chief bureau clerks draughsman This burean b
the manufacture or @
cannon powder shot shells &c, and Tue eqlpm
with everything connected herewith u also pro
viies maps, charts chronomeicrs baroneers &e
gethcr with such books Furnished ships ofwar me u
and photographed Office ut Washington
Academy Annapolis! also under the gcperau
pernendencc OF the chief OF this bureau
B,rcrp Of SagoyDr William Wlelan, surgeon INV
chief passed assistant
states Everything relating 10 msonee NV
stores of k anil wounded and management
pals comes superintendent OF this bureau
pyraRInEsT.
Hon Floyd Secretary War, W. r. Drinkard CHIEF o'e
seven clerks four wacbmen M
Glowing bureaus attached to this department:
Commanding Cenerss oceThi. office, the head OF which
lieutenant General sctt,, is At New York
tdjutop Generals 0fo Cooper, Aiuiant Genera
H. H. Townsend, ,rcvet Capt ) Whhap
and ieve Capt j. r. Garesce Judge Advocate Brcvct MAJOR s
" Lee clerks and In This onc are k ~
which tho personnel of the t2 ro "
here where ai military commissions made out,
Qpa,teypedaT Genrais OESsrcyet Major General T. > 9
quarrcrmns,cr general Colonel q Thomas Captain
Mcr and Bcyo ,lor Beeer eleven clerks and one nesS
Generals 0fceioI r. " Iarued, payuister scn
Mayor leslie district paymaser, eight clerks and Que mo
Can Yssdy ocescn George Gibson, cDmmissary So
eal sss,ant, Captain NJ D. J. simpson, SIX clerks and one ~
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Surgeon Generals oGc-Gen Thomas lawson, surgeon gne"'
assistants, IN. r. @ w,rsi and " q X Wood three clerks
Engineer General Joseph Toen, chief engineer assi
Captain II O. Wright; nye clerks aud one messenger.
Typographical BUeaCol Albert Of the CORPS y
sant Captain j. G Woodruff four clerks and messenger
Oraar b,rsop IL n Craig colonel ordnance asup
Capt VIM hsynslicr; eight clerks and one messenger.