Daily national Republican., 1865-11-01
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WAR DEPARTMENT.

ADJUTASr GENERALS OFFICE,
WARRINGTON, Oct. 8, 1855.
General Orders, No. l44.
l. The regiments Of regular artillery, except
the mounted batteries Of each, will be distributed
as follows:
THIRD UNITED STATES ARTILLERY.
Fort Sullivan, Eastport, Maine, one company.
Fort Preble, Portland, Maine, one company
Fort Constitution, Portsmouth, New Hamp-
shire, one company.
Fort Warren, Boston, Massachusetts, head
quarters, and three companies.
Fort Independence, Boston, Massachusetts, one
company.
The six dismounted companies now In the De-
partment Of Washington will be sent, without
delay, to report to Ma or General Hooker, COM
manding Department Of the East, for assignment
to Forts Sullivan, Preble, Constitution, and War
ren. The headq quarters OF the regiment will be
forthwith tran.ferred to Fort Warren.
PIRsT UNITED STATES ARTILLERY
Fort Trumbull, New London, Connecticut, one
company.
Fort Schuyler, New York, three companies.
Fort Lafayette, New York harbor, one COM
Fort Hamilton, New York harbor, two com
panies.
Fort Richmond and Batteries Hudson and Nor
ton, New York harbor, two companies.
Sandy Hook, New Jersey, one company
The hve 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 70 r
New York city, to report to Major General
Hooker, commanding the Department of the
st, who will assign them to Forts Trumbull,
Schuyler, Hamilton, Richmond, and Sandy Hook.
The headquarters OF the regiment will be trans
ferred to Fort Hamilton.
FOURTH UNITED STATES ARTILLERY.
Fort Delaware, Delaware, two companies.
Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland, two com
panies.
Fort Washington, Maryland, headquarters, and
one company
Fort Foote, Maryland, one company.
City Of Washington, D. G., four companies
Companies X, in the Department Of Washing
ton, and L, in the Department Of Virginia, will be
sent without delay to Fort Delaware. Companies
!, in the Department of Georgia, and N, in the
Department Of Tennessee, will be Immediately y
put en- route, without horses or batteries for Fort
McHenry, Baltimore, Nd.
PIPTH UNITED STATES ARTILLERY
Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Virginia, head
quarters, and four companies.
Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida, two compa.
nies.
Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida, four
companies.
The headquarters, one company in the Depart
ment Of Virginia, one in the Middle Department,
one in the Department Of the East, and ono of the
companies now In the Department Of Washing
tor, will Immediately be put en- route for Fort
Monroe, Virginia. The remaining four dismounted
companies, now in Washington, will be sent,
without delay, under command Of Brevet Briga-
der General b. H. Hill, Lieutenant Colonel 9th
artillery, to garrison Fort Jefferson, Tortugas
Inc Two companies OF the regiment In the De-
partments OF Tennessee and South Carolina will
be put en- route, without delay, for Fort Taylor,
Key West
The I'd United States artillery has been as
signed to the Division Of the Pacific.
II. Tho I'd United States cavalry will be imme
diately put en- route to report to Major General
Sherman, commanding Division Of the Missis
sippi, for assignment The 9Th United States
cavalry, without horses or equipments, will be
sent via New York to New Orleans, to report FOR
orders to Mai or General Sheridan, mplandi ing
the Division OF the Gulf.
III. The 4th regiment United States infantry
has been assigned to posts as follows:
Fort Brady, Sault st. Marie, Michigan, two
companies
Fort Wayne Detroit, Michigan, dquarters
and two companies.
Fort Niagara, New York, one company.
Madison Barracks, sackett's Harbor, New
York, two companies.
Fort Ontario, Oswego, New York, one com.
pany.
Rouse 8 Point, New York, two companies.
Special orders have been already given for the
movement Of this regiment.
". The Sd regiment Pennsylvania heavy ar
tillery, at Fort Monroe, Va. aud the l6lst regi
ment New York Volunteers, at Fort Jefferson,
Florida, will be mustered out of service as soon
Us relieved by the 9th U. s. artillery.
V. All volunteer cavalry east OF the Missis-
| sippi river will be forthwith mustered out OF
| service,
VI All sea coast forts south OF Fort Monroe,
| Virginia, except Forts Taylor and Jefferson,
Florida, will be garrSoned by colored troops
The requisite number Of regiments having been
selected for this purpose by department com O..
manders, all other cOlored troops will be mus
tered out Of service as fast as they can be dis
pensed with. Department commanders will re-
port to the AdJutant General, by telegraph, the
number Of colored troops required, but not al .
| ready In their commands, or the surplus number
not required, to carry out this order that partic
M Mulsr instructions may be given accordingly for
the transfer or muster out Of reg giments.
BY command OF Lieut. Gen Grant.
Z. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adiutalt General