The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-02
MY AND NAVY.
THE UTAH ORDERS.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. II,
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HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, June %, 1858.
On the supposition, which at this distance proba
BILE that the Momons longer intend oppose armed
resistance to the entrance of the United States troops into
the valley of Salt Lake General in Chief after full
consultation with the Secretary of War directs that the
following disposition of the troops in and the
march to the Department of Utah shall be made without
delay:
The troops to remain in the Department of Utah. under
the command Of Brevet Brgadier General Johnston, will
be eight companies of the Second Dragons Phelps Bat
terry of the Fourth Artillery Reynolds Company the
Third Artillery, and three regiments of Infantry-the
Fifth, Tenth and either the Sixth or the Seventh.
The ten companies of the Fourth Artillery and and X
companies of the Second Dragons will present
cupy the District of the Platte directed in General
ders No. from the Headquarters Army, for the
purpose of keeping open the communication between the
Missouri and Utah The troops in the District Of the
Platte will he subject to the orders of the commanding
fcer of the Department of Utah
Six companies of the First Cavalry will remain the
Plains during the summer, and till late in the autumn
the grass and the will permit; then to return
Fort Riley Leavenworth may hereafter be deter
mined Whilst out they will make excursions among
the Indian tribes whose conduct may have been suspected
of untiendness for the purpose mpresiug upon them
the power of the United States and of confirming them
their present pacific profession. The commanding officer
Of these companies will keep the commanding officers Of
the military posts in the Platte district and of forts Riley
and Leavenworh notified where communications will find
him He will make reports by every opportunity to de
partment and general headquarters. The remaining
companies of the First Cavalry to return at to Fort
Riley
Bary's and Hunts batteries will be Immediately sent
back to Fort Leavenworth.
After completing the work of cooperating with the bat
talon of the Sixth Infantry in opening road to Camp
Scott via the Cheyenne Pass, the company of the eng
soldiers will return to West Point, New York.
The troops sent from New Mexico escort Z Cap
tain Marcy will be sent back to that department.
Reliable, though not official, accounts of Indian hos
tltes of some magnitude, in Washington and Oregon
Territories making it advisable to strengthen the force
in that quarter, regiment of infantry, either the
Sixth the Seventh (probaby the former, the com
mander in Utah may determine, will be SENT
he can safely spare it. to Fort Walla Walla.
Lieutenant Colonel G. II. Crossman, Deputy Quarter
General and Captains p. 7. TURNKEY and George
H. Paige, Assistant Quartermaster are assigned to duty
in the Department of Utah. and under instructions of
Brigader General Harney will accompany the trains and
troops for the tab Department
Captain W. S. Hancock, Assistant Quartermaster, will
also be placed duty with these trains and will be sent
with the regiment of Infantry to the Department Of the
Pacific to be assigned to duty by the officer commanding
! in Oregon and Washington Territories.
Brevet Major E. D. Babbitt, Assistant Quartermaster
| will be stationed at Fort Laramie.
Captain W l.. Cabell, Assistant Quartermaser, is as
/ signed duty Fort Kearney.
/ Captain NJ D. L. Simpson, Commissary of Subsistence,
will Immediately the receipt hereof proceed with the
order in the most expeditions manner to overake Brga
der General Harvey and report to him for the special
duty of superntending under his orders, the
ments of the Commssay Department made necessary by
the charges herein ordered After completing this duty
| he will reoin his station at Fort Leavenworth
Surgeon J. J. B. Wright and the other medical officers
Brigadicr General Harney, will continue on
Wright 20 to Utah with the Seventh Infantry recruits
! &c that commander may direct
gneers heretofore assigned duty with the troops for
! Utah. will be changed. They will proceed to Depart
Headquarters and report for duty to Brevet Bga-
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General Harvey will also give such orders as may be
necessary to send forward the officers, recruits and
belonging destined for the corps already in
Utah and such further instructions to carry into effect the
provisions order he find the state of the
vice to call for After accomplishing this duty he will
return to ST. Louis NO. and assume command Of the De
/ partment of the West.
Assistant Adutant General D. C. Buell. will remain at
tached to the staff of Brigader General Harvey and ac
company him to St Louis there to his position at
/ the headquarters of the Department of the West.
IT, in his march the West Brigader General Harney
should receive satisfactory intelligence that the voluntary
submission of the Mormons to the federal authorities
sumed in the preamble to this Order is not to be relied
upon but the contrary serious resistance to the
trance of advanced forces into Salt Lake Valley
part of these people is probable the General in the
else of sound discretion, will continue to advance with
the whole of the reinforcements for that Ter
ritory with such parts thereof in addition the Sixth
and Seventh regiments ofnfantry and Reynolds Battery
as to him seem necessary; and personally the Gen
eral will continue with the partial renforcements or re
turn and assume command of the Department of the
as he may prefer.
BY command Of Brevet Lieutenant General SCoTT
| IRWIN c. MCDOWELL, Assistant Adiutant General.