Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-21
Brigadier General, u. S. 4.
Commanding Dept of Western Va.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT WESTERN VIRGINIA,
WHEELING, Va, December ll'h, 1861 :
General Orders, No. l6
/. The Headquarters of the Department
of Western Virginia will. until further or
ders, be Wheeling, Virginia.
II. The Staff of the Department having
been considerably changed since the last
order announcing it, the fol owing list
being that of the Staff MS it now stands. Is
published tor the information of the De-
parlmrnt, viz:
End LIEUT.. Vim. R. McChesuey, 2nd Heg
KY. Vol, Aid lie Camp.
Capt Gro l. IIartsuff, Assistant Adju-
tanl General, U s. A. Chief of the Staff
Capt Henry Thr"ii, Assistant Adjut""t
General, Volunteers
Capt. Theo. Gaines 5th Reg't O. ",
Judge Advocate.
Major S W. Crawford. 18th Infantry, U.
S. a, Acting Inspector General.
Mniur r. E. Clmry, Quarter Master, U. S
A., Chief Quarter Master.
Capt. JIM. G. Chnndler. Assistant Quar-
ter Master, U S. A.
Capt c. n. Goulding, Assistant Quarter
Master, Volunteers.
Capt. Jno W. Barrger, CommiSsary Of
Subsistence, o. S. A. Chief Comm ssnry.
Assistant Surgeon IL. R. Writ, U. S. A.
Medical Director.
Major D. II. McPhail, Volunteers, Chief
Pa muster.
Capt. W. F. Reynolds, U. S. TopOgr"ph
irml Engineers.
Major Joseph Dnrr. Jr., Isl Reg't Caval-
nv, Va Volunteers, Provost Marshal.
III. Officers must hereafter observe the
Regulations strictly in the matter OF Off
ciaI correspondence. No officer in the De-
parrment is authorized by regulations TO
address the General Commanding in per-
son, in an official communication. Orders
and directions have been repeatedly given
concerning this. The chief of each d.
pArlment will be addressed OF matters
connected with mis- own department. On
all general subjects, and III cases where
there may be Il doubt in the mind of the
officer, ms to the proper department his
communication belongs 10, it will be ad-
dressed to the Assistant Adjutant GrnerHl.
Hereafter official communications violating
this Or.ler. will, except in extreme and ur-
gent cases, be sent back for correction to
the officer sending them.
w. All applications, such as for leaves
of absence, &c, will be addressed on the
inside to the authority, whose action is
final, and be sent through all intermediate
commanders for their information and en-
dOrsement.
" The order from the War Department,
respecting the use Of the telegraph. must
be rigdly observed. No messages will be
sent by telegraph, except such as in the or
binary course of the mail could not reach
their destination in time to he acted upon
without detriment TO the Public service,
and officers will be careful by timely atten-
tiUn to their duties to prevent such neces.
sity. The cost of messages sent in violn-
ton Of this order, will be charged to the
officer sending them.
vi. No person, not commissioned nor
enlisted, is entitled, or will be permitted
TO wear the uniform of the service or mill
tary badges belonging to it. Chiefs Of de-
partments and officers who have civilians
in their employ will be responsible for the
enforcement of this order.
VII. A Book will be kept at the Office OF
the Asst Adjt Gen'l in which all officers
of the department arriving at Headqunr-
tiers, from whatsoever cause, are required
to regisler their names and the authority
for their absence from their posts. ON
c"rs heglerting to do THE will he charged
with t,sUbedruce OF orders.
VIII No officer la the department has
authority TO order or grant permission to
persous to lyeve the department., except
the GpugFGl Commanding. aud no pee auu
will DC permitted IT, come to Headquarters
for the transaction of business which eHu
By transacted from their posts by mail or
telegraph.