Daily national Republican., 1865-10-31
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WAR DEPARTMENT,

wAsHNaroS, Oct 0, 1855.
General Orders, No. l44.
|. 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 Hsmp-
Fort Warren, Boston, Massachusetts,, head
quarters, and three companies.
Fort Independence, Bostoa, Massachusetts, one
company.
The six dismounted companies now In the De-
partment Of Washington will be sent, without
delay, to report to Major General Hooker, COM
mandIng Department OF the East, for assignment
to Forts Sullivan, Preble, Constitution, and War
ren. 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, 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 fve dismounted comp les now in the De-
partment Of Washington, one company In the De-
partment Of Virginia, and one 10 the Middle De-
pGrtment will Immediately be put en- route for
New York city, to report 10 Major General
Hooker, commanding the Department Of the
East, who will assign them to Forts Trumbull,
Schuyler, Hamilton, Richmond, and Sandy Hook.
The headRosvters Of the regiment will be trans
ferred 10 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. c., four companies.
m MI Il In tha lnf
ton, and L. In the Department Of Virginia, will DO
sent without delay to Fort Delaware. Companies
!, In the Department OF Georgia, and M, In the
put en- route, without horses or batteries, for Fort
McHenry, Baltimore, Md.
FIPTH UNITED STATES ARTILLERY.
Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Virginia, head
quarters, aud 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 one Of the
companies now in the Department OF Washing
ton,will Immediately be put sn route for Fort
Monroe, Virginia. The remaining four dismounted
companies, now In Washington, will be sent,
without delay, under command Of Breyet Briga-
dier General b. II. Hill, Lieutenant Colonel 9th
artillery, to garrison Fort Jefferson, Tortugas.
The two companies Of the regiment In the De-
partments OF Tennessee and South Carolina will
be put e'i route, without delay, for Fort Taylor,
Key West.
The ID United States artillery has been as-
signed to the Division Of the Pacific.
II. The ID United States cavalry will be imme-
dlately 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 Major General Sheridan, commanding
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, headquarters
and two companies.
Fort Niagara, New York, one company.
Madison Barracks, sackett's Aarbor, New
Fort Ontario, Oswego, New York, one COM
pay.
RoIse's Point, New York, two companies.
Special orders have been already given for tho
movement Of this regiment.
". The Sd regiment Pennsylvania heavy ar
tillery, at Fort Monroe, Va. and the I8lst regi-
mont New York volunteers, at Fort Jefferson,
Florida, will be mustered out of service as soon
rs relieved by the 9th U. S. artillery.
v. All volunteer cavalry east Of the MiSsis-
Sipp 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 bo garriROned by colored troops.
The requisite number Of regiments having been
selecteu lOt TINS purpose Dy department COW-
manders, all other cOloTed 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 ~ carry out this order, that partic
ular instructions may be given accordingly for
the transfer or muster -Out OF regiments.
By command OF Lieut.. Gen. Grant;
Z. d. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adlutalt General,