The New York herald., 1865-06-24
GENERAL TEREY'S ARMY.
Interesting items from General Terry's
Command at Richmond,

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AILIrARr AFTAIRs-Dfsvoarr'os or
GATED kfbEf PnoPxRrY.
Gcucra y commanding dis.As: aud other independent
conn ore ordered TO Ccs officers OF the Qaartcr
nastois Department to turn 10 tho Treasury De-
part OF tbs United States all conscasi capared
property which to tho late rebel goyornmen
provided such property required for military pur-
posos
COMMAND
BrgadiorGeneral H. Il. Patrick having len tho servce
has been succeeded by Major-Genorai John w. Turner
who commands the district OF Hsnrico.
Lieutenant Colonel Albert ordway, Of the Twenty
ioarth Massachusetts volunteers, has been appointed
Provost Marshal General OF the Department OF Virgua
Major General Alfred II. Terry commanding, in pnco cf
General Patrick departed the service
MILITARY BloGAcE-oTyIcEas MUSTERED
~ oUT.
The immense stores Of military baggage remaining at
Norfolk for the past eighteen month5 has been removed
by the regimertal commanders, transportation having
been furnished by the ouaror,nsscrs Department This
another sign OF the further and in mediate reduction
OF the army Another indication of this Is TO be found
In the fact that all commissioned officers and de-
tached from their regiments whose terms OF service
pre anterior TO by October ordered 10 jon their
commands without delay preparatory 10 being mustered
out OF the service.
In obedience to General Orders No &C. from the War
Department dated May 1885, Major General John CID.
bon, commander OF the Twenty fourth army corps Major
General George L. Hartsun Brigador General J. Irwin
Gregg, Brgader General George H. Gordon, and Drevot
Major General Nelson A. Miles, commanding independent
districts have ordered boards expmne report the
relative merits OF all applicants In their respective com
mands below the grade OF colonel 0hccrs, who by
their and qualifications III for the regular
army, TO be specially desgated, aad the grade for
which they are recommended specified The object is to
t1otp
qualified for the position for which thoy are recon-
mended. .s.l
amns applicants belonging to tho Twenty fourth army
whether present with the corps or detached
Bsadier McKsnzs BrssSs Brsadsr General Abbott
and Colonel Sumner
medical board win bo instituted by each Of the com
manders above named to examine and report the officers
who may have been examined for relative merit to
ascertain il they physically qualified to- romain in
For the examination Of officers Of the rank OF colonel
and for the examination of all staff occrs not belonging
to the commssay, quar,ermaster medical Cnited States
ordnance and United States engineers departments and
signal corps board will convene ut General Terry's
headquarters on the goth Instant 10 A. NJ, and sit
without regard to hours The board win consist Of
Brgadier General r. g. Mckenzie, Erigadier General n.
Captain Charles B. Atchison, aid do camp, will act as
| recorder.
The manner Of conducting tho examination, and the
subjects upon which officers have been examined will DO
reported by the various boards in order to enable the
reviewing authority undersand the standard of merit
II
! GENERAL CURTIS srArv.
First Lieutenant D. A. Nev1n, Adjutaut Of the .Ono
Lieutenant D. Becbc, Adu,ant of Third New York
infantry, have been announced upon the personal ssar
| OF Major General N. N. Curtis. arsl ,
PROMOTION GMsEnAL R. II. yAcl-sos.
Brgadler General r. II Jackson commanding d.
vision In tho Twenty nfth army corps, under MAJOR
General Godfrey Wezsl, s announced as having been
promoted 70 tho rank Of brsvc: major general Major
General Jackson has risen this exased rank in tho
service from scrgeancy In the regular army having
served through the intervening grades with vacr
and fidelity until he Is accounted foremost among
the finest soldiers in tho service Major Gen.
oral Jackson Is ct present on duty with his corps In
EXAMINATION or REBEL Anaurs H
This morning Major Graves, or General Terrys stan,
will commence the examination ofsIteen largo boxct
Of Confederate Virginia state archives in
uoa viii unearth some curious developments
owsE,AL oRD's hovEx.srs
| ruinor obtained currency throughout tho city yes
terday and last evening that Major General H. o. C. Or
was about TO renew his command OF this department
source and presume that General Ord already on h
way TO his new assisnlnen 70 duty in Oregon
Some twelve days ago Major General Halleck, com
msnding the grand Military Division Of the James, re-
no was ready to proceed to the Pacific coast. The
General returned an affirmative reply siaco which time
he will leave here on or before tho carly part OF next
I week
GRAND xnnARr OVATION
awaits Major General Robert Foster his return from
Washington, where he is now engaged as member OF
| the conspirators' court.
| ,. n. POTTER,
chief Of staff OF the Twenty fourth army corps he's hecn
| promoted to be full brgadler general.
l COLONEL THoMAs O.. OSBORNE,
Thirty ninth Illinois Volunteers, has been made full
| brigadier general Of volunteers
l COLONEL J. @. EgircbE,
Of the Pepnsylvania Volunteers also madc hrgader
general by brevet
\ LIEUTENANT COLONEL NAM,
Of tho Thirty ninth Illinois Volunteers promoted 10 b.
| . brigadier general by brevet
BsEvyr MAJOR EpwARD MoAIs
has been madc full lieutenant colonel and ASSISTANT cd
/ Jutant general In the regular army.