Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-27
IMPORTANT REGULATIONS IN REL ,TIuS To
ARMY TRAINS BAGGAGE

Var department, idjutapt Generals OtTcr.,
Washington. October H. .>ii5
'TsH"!ci rTderS. IA. 1s0.-The following r,.y,,-
iaiOms are established for army train. and f...-
ca.r.
/. There will be allowed
OF headquarter's tram OF an Army Corps,
.!"Hr wagons: Of a Division or Brigade fsy.. ct
= iull lnfaniry Regiment, SIR. end of a I,oi,5
AEniler. BATTER. ~ Squadron OF CaYaIYy-
tire. ''
nat Away prupoItionahly reduced Accord, :,
10 IN" officers and men actually pr,,,,,t All
>uFpiiiS wagon viii r." turned over la fitp
.iIiel < "arlerht',"r 10 lie organized. undtr
diTtctch OF inc Commanding tirnr-ais into
SupplA trains. or sent TO the nearest demo:
Inc requisite supply trains their size d.
penang upon tn" state OF the roads and char.
ictfr OF tht campaign " III be organized h. tho
thicl luarirrmas ter. W IN The ;,nnrox-.I n.
Commanding Generals. subject TO the contrn,
ot ih'- " ar department.
=. Thc wagons allowed TO regiment. hal
'rF or qUadlolI. IN ust carry noiiiiiy Sut fora 20
Tor The team. cooking utensils and rations tor
the troops hospital storss and officers ba,... 70
ofr wagon 10 each regiment will trans part
exclusively hospital supplies, under the ,lt-.c
ton Of tho Regimental Surgeon: The nnr f,r
resilneniai headquarters will carry ;hp grain
Tor Iie officers horses, and thr three allowed
ior each battery or squadron will b. al least
nav ioadfd "ith the grain for their own teams
S'orTs in huik and ammunition will I,e car
Tico; in ;he regular or special supply trains
g. In active campaign, troops must be pre-
pared 10 biyouac OIL the march, the ALLOW Soc.
OF tents being limited, follows:
For the headquarters of en- Army f.orps hi.
vision, or Brigade, one wall tent to the Com
manding General. and Une 10 every two officer
For the Colonel, Field and Staff Of a flI, reri.
mtnt, three wall tents; and for every other com
missioned officer, one shelter tent each.
For every two non-comnaissioped OFFICERS
soldiers. officers servants. and authsrized
camp Followers, one shelter tent.
One hospital tent will be allowed for ofice
purposes At Corps headquarters, and one wall
teAt n those. OF 4 DlNiSon Brigade All
tents beyond this allowance will be left in
depot. -
4. Officers baggage will be limited 10 blank
cts. one small yalise or CARPET b3r and mode
rate mess kit. The men viii carry their or
blankets and shelter tents, and reduce the CON
tents OF their knapsacks a much as possible.
Inc Depot Quartermaster will provide stor.
age Tor a IT isonabie amour; OF officers surnIus
baggage, and the extra clothing and knapsacks
OF the men.
8; Hospital tents are for the sick and wounded.
and except those allowed for Army Corps head
quarter, must not be diverted frein their proper
use.
d: Commanding officers will he held respcn-
sibie Tor the strict enforcement of these regula-
lions, especially The reduction of officers bag
gaze within the ir respective commands
Z. On all marches, quartermasters under
the orders OF their commanding officers will
accompany and conduct their trains in a wav
not 10 ob,truct the movement OF troops
:. All quarternasters and commissioners "a in
personally attend to the reception and issue of
supplies for their commands, and will kaan
themselves informed of the condition of The
depot roads, and other communications
y. All quartermastersa nd rommissaries will
report by letter, on the first of every month. 10
Inc chiefs OF their respective departments. at
washington, ID. c., their station, and generally
ihe duty on which they have been engaged
during the preceding month.
by command Major General Hsiieck
L. THOMAS, Adiutant General.