Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-17
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VAN. ADJUTANTl GENERALS OFRicF, y
General orders, No. la
I. The regiments Of regular artillery, except
the mounted batteries Of each, will be distributed
THIRD UNITED STATES ARrIILERr.
Fort Sullivan, PASSPORT, Maine, one company.
Fort Preble, Portland, Maine, one company.
Fort Constitution, Portsmouth,, New Hamp-
shire, one company. ..H .. 100
Fort Warren, Boston, Massachusetts, head
quarters, and three companies. s..
Fort Independence, Boston, Massaohusetts, one
company, -.....
Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode Island, three
companies. ...... ....
The six dismouuted companies now in the De-
partmout Of Washington will be sent, without
delay, to report to Major General Hooker, com
to Forts Sullivan, Preble. Constitution, and War
rem. The headquarters OF the regiment will be
forthwith tran'ferred to Fort Warren.
FIRST UNITED STATES ARTILLERY.
Fort Trumbull, New London, Connecticut, one
Fort Schuyler, Now York, three companies
Fort Lafayette, New York harbor, one CON-
Fort Hamilton, New York harbor, two com.
panies. ....
Fort Richmond and Batteries Hudson and Nor
| ton, Now York harbor, two companies.
| Sandy Hook, New Jersey, one company.
The i've dismounted companies now In the De-
partment Of Washington, one company In the De-
| partment Of Virginia, and one In the Middle De-
| partment will Immediately be put en- route for
| New York city, to report to Major General
Hooker, commanding the Department Of the
East, who will assign them TO Forts Trumbull,
| Schuyler, Hamilton, Richmond, and Sandy Hook.
The headquarters OF the regiment will DO trans
| ferred to Fort Hamilton. s....
FOURTH UNITED srATBs ARTILLERY.
| Fort Delaware, Delaware, two companies.
Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland, two com
| panies.
Fort Washington, Maryland, headquarters, aud
| one company.
Fort Foote, Maryland, one company.
City Of Washington, ID. c., four companies.
Companies X, In the Department Of Washing
ton, and L. In the Department Of Virginia, will b
sent without delay to Fort Delaware. Companies
| |, in the Department Of Georgia, and NJ In the
Department Of Tennessee, will be immediatel y
put route, without horses or batteries, for For
McHenry, Baltimore, Md.
FIPrH UNITED srArBs ARrILLRRr.
Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Virginia, head
quarters, and four companies,
Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida, two compa
MES.
Fort Jefferson, Dry TOrtugss, Florida, fOu
companies.
The head quarters, one company In the Depart
ment Of Virginia, one 10 the Middle Department
| one In the Department Of the East, and one Of tn
companies now In the Department Of Washing
ton will Immediately be put en- route for Por
Monroe, Virginia. The remaining four dlsmounte,
companies, now In Washington, will be sent
, without delay under command Of Brevet Briga
der General B. II. HILL Lieutenant Colonel OIL
artillery, to garrison Fort Jefferson, Tortugas
The two companies Of the regiment In the De
partments OF Tennessee and South Carolina vii
be put en- route, without delay, for Fort Taylor
/ Key West.
i The ID United States artillery has boon a.
signed to the Division Of the Pacific.
O II. The I'd United States cavalry will be imme
( diately put en- route to report to Major Genoru
$ Sherman, commanding Division Of the Misss
q sippi for assignment. Tho 9Th United State
cavalry, without horses or equipments, will b
sent via New York to New Orleans, to report 70
!, orders to Major General Sheridan, eommandib
the Division Of the Gulf
III. The 4th regiment United States infantr
. has been assigned to posts as follows:
I Fort Brady, sault St. Marie, Michigan, tw
u companies
Fort Wayne, Detroit, Michigan, hesdquarter
s Fort Niagara, New York, one company.
= Madison Barracks, sackett's Harbor. Fe'
. York, two companies.
Fort Ontario, oswego, New York, one com
: pany.
y Rouse's Point, New York, two companies.
Special orders have been already given for III
movement Of this regiment.
r ". The Sd regiment Pennsylvania heavy al
q tillery, at Fort Monroe, Va. and the l6lst reg
L ment New York volunteers, at Fort Jefferson
Florida, will be mustered out Of service rs SOC
as relieved by the 9Th U. s. artillery.
" All volunteer cavalry east Of the Missi
sippi river will be forthwith mustered out
L. service.
vi. All sea coast forts south Of Fort Monro
II Virginia, except Forts Taylor and Jeferso
"a Florida, will be garrisoned by colOred troop
~ The requisite number Of regiments having be-
Ia selected for this purpose by department con
manders, all other coored troops will be mu
~ tered out Of service a. fast as they can be di
M pensed with. Department commanders will T
10 port to the Adjutant General, by telegraph, d
=, number Of cOlored troops required, but not n
ready in their commands, or the surplus numb
20 not required, to carry out this order, that parti
% ulRr instructions may be given accordingly
- the transfer or muster -out Of regiments.
III By command Of Lieut.. Gen. Grant:
W T. d. TOWNSEND,
~ Assistant Adiutant General