Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-04
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
THE AFFAIR AT cHAPxAN.vrLLE, va

THE AFFAIR AT cHAPNASsvTLLK, va.
The War Department last night received dis
patch confirming Gen. Reynolds victory In
Western Virginia, that achieved yesterday.
He was accommodating with two Of his regiments,
when he cane upon 4 considerable rebel force,
which he utterly routed with considerable loss on
| their part. See our telegraphic column for the
Associated Press account oft.
QuARTERMAsrKR ron THK WEST
Major Gen. Fremont having requested the sp-
pointment Of QusrtermAster for the Department
Of the West in the place Of Bhgadier General
McKinstry, who has taken the field in Missouri,
Major Robert Allen has been appointed 10 that
position His eminent quail fcslions for that I'm
/ portant post well known.
MILITARY APPOINTMENTS MADE TO-DAY.
Edward r. Pennington, Of N. j., (Governor
P.s son. to be q Captain in the 18th Infantry, U.
| s. A.
DR.. J. n. Grove, Of Pa, and DR.. w. NJ. Cham
bers, Of Ill, to be Brigade Surgeons.
1 ARRIVED.
Brevet Major General Wool reached Washing
ton at noon to-day, and Immediately repsired %
Headquarters. He 10 accompanied by two mem
oers OF bis staff.
FROM BANKS COLUMN.
Especial Correspondence Of The Star "a.
II OF IN&0ooT0tndftON a.
| SiLth PsnHsyIrasta regirest-Col Kaipe Skef
by PriUdte-Mocereafs Of Troops.
DARNEsTOwN, Oct. About siI O'Clock last
evening, just after parade, private saml d. Mar
tin, Of the Forty-siIth Pennsy1vanis Regiment,
shot Col. samr ID. Knipe and his son, Cbas. d.
| ID. Knipe, with a revolver. Col Knipe was shot
badly through the shoulder and right arm, and
| his son through the right hand. Martin stepped
/ out OF the ranks after parade and saying 20 Col
II X are q a "A : NJ n ftch anv
/ deliberately fred three or four shots. Martin 10
| half brother to Lanahan, the murderer OF Major
| Lewis Of the same regiment, and be has exhibi-
| ted bad blood to Col. X. for some time. Martin
/ was Immediately placed under arrest.
/ Lanahan, who made unsuccessful attempt to
commit suicide some days since, while under sen
tence Of death, will be hung this morning, IL IL
/ expected.
Several regiments Of General Banks division
| moved up to Poolsville yesterday.
/ GRANTING PAssEs-oUR PORTS OFFICIALLY NAMEp.
HEADoUARTERs, ARMY OF THE PoroMAc,l
| Washington, September 30, 1861. :
| General OrdeH No. is.
The attention Of Division and Brigade Com
H manders is called TO the requirements Of General
Orders, No 2, from the HeadqusrterI Of the Dlvi-
sion of the Potomac, Of July 80, 1851, which have
OF late been, to a certain extent disregarded. No
officer or soldier can absent himself from his camp
and visit w ashingtos except for the performance
OF some public duty, or FOR the transaction Of
important private business, for which purposes
written permits will be given by Brigade Com
Il
visit. The number Of passes granted at present 10
far too great Brigade Commanders will here
AFTER limit their approvals to those permits which
Brigade Commander will observe that tbeyo can
only give passes 70 the troops, or 70 other persons
connected with the Army. They are prohibited
giving passes to citizens having no connection
2. The publication Of orders 10 neglected in Ger
tain portions Of this Army. IL 10 directed that
henceforth every General Order be read at the
hoad Of arh anN nfvNs ~ nra- L.
Commanders will see that the printed orders sent
10 them are distributed without DELAY Care will
be also taken at Division and Brigade Headquar-
ters TO furnish copies Of Special Orders, received
from these or other superior Headquarters 90 the
individuals concerned, through their immediate
ommanders, as soon as practicable. Orders for
any body Of troops will be addressed 10 the COM
msnder, and will be opened and executed by the
commander present, and published or distributed
by him when necessary.
.. Division and Brigade Commanders will re-
port weekly through tue chief Ordnance ofacer
at these Headquarters, the amount ofammunition
on hand in their commands, and the amount in
the cartridge boxes Of the troops.
4. The Light Batteries assigned 10 each Divi-
sion Of this Army will be commanded by the
senior Battery oricer present with them, who
will report directly 70 the Division Commander
The Divisional Batteries will not be assigned 20
Brig sdes except for temporary service.
S. The armament Of the Field Batteries having
been fxed by the Chief Of Artillery, win not be
altered, even in the slightest respect, except by
g. The Commander Of every Field Battery will
send 70 the once Of the Chief Of Artillery, the
LIST and 18th OF each month, q Return Of hit Bat
terry, Of the same form a. the usual.
2. Whenever Field Battery 10 engaged with
the enemy, full report Of the same In writing
se R NJ %,s a ~ ,Ss cSss 1T
stating In detail, besides the ordinary matters Of
| such reports, the loss or damage Of material, a.
well as personnel.
g. All rrquisitions for ordnance, and ordnance
stores for Field Batteries, will be made direct TO
the Chief Of Artillery.
. Hereafter, all subsistence stores condemned
t6ority within this command, will be turned into
the principal depot Of supplies nearest the point
Of such condemned stOres-to be disposed Of bv
istion. and orders on The sUSject copy Of the
proceedings Of the Board Of Survey, or Inspection
Report, will be furnished the Commissary re-
ceiving the condemned stores.
10 Payment for the rations saved by companies,
az directed in General Orders No. 81, Of Septem-
Der %, 1861, from the War Department, will be
made only by the officers or agents In charge OF
the principal subsistence depots within this CON-
mand.
IL. The works in the vicinity Of W sshington
are named az follows:
The work south Of Hunting Greek, Fort Lyon.
That on Shooters Hill, Fort Ellsworth.
That 70 the left Of the Seminary, Fort Worth.
That In front Of Blenkers brigade, Fort Blenker.
That In front Of Lees house, Fort Ward.
That near the mouth Of Four-mile Creek, Port
Scott.
That on Richsrdsons Hill, Fort Richardson.
That now known a. Fort Albany, Fort Albany.
That near the end Of Long bridge, Fort Runyon.
The work next on the right Of Fort Albany,
Fort Craig.
The next on the right Of Fort Craig, Fort Til
linghast
The next on the right Of Fort Tininghsst, Fort
Ramsay.
The work next on the right Of Fort Ramsay,
Fort Woodbury..
Tha. next on the right Of Fort woodbury., Fort
DeKalb.
The work in rear Of Fort Corcoran and near
canal, Fort Haggerty.
That now known a Fort Corcorsn, Fort corco-
ran.
That to the north Of Peu corcorsn, Fort Ben
nett.
That south Of Chain bridge, on height, Fort
Ethan Allen.
Tha. near the Chain bridge, on Leesburg road,
Fort Marcy.
That on the cliff north Of Chain bridge, Battery
Martin Scott
That on height near reservoir, Battery Yer
mont
That near Georgetown, Battery Cameron.
| That on the left Of Tennallytown, Fort Gaines.
That at Tennallytown, Fort Pennsylvania.
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