The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-04
Movements of Troops.

The Alta, of April 9th, has the following ::
Yesterday the detachment of sappers and
miners under command of Lieut. Casey, who
were en- route for New York, were ordered to
Fort Alcatraz, and were taken over last even
ing.
Companies A and B, Sd, Artillery were Or
dered from Fort Vancouver as early as the
10th of February
Orders went up yesterday by the steamer
Cortes. to have Company G, Sd Artillery, sent
down on the return of the steamer from Ore
gon, with. the battery taining-Company
g being light company, numbering about
seventy five men. 1t has seventy five horses
and six brass guns This is the famous bat
terry commanded by Capt. Braxton Bragg in
the Mexican war. 1t is now commanded by
Capt f. 0 c. Ord, brother of Judge Ord,
formerly U S. District Attorney in Los An
geles Capt Ord was born in Maryland, and
was appointed from the District of Columbia
in l839-is a true man and an efficient officer.
Companies G, Sd Artillery, Capt James A.
Hardie, and NJ Brevet Major George 2. An
drews, are also ordered from Fort Vancouver
to this city.
The locations of troops in this part of Cali
fornia are as follows:
At Fort Alcatraz- Company III, Sd Artil-
lery, under command of Capt Joseph Stewart
native of Kentucky, and entered the service
July l, 1912. The report that General Sum-
ner relieved him of his command on his (the
Generals) arrival here, is without foundation.
At Fort Point--One company, Sd Artillery.
The fort is commanded by Major VIM. Aus
tine, Sd Artillery, native of Connecticut en-
tered the service in July 1888.
At the Presidio- Company [, Third Arti-
lery, Lieut.. Col Charles S. Merchant, Com
mander of the post-which is the headquar-
ters of the Third Artillery-native of New
York entered the service in March. 1914.
At Benica- Companies G and K, of the
Sixth Infantry, Capts. Garnett and Bootes.-
Post commanded by Col Washington Sea-
wall, native of Virginia.
There are in the Departments of the Pacific
5000 rank and file, of whom " are officers
They consist of the Third Artillery, comprising
Companies A, B. G, D, G, Il, |, L and NJ
The Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Infantry, of
which the Ninth are stationed IN Oregon and
Washington Territory; the Fourth in Caiifor-
MIA and the above named places, and the Sixth
in California and Nevada Territory. The
First Dragons, Of which Company is at
Fort Churchill Companies B and K at Fort
Teion; Company F at Fort Crook, and Com
panies C, E and |, at Walla Walla, and H at
the Dalles
Alcatraz Fort is one of the strongest in the
United States 1t has now one hundred and
seventy-fv guns mounted-some of them of
immense calibre being Columbiads, which
throw shot weighing l20 pounds. A single
battery of some sixteen of those great pieces.
completely commands Fort Point, which, on
the contrary, has no guns commanding Alca-
traz-so that the latter is the Sumter of Cali
fornia save in strengthen it is capable of
resisting almost any force that could be mus
tered against it. A garrison of sufficient
strength is still left at Fort Point. The guns
of Alcatraz look out in all directions, and cover
all the approaches to the Sacramento River
and the entrance to the harbor, while it is the
safeguard and protection of the metropolis of
the Pacific. San Francisco need fear no ene-
nv while that giant fortress is in the hands of
men loyal to the stars and stripes. There are
now about 400 men on the island, who are
amply sufficient to hold it, though full war
garrison would amount to perhaps couple OF
thousand.