Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-26
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
ACTING ORDNANCE OFFICERS

WAR DEPARrMEET,l
ADiuTANT GErERALS OFFICE, }
WAsHiNoToS, May 7, 1894.
General ordsrs, No. 100.
Adinp Ordnance oHcas Of DiriIi0As, 5rfoaSei,
Sc, SC.
For the purpose OF more perfectly organizing
the service Of the Ordinance Department, a. con.
neoted with armies IN the field and the Military
Departments, and at tho same time securing for
that department the services Of body Of efficient
oeers. trained 10 its special euties, iS ordered
1. That there bhAll he attached 10 the general
star Of every division in the Army of the United
States, and 10 that Of each Brigade or Military
Distrlet, where no DiYislon organization exists,
An sdng 0rdnsnes Qiesr who shall be held directly
reSpouIiblo TO the chief ordnance oficer at the
general headquarters OF the Army or Department
in which he may be serving, for the manner 10
which no Ehan perform the special duties Of his
once.
2. These officers shall be captslns and lleuten.
Ants in the line Of the regular volunteer service,
&c eetsd for the position account Of their peeu.
liar htrcss for it, and, possible iron those who
have AlrCady hNd somo experience in ordnance
duty. They shall be appointed and assigned to
duty BY the commander Of the Army or Depart
nent, and hy him alone, uDon the recommendation
OF the senior ordnance officer on duty At general
heAtquAIiSgI; Aai au removals or changes Of Sta-
tea q tACss otnsers sEe to be made By the same
E!e- ordnance ot5scr.
: I; sANll Re tAe suiy OF such oticers to- Keep
thSEte!vet thoroughly acquainted with the anna
aeai 81 SAsA resnSat ard battery IN the division,
rFtgAss. or d!ItTist with CT IN uAisA they serve;
10 seC hAt all ANA, seeou'rcnsats, and equip
neatI arc kept "a = ssrVssGble condition by
timely repairs, and 10 promptly report 10 the
shitf ordnN Ees ociSer Of the Array or Department
all Injuries to, or losses Of, ordnance property
le a 10 RrIe nf
| resinentNl or company commanders.
l. They will have charge OF the ammunition
supply train AttAehed to the division or brigade,
and will he held responsible that ample supplies
OF ammunition are At all times In the hands Of the
troops ard thst there 10 3 full reserve supply in
the trSin or the tiStris: tsTot.
8. Immediately after - engagement, Ia ease our
forces hold the nrll 'lCy wall take charge Of all
| ordnance Aaa ordnance StoreLiounl on that por-
tlo1 Of It Occupied by tie division or brigade TO
which they are ST. sshsd; they will see that regi-
aeatI ant company commanders collect and &C.
cure all arms. sseogtrensnts, and ammunition
belonging 20 soldiers OF their companies or regi.
| mead Was EsyC = ca KILLED or wounded, OF who
/ Esye a5iEloEet such supplesi they will give re-
Ssrts 0s al IIeh ordnance stores IA are no longer
.es'sl ~ the reg Pent, and will ciuse them to be
Is=- tossthC7 ui.h all captured ordnance stores Of
. EasitV,r 1elcrip'ion, TO the nearest ordnance
GsTyg Arsenal Tor LepOtit aud repair All ectu
in ATRs, Ammua,tion, or any other Ordua &C stores
coming under their observation will at be re.
ported to the oEicf OrirA oil ser OF the Amy or
Department together with all the Information to
be obtained which rsy aid the Ordnance Depart
msrt to correct the evil.
6 It shall 10 IN If duty 10 ascertain, at the close
o every ofteiAl quarter, whether the ordnance and
ordnance Etoreg "a hands of tbs tro- pa have been
duly nccoun'e ed for BY the officers responsible for
| THIN To- lie whole time they are TO responsible,
AVID 10 report al delinquent officers to senior ord.
nance officers at general headquarters, to be, by
him, reported TO tho Chief Of O.dnanee at Wash.
ington.
7 All acquisitions for ordnance and ordnance
stores for the u'e OF ABy tro cpI In the division
brigade, or district, must be duly approved By
the m before being Transmitted to general head
quarters, and they will be held Responsible that
all acquisitions 80 transmitted arc msde In strict
compliance with the regulations Of this Ordnance
D'pa tmeut.
S. Ia addition TO tbcEe dutiS' taey Will promptly
execute all spec al orders which MAY from time &c
time be given thea hy the chief ordnance oflleel
10 whom they report.
8 L. order that the Ordnance Department uA,
be kept fully advised Of the nAmsS OF all officer
v no are thus temporarily attached to It, a Tepor
of the acting ordnance officers 10 every Army o.
Department, designating the divisi9n, brigade, O
district 10 which they are attached, shall be made
on the last day OF every MONTH to the Chief o
OFdGAne' at Washington, D. c., by the SEQ or ord
nance officer o'each Army Or Department.
10 Hereafter, whenever II may become necct
Bary TO establish temporary ordnance dePots 70
the service OF IN Army in The field, It shall b
done only by the order OF the officer comp andin
the Army or Department, on the recommendation
OF HE chief ordnance officer. The officers to taxi
charge Of such depots shall all be selected by tn,
CHEF ordnance otioer, and assigned 10 duty Of
transferred from one depot TO another by thu
otfcer commanding the Army or Department, an,
by him alone. The names Of all such depots ant
those Of 'ho officers In charge Of them will a
once be forwarded to the Chief of Ordnance a
Washington, d. C., and their names will he in
cluded in the monthly report Of acting oTdaane
officers Of divisions, prescribed In tho preceding
paragraph.
By order OF the Secretary OF War:
E. D. TOWNSEND,
my3O Assistant Ajjutant General.