The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-29

steamers Marion and Parkcrsburg
Seventh regiment Connecticut Volunteers to steamer
Illinois.
Ninth regiment Maine Volunteers to steamer coatza-
cOalcos.
assigned to the steamer Baltic
". Hainiton's Light Battery TO steamer Ericsson
" The Battalion of Volunteer Engineers, (now ut Fort
ress Monroe, va y TO the steamer Star Of the south
W. The regiment Of Rhode Island Volunteers (now at
Fortress Monroe, va.( TO the steamer cahawba
VII. Division Headquarters TO the steamer Atantic
and the horses pertaining thereto to the steamer Ericsson
VII Each brigade Commander will select from the
transports assigned to his Brigade the one upon which
the Headq will embark the names Of the trans.
ports thus selected TO be reported TO these Headquarters
TX Tie horses and equipments Of mounted officers WILL
as far as practicable be so placed as TO be discmbarked
al the shortest notice.
X Brigade commanders will issue and enforce such
orders as will eecuay prevent any person not belong
ing TO the military organization from embarking their
Transports and will prevent any stores and supplies
from being shipped but tho necessary provisions and
supplies including tho authorized allowance Of camp and
garrison equippage
xI No snter but the appointed by the Secretary
OF War will be recognized In any manner or received
board the transports belonging to this command BY
order, Brig. Gen. T. w. SHERMAN.
Lous II. PEIouzE, Captain 18th Infantry, Acting AS
ssiant Adjutant General
THE UNION EXPECTS EVERY MAN TO DO HIS DUTY.
The third order is appeal the officers and Of
the Expcd,tionary Corps. 1t reads as follows
GENERAL ORDERS NO. l6.
HEADQUARTERS ExpEprIIorARy OoRfs,
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct Is, 1851. !
is confidently expected that General Orders No. Is,
curront series from these headquarers will be enforced
infuse into their men asprit OF energy adequate to the
OCCASION they will that their respective commands
move with life and alacry that all work is systema
tzed that every and body Of may work to ad-
vantage. Each officer and will apply his every effort
TO the task set before him. and will exhibit at all times
and upon all occasions that spirit OF energy aud industry
so essential in every well disciplined command, and with
out which successful war cannot be prosecuted While
the General commanding expects in this way the support
ha pnt rats nj In haa
noticed fow instances of lax, loose and lazy bearing
the part OF a few men when on duty. This spirit, il
generally dhnsed would ignore oil usefulness and destroy
al prospects of successful operations Commanders
should at once bring to their official notice all Of
this nature, and shame will not bring the offenders to
sense OF duty punishment must BIO rcsorted to.
III. All horses and wagons that the Chief Quartermnster
decides cannot DO taken the transports will be trans
ferred TO tho Quarermaster OF the Post with the reau
site invoices. By order,
Brgadier General W. SHERMAN
LOUIS H. PELouZE Captain Fifteenth Infantry, Acting
Assistant Adjutant General.
THE ORDER OF SAILING.
The transports to move in three columns,
and in Of the main body Of tho squadron
The transports belonging TO the First brigade arc
TO compose the right column; those Of the Second
brigade and Third Rhode Island regiment the cen
tre and those of the Third brigade and tho battalion Of
volunteer Engineers the left column Each vessel is to
retain its ordor in column, and tho columns will move
n parallel lines equdisant, regulating from the right
The sail vessels and other Transports inadequate TO the
task of sailing with the fleet, be towed by such
steamers as the Chief Quartermasters may deignate
Tho Expedtonsry Corps Is intended To make descent
on tho enemy's coast, and probably under carcum-.
stances which will demand the utmost vigilance.
coolness and intrepidity the part d every officer
and man of his command and the General declares
his belief that in consideration Of the business and ho-
ness of tho cause Of the ardent patriotism which has
prompted the viruous and industrious citizans Of tho
land to fly to their contrys standard the moment OF
her peril he will DO oectualy and efficiently supported
n MS Efforts to overthrow jealous, active and willy foe
whose cause is unhoy and principles unanablo On the
approach Of the transports the place
each brigade commander is directed anchor his trans
ports as each other practicable and to supern
tend the Decentralization of his brigade The surf bats
with other means for Decentralization board are below
cd TO be capable Of landing from three 70 four
thousand mcn The surf boats are of different SIZES
two of The largest may take tho oIlcers
and men Of company Of one hundred men:
two Of the next size company Of seventy mon and so
on IN proportion. Tho other Of transportation
may take the remainder Of brigade with probably one
or two sections Of fed artillery. Tho dsembarx
ment is TO be made in three lines; tho first limo will
DO the brigade of Gen. Wright fanked by two sec
lions Of Hamiltons battery and accompanied By the
squad Of regular sappers and miners and two COM
panics Of Serres Volunteer Engineers. with sufT-
Gent supply Of intrcnching tocis and sand bags The
second line will be the brigade Of General Stevens
II necessary accompanied by section Of Hamilton's
battery and two pieces, to be manned by company OF
the Third Rhode Island regiment. Tho will be
composed OF General vieier's brigade, the remaining
portions Of srrels Volunteer Engineers and the Third
Rhode Island regiment and wh be disposed Of accord
O If moi onlv cach
NY but OF each regiment and brigade wifi land abreast
as far as practicable, and In the order Of battle.
Tho utmost effort will be made to effect the
landing in that order Should 1t be found npxacticabe
TO land Immediately from the lighters, there ce surf
boats, when emptod, will Immediately proceed TO the
rapid landing Of the men from the lighters, and
The whole line is landed all the boats viii return, and
bring forward in like the troops Of tho second
limo, and so with the The general officers and
Of battalions &C., will be furnished in
time with the plan of descent and the particular
der of battle The General thinks probable that the
first line will have to conquer the ground which to
establish ITSELF and if opposed by greatly superior
bers manuver and perhaps momeltarily entrench
seriously opposed the first line, after overcoming
immediate difficulties, is continue to drive back the
enemy but will venture beyond supporting distance
from the shore before the landing of the general
handing without his special orders Three hundred
sailors be furnished to assist in launching and
manning the surfboas, and any deficiency Of
surfboats is to be supplied from the patoons board
these respectively that each boat when ready may
be rapidly rowed ashore The soldiers oarsnen will land
and form with their platoons.
The sick and effective men arc remain on board
the several transports until provision be made
them shore. The non-ellectives wn DO especially
charged with the Of those under directions be left
by the respective medical officers. Medical officers,
cepng from each brigade to be designated by the
respective brigade commanders, are to land with tho
troops. n
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