Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-31
OFFICIAL NOTICES.

ACTING ORDNANCE OFFICERS.
Wan DEPARTMENT,
ADJuTANT GENERAL's OFFICE,
WARRINGTON, May 7, 1884.

ADJuTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
WARRINGTON, May 7, 1884,
General orders, No. los.
Acting Ordnance Officers Of Divisions, Brigadef
&C., &C.
For the purpose OF moro perfectly Organizing
the service OF the Ordnance Department, a. con.
neeted with AFmiea in the field and the Military
Departments, and at the same time securing for
that department the services Of body Of ehieient
officers, trained to its special cuties, % ordered
1. That there shall be attached to the general
staff Of every division In the Army Of the United
States, and to that Of each Brigade Military
District, where no Division organization exists,
acting ordnance officer, who shall be held directly
responsible TO the chief ordnance officer at the
general headquarters Of the Army or Department
in which he may be serving, for the manner in
which he shall perform the special duties Of his
ONCE.
2. These officers shall be captains and lieuten-
ants in the line of the regular or volunteer Services
selected for the position account Of their peeu'
liar atness for IT, and, II possible, IRON those who
| have already had some experience in ordnance
| duty. They shall be appointed and assigned to
duty by the commander OF the Army or Depart
i ment and by him alone, upon the recommendation
i Of the senior ordnance officer duty at general
headquarters; and all removals or changes OF sta
ton OF these officers are to be made by the same
authority, and on the accommodation OF the &C.
Nor ordnance officer.
| 3. It shall be the duty Of such officers to keep
themselves thoroughly acquainted with the ArmA-
ment OF each regiment and battery IN the division,
brigade, or district with or in which they serve;
to see that all arms, Aeeoutrements, and equip
ments are kept in q aervloeable condition by
timely repairs, and to promptly report to the
| chief ordnA ofticer OF the Army or Department
| all injuries to, or losses OF, ordnance property
which may be due to the neglect osrelessness of
| regimentAl or company commanders.
| Z. They will have charge of the ammunition
supply train attached to the division or brigade,
and will be held responsible that ample supplies
Of ammunition are at all times in the hands Of the
troops, and that there 10 full reserve supply In
| the train or the district depot.
| s. Immediately after an engagement, In case our
forces hold the Held they will take charge Of all
| ordnance and ordnance stores found on that por-
ton Of It occupied by the division or brigade TO
which they are attached; they will see that regi-
mental and company commanders collect and Sc
cure all arms, aecOutrementH, and ammunition
belonging to soldiers OF their companies or regi.
meats who have been killed or wounded, or who
have abandoned such supplies; they will give re.
eepts for all such ordnance stores no Longer
needed by the regiment, and will cause them TO be
sent together with all captured ordnance stores Of
whatever description, to the nearest ordnance
depot or arsenal tor deposit and repair All defects
in arms, ammunition, any other ordnAt ce stores
ported to the chief ordnance ofcer OF the Army or
Department, together with all the information to
be obtained which may aid the Ordn anoe Depart
ment to correct the evil.
g. It hall be tn duty to ascertain, at the close
o! every official quarter, whether the ordn and
ordnance stores IN hands Of the troops have been
duly accounted for by the officers responsible fol
them, for the whole time they are so responsible
and to report all delinquent officers to senior ord
nance officers at general headquarters, to be, BY
e him, reported to the Chief OF Ordnance At Wash
ington.
4 7 All acquisitions for ordnance and ordnAne,
stores for the use OF any troops in the division
G brigade, or district, must be duly approved b.
them before being transmitted to general head
Y quarters, and they will be held responsible tina
all acquisitions so transmitted arc made In stric
z compliance with the regulations Of the Ordnance
,, DcpA tment.
s. In addition to these duties they will prompt!
p execute all special orders which may from time Il
t. time be given them by the chief ordnance of1ce
, to whom they report.
; o. In order that the Ordnance Department ma
J. be kept fully advised OF the OF all ofneer
d who are thus temporarily attached to It, Tepor
Il OF the acting ordnance officers In every Army o
= Department, Designating the division, brigade,
l. district to which they attached, shall be made
on the last day Of every month, to the Chief @
Ordnance at Washington, d. C., by the senior ORD
a hAuSc OhStt VI ehSh army VI Depai'"eh''
!. 10. Hereafter, whenever It may become necc
IL sAry to establish temporary ordnance dePotH fo
10 the service Of an Army in the field, It shall b
done only by the order of the officer commSndin
NJ the Army or Department, on the recommendation
Of his chief ordnance officer. The officers to tax
charge OF such depotB shall all be selected by tn
n chief ordnance ohicer, and assigned to duty @
!. transferred from one depot to another by tn
at officer commanding the Army or Department, an
~ by him alone. The names OF all such depots an
a those Of the officers In charge OF them will
NJ once be forwarded to the Chief of Ordnance
IA Washington, D. C., and their names will be Ii
A oluded in the monthly report OF acting ordnAns
ar officers of divisions, prescribed In the precedin
In paragraph.
Iy By order Of the Secretary OF War:
1, L. D. TOWNSEND,
,e my2O Assistant Adjutant General.