, 1863-04-17


HELENA, Ark, April sth, 1868.
Rcgimental and detachment commanders viii
forthwith report to Col y. F. Wood. commanding
let reSimen; African volunteers Of African do.
within, OF msT come within the lines Of their re-
Fpcctiyc eneampmente, except such as are en-
Ployrd and paid bg officers as private servants, OF
IN the employ OF the Quartcrmaster's Department.
all other confrabaNde now Within, or who NAV
como within the lines Of the encampments, will be
reported to the Superintendent Of Coutrabands,
coldancc with existing orders.
b order Of Major Gen. Prentlss.
lohcial.) JAS. O. PIERCE, A. A. a. Gen.
To-day he informs me that tho organization
Of the 1st regiment is complete, and nearly
full. The line officers are aiken from the ranks
Of the white regiments are for the most
part from the 11th and 9th Indiana infantry,
and 1st Indiana cavalry.
CuAssEUR D'AfR1oUH.
The following is the field. Etatr and line officers
OF the 1st regiment Of A1lausas Sons Of Africa Bti
FIELD AND srAFr.
Colonel-Licutenant Colonel Wood, 1st Indiana
lieutenant caloaa1- Capt. James Campbell, s4th
licjor-capt. Geo. Bcn.on. 18th Ind. infantry.
A55ato'1-se1gt. Major William Lyons, 1st Ind.
Hartefmqtt<r-commissag sergt. E. N. Burr,
surgton--Aszistant Surgeon J. j. Patterson, 1T
4~i,.ani snrgeon-Privatc ]. A. Martin, uth
Ind. infantry.
LINE orTlcERs~-CArrAISB,
Private GEO. Sinclair, 9, 1T No. cay.
Private Oliver S. Doriety, E. 11th Ipdjaua
scrgt. Truman q. Day. =, 1et Ind car.
SerGt. Geo A. Barnes, ai1h Indiana
Lieut.. VIM n. Reeves. I, Ist Ind. car.
Scrgt B. Wheeler, E. 9Th Indiana.
SerEt Hugh Maxwell, E, l1th Indiana.
Scr:t r. R. Wallace, E. 11th Indiana.
sergt Isaac F. Talbot. +, 24th Indiana
Sergt. Orv1llc Baum, +, 9Th Indiana.
FIRST LIEUTENANT.
scrgt. Ellis F. Elrod, g, 9th Indiana.
Private Thos: G. Closer. g. e4th Indiana.
r5aysts oI & ns}nalMss nals ,, q I'm ihad. Indiana
st JoEn aH Rset ssih d ind,ana ana,ahA
SerEt L. II Foster, B. l1th Indiana.
Corp S. n: Osborne, @, 1lth Indiana
ScrEt A. F. To2hot, A. 18th Indiana.
Scrgt. ". II. Smith. f, 11th Indiana.
SECOND 11EurENASrs.
Private J. s. Coppock. E. 1lth Indiana.
Private J. Buchanan. G. 11th Indiana
Private Lloyd Rawlins. B. les Ind. cs4.
seret. F. A. Bradley. D. 1st Ind. cav.
s's 2on SepEt' Sts T. i ii II ILL., h. c7 s4'
Corp ]. II. Marshall, G, 1st 1nd. car.
Corr. Gso. Esgsstonc: 9, 11th Indiana.
Private II. D. ChRttcnton, 18th Iowa
srKc1AL ORDER 10. 8.
T. The following officers, non commissioned and
ptiyntce are announced rs the officers OF the 1st
Eimcnt Arkansas volunteers Of African descent
They will be detailed from their respective regi
mcnts.to raise the troops. and as rapidly compa
E:cs. battalious and thu regiments are organized
thcy will be mustered out OF service and discharged
| ana mustered into the new regiment:
| Co1oncl-Iieut. Col. Wood. LIST Indiana cavalry
Lieutenant Colonel-Capt. Jas Campbell, 3ith In
| diana.
| Major-Capt. Geo. Benson, 46th Indiana.
| Captains-10.
1st Leutunants-l0
I'd 1icutcnants-10.
| Addjutant. lseslmental Qnartermastcr, Surgeon
Assistant Surgeon.
II. Major General S. A. Hurlbut, commanding
18th Amy Corps, is authorized to raise, from per
| cons Of African descent. at such places he may
designate, eight companies Of heavy artillery, tc
| man the heavy guns IN Fort Pickering, Mem phis
Tenn. Hc ia authorized to select the officers fol
the companies, and will report their names to Ad
| jutant General Thomas.
III. Requleitioue for arms, clothing and camp
| equipaEe will be made upon the proper staff dc
part!ncnt, at this place and at Memphis Eact
soldier will be allowed one coat one pair oTctalls
two sirts, two pair socks. one cap one pair shoes
one blanket, one knapsack, one Gantcen. and ont
They viii be allowed the compensation as sol
dicFs provided ly the War Department:
| " When the troops are o!gxuiZcd, thcJ will 5t
reported to Asj. GeA. u. s. Grant, conmaud4p:
Army Of Tennessee
By order OF l. Tuoule,
|. -.'. Adiutaue General q. s.