Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-25
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
ACTING ORDNANCE OFFICERS.

WAn DEPARTMENT.
ADiI-TAvT GENERALs OTFIcE,
WAaHiH0roH, May 7, 1854.
General Orders, No. IpS.
Asiins orSnsass Gser' Of Divi'iSAi Brigai'.,
g. ".
For the purpose Of more perfectly Organizing
the service Of the Ordnance Department, as con.
neotsd with armies in tho Geld and The Military
Dep rtmsnts, aud a. the same time stsur,ns for
that department the services Of body Of Sneient
otnserS, trained to its special Sutiss, srdcrsS!
l. That there shall be attached 70 the general
STAFF Of every division In the Army OF tho Upited
States, and to thst Of each Brigade or Nil tAry
District, whore no Division organization eTists,
Gsting ordasnss eesr who shall be held directly
respopsibls TO the chief ordnanse of1eer Al the
general headquarters Of ths Army or Department
in which he may BE- serving, for the manner in
which he shall psrisFn the special dutiSs Of his
ofnes.
O. Theas officers shall DO captains and lisSten.
ants in tho line OF the regular volunteer service,
eeted for the position Gu account of their psou'
liar ntness for IT, Ant, II possible irom those who
| have already had some experience IN ordnance
duty. They shall be sppointed and assigned 70
| duty by the commander of the Army or Depart
| ment, and by him alone, uron the rseo nmendStion
Of the senior ordnance oi1oer on duty AZ general
heAdquAFtess; and all removals or changes Of sta
ton OF these onisers are to be made BY the same
authority, and on the reoomm eudGtioA Of the Sc
| nior ordnance of1oer.
!. It shall be tho duty of such ofiSeu 70 keep
themselves thor ughly acquainted with the Arms-
ment Of each regiment and battery In the division
brigade, or district with or in which they serve;
| TO see that ali arms, AocsutrementB, and equip
| ments arc kept in = ssrTieeAble condition hy
! timely repairs, and N promptly report to the
ehief ordnance of1eer of the Army or Department
all injuries to, or losses Of ordnance property
which may be due - the 6eet or oArelesEness OF
| reEimsnt,l or company commanders.
l. They will have charge OF tho ammunition
supply tfAiu attached to the division or brigade,
aad will be held responsible that ample Nplies
OF Ammuui'isn are At all times In the hands OF the
troops, aud that there is full reserve supply in
the train or the district depot.
0. Immediately amer an engagement, in ease our
forces hold the held, they will take charge Of all
ordnance and ordnance stores found on that pUr.
ton Of Il occupied by the division or brigade To
which they are attached they will see that reg-
mental and company commanders SOLICIT AID Sc
I cure all arms, Hceoutrements, and ammunition
belonging TO soldiers OF thor companies or regi-
meats who have bSen killed or wounded, or who
| have abandoned such Gupplies; they will give 10
oCiptI for all such ordnance stores As longer
| needed by the regiment, and will sSusS them 10 be
sent, together with all captured ordnance stores Of
| whatever description, 10 the dearest ordnance
depot or arsenal tor deposit and repair. Al fests
| in ArmB, ammunition, any other Hrdna se stores
coming under their observation will st be re-
ported - the chief ordnance otioer OF the Army or
Department, together with all the inform hon TO
be obtained which may aid the Ordnance Depart
| ment to correct the evil.
g. It shall be their duty to ascertain, ~ the close
o every otrelAl quarter whether the ordnance and
ordnance StoreI iu hAndS Of the tro-pI have been
duly accounted for by the oiieers responsible for
them. fer the whole time they are 20 responsible,
and to report all delinquent QfesTs TO senior ord.
nance onissrs al general headquarters, to he, by
him, reported 10 the Chief OF Ordnance at Wash
inEton.
l. All acquisitions foI ordnance and srdnanee
Itores for the use of aay troops in the diviS On,
brigade, or district, must be duly approved by
them before beinS transmitt-d to general head.
quarters, and they will De held responsible that
al requlsitioDs transmitted are m.do In strict
c npliAnce with the regulations Of the Ordnance
| Depa
g. 10 addition 10 those duties they will prom pity
execute all spec al orders which may from time TO
time be given them By the chief ordnance orloor
to whom they report.
In order that the Ordnance Department may
be kept fully advised Of the names o. all ofaeers
who are thus Temporarily attached to It, fepott
Of the acting ordnance of1esTs in every Army or
Department desiguAtinE the division, b.. EAde, or
district to which they are attached shall be made,
on the last day OF every month, 70 the Chief OF
| OruhanoN ~ "h~lhBIODI " ~ W lhe senior ord
nance oflleer OF each Army or Department.
10. Hereafter, whenever II may become aeses-
bAry to establish temporary ordnance dsrotS for
the service Of an Army In The Geld, II shall be
done only by the order OF the ofneer commanding
the Army or Department, on the recommendation
Of his chief ordnance of1e,r. The ofleers'to take
charge OF such dspots shall all be selected by the
chief ordnance officer, and assigned TO duty or
transferred from ono depot to another by the
ofieer commanding the Army or Department, and
BY him alone. The nAneG Of oil such dspots and
those Of the ofnoerS in shArEe OF them will At
once be forwarded 70 the Chief Of Ordnance st
Washington, D. c., and their names will be In.
eludsd in the monthly report OF acting ordnAnos
ofnoers Of dIVlslons, prescribed In the preceding
paragraph.
BY order Of The Secretary OF War:
T. D. TOWNSEND,
mySo Assistant AdjutAnt General.