The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-18
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
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GENERAL ,oRDERS-NO. z.

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'N' - WAR DEPARTMENT, May 9, 1859.
The posts herein mentioned viii DO sarrlSone' ID
Foxr RprKv-Two companies of the Cd Infantry.
FoRT RIpGny.--hajor Shermans battery 20. Artil-
lery) company OF the I'd aud two eop OF the
Am Artillery.
FoRr RASDn1One Of the field bStteries OF the "a Ar
slery and I'VE companies OF tue '.th Artillery
FoRI KEARNY -rbree compar Of the % Dragons anu
aWo companies Of the % lnt'.atry.
FoRr LARAMIE Two eenpanies OF the 81 Dragons AM
three companies OF the. % Iofantry.
FoRT IRAvENwosm Lieut. Col Masru lers 0" cry
list ArtDery), eae Of the fed batteries OF N "a Afl
legy, ana the ,nree fOot Conpehles VI 'ni1 S' A0"
FoET inEY-Four companies OF the Isl Cavalry ard
E,T ASs Msjor freuchs battery (s Arti
lery) and three companies Of the lst Artillery, now IN
Ttxas.
vii be Yssde the following manner, without delay,
under such further Instructions may De necessary ITO
the General IN Chief
isL The two companies of the ~ I0fantry ct Fort
ADeroombe will take post ~ Fort RpeS, and or their
arrival the company of the ID artillery at that post vii
proceed by land 10 Fort Rlogely.
"a Two companies Of the Ain Artillery at Trt Kearny,
the companes Of the 20 lafautry NJ ort Rdgely,
The Platte and Sioux City, and neither waiting for the
oferand on the arrival OF the lntaatg at for1 kearny
the remaining company q the Attn Artillery al that pos,
will march directly 20 For Randall.
3D. Five companies the Attn Artillery, at Fort Lara.
1ie will proceed as early as possible by the route m
ticated by the recoanossaece OF Lspt. Warren, in
1857, along the Nobrara river 10 Fort Rsndal and on
se arrival the four compsn OF the "a Infantry al that
post will to Fort Laramie-two ofthem 70 remain
shere, other two SO ultimately to Fort Rey in
the meantime % occupy camp OF Prairie Dog Creek,
suitable 10 afford projection necessary, the emgri
Xoo 70 Ptse's Peak Oae Of the Asssians Surgeons
Fort Laramie viii accompany this commanI me neces
MON Fort Leavenworh, under the OF company OF
cavalry from Fort Riley.
4th on the arrival OF the Infantry at Fort laramie the
swo remaining companies Of The 4th Artillery that post
will Join the Light Company OF that regiment in Utah.
5tn rnree companies OF the ~ Dragons will immedi
aa Laramie and the other a. Fort Kearny These
pompanss will be so chosen as 10 leave those remaining
Utah ee fully and efficiently mounted as possible.
OH On the arrival OF the Dragons at La aulie the
most efficient OF the companies destn al for Fort kearney
and the company now At Laranie Will join the two In
fAntry companies at the camp Prairie Dog Creess If
ahey arrive at laramie before the Inf ntry they wall pro-
seed at 10 establish the camp Unless otherwise
aersd in the me antime, 1t viii be broken mp ia the fall
the luany going 70 Fort Riley aud the Dragons to their
espsCtive posts.
7th The two companies Of the I'd Infantry recently
aber encampnent by the Let of August them goiag
by Fort Randall and the Niobrara Route 70 Fort Iaras
and the ether 70 Fort Leavenwo-th This last company
and Of those which will be at Fort Riley, will be held
h read mess for other service in the spring.
9Th. Major Reynolds battery sd Artillery will pro.
seed 10 Fort Vancouver where IL will be Stationed with
net less than three other companies Of that regiment
Sixty service able horses from tine supply IN uto will be
sent with the company for the Dragons in the Depart
Inept OF Oregon.
9th Lieut. Col! Magruder's battery and Tho battery of
she ID Artillery for Fort Randall, viii arch to their
spective posts The horses OF Major Frencns battery,
snd as many Of the men as may be required With them,
vii march 10 Wheeling thence 20 by wafer 10 Helena.
AEnsas and thence by land to their post The battery
and remainder Of the company will 50 by to Indapoa
10th. Fte four companies OF the lat Cavalry Fort
Riley will for the summer form camp the Arkansas
Jver in the ucnity OF Fort Atkinson for the projection
ts travel ON the Santa Fe and rke's Peak roads.
1lth One Of the artillery companies Fort Riley will
remain there the arrival Of portion Of the per-
snent garrison in the fall the other will proceed once
" Fort Leavenworth
l2h. The four companies Of the lss Cavalry at Fort
HAsh and Fort washita, leaving only small guards a.
Mose posts, will occupy camp during the the
antelope hills for the protection OF travel o. the route
from Fort Smith 70 New Mexico The Assistant Surgeon
81 Fort Smith will accompany the cornmeni
18Th TIE transportation tor these several movements
vii be confined 10 that already at the posts from which
sney proceed
l4th. Fort Duncan will be abandoned az a military post
10Th. fhe separate command OF the Department of the
Plate is abolished, AMI the posts belonging re.
united to the Department Of the Vest but they will COM
ply with any Instructions from the commanding officer OF
ihe Department of Utah. any gsncy may rem
der necessary for keeping open the communication with
JOHN r FLOYD, Secretary OF Wa.
1.-THE senor Major OF the 20 pragoons Will take p0at
The Commanding officer of the ID Dragons in Utah will
designate the companies TO take post At Forts laramie and
Keaney.
rhe Headquarters of the q Artillery vii be established
st Fort leavenworth
Captain william Barry Light Company, n Artillery,
will remain al that post, and Brsve Major Hunts Light
Company, "a Artillery, VIII proceed to Fort Rdgely.
The Headquarters OF the b Artillery will be establish
ed At Fort Randall, y. I.
TIE junior Major of that regiment will take post a. Fort
RidRely
The Colonel Of the4h Artillery will designate four of the
Companies at Fort laramie for Fort Randall and the Com
nalding officer for Fort Kearney will designate the two
companies for Fort Rdgely The companies thus desg-
mated will be Immediately reported this office aud the
Corlrnander the Department Of the West.
The headquarters of the let Infantry w be established
al such post in the department Of Texas the Command
ing General thereof may designate.
The headquarters Of the "a Infantry will be established
q, Fort Laramie.
The junior Major s assigned, temporarily to For. Lsa.
yenworth
Of o.
70 Fort Laramie, viii be designated by Lieut. Colonel Aoer
croInbe.
Ill. The commanders Of the several departments will
give such further instructions as may be necessary
By Command OF Brevet Lieutenant General Scott.
L. THOMAS, Asst Adj. General.
GENERAL ORDERs-No. II.
WAR DEPARTMENT Ad. Gems Office,
WASHINGTON, May IL, 1859
l-Ofcers Of the Medical and Pay Departments NAV
ny virtue or their commss'ons command all enlisiei
men, ike other commissioned officers. Paragraph 49,
army Regulations, will not be interpreted TO restrict that
authority
H-offcers on duty az Brgadier and MAJOR Generals by
virtue Of breve commissions, may, with the special s,nc-
OF the War Depar ment be allowed the
OF the grades corresponding TO their breves bat without
such SANCTION the number ana Of ply of the aides
WI be regulated according TO the lnsal grade of the
III The General order boak'' required by paragraph
3D. Army Regulations, TO be kept al Reguen.a Head.
copies the orders which tits 70 contain vii
ted together in book FORM and properly ndex.d as they
ore receved and at length bound in volumes of conye
Iv.-Horses horse medicines, materials for shoeng.
and all horse equipments whatever heretofore fu-n
by the Quarermasters Department for the Light artillery
will in future be provided by the Ordnance Department
The proper transfer Of the every escrp, will
be made accordingly, go that al returns, esaates &C.
tor these supplies shall be iered tne Ordnance De-
prtment after the 3Otn Of June, proxno Forage aud
material for bedding will be furnished by the Quarter
masters Department. as heretofore.
E-The following military stations are announced as
double ration posts They will be considered as guch
from the time OF their permanent establishment and
Tne they have been or shall be occupied by not less nan
one company
DEPARTMENT On TExAs.-Fot Qutnan and Camp Hud.
DEPARTMENT OF ORE6oN.-Fort Belrgham
and New San Diego '
W.-rhe tamas furnished the mounted troops will bs
accounted for as company prop and the men 10 whom
ahey are issued will be held for ter OF
alon. - "
y-Hereater, the ratons ST ordn suce sereau,s NAV
ne conmuted at thirty cents per ration,
BY order OF the Secretary of War,
W. A. SI0H0IS, ASS Adj Gen
GENERAL oRDERs-No. II.
WAR DEPARTMENT ApJ. GES. q OYrItE
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