Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-14
OFFICIAL.
CIRCULAR.
OFFICE CHIEF QUARTERNASTER }
-5ra ARMY CORPS, ARMY OF TIE jANzs.
hICHAOSD, Va April LIST 1896. }

hICHaOSD, D., Aprl4 ISL 100
Ia addition 70 instructions embraced in Circular 0rdsr
issued by the Chief Qusrtermaster Army ofthe James
the following are given for the information OF al Officers
OF the Quariermastes Department serving with the 6h
Army Corps
exercise rigid supervisory control the Affairs OF the
department in their respective commands and sho1lt
make daily inspections 20 ascertain the exact condition,
their supplies and the manner IN which the duties per
tanning 70 the department are performed
Attention particularly called TO the following para
graph from General Orders No. 81, current series, nom
the Lieutenant-Genera commanding the armies OF the
18th The unit of organization for the supply t-ains
Of subsistence ordnance and forage. will be oy Division
Division Quartermasters will be responsible for them
Brigade Quartermasters viii be responsible Tor toe 3r
gade baggage trains Regimenta Quartermasters vii De
responsible for Regimental property and baggage
"Quartemasters viii attend in person TO the drawing
OF necessary supplies at depots. and will habtuauy ac'
company their trains on marches.
Except upon the of q move. the supply tra.as
should be kept vnloa ded and the supplies properly stored
where they win be easy of access and can be readily
reloaded should the exgences require This will en-
able the Quartermaster TO distribute the work OF bis
transportation equally among his trains. The practice
OF keeping portion Of the trains constantly losded s1t
IN park dle thereby throwing all the work upon oshe:
portions, is wrong, and viii not be permitted.
Attention Of QuartermasteTs is called 70 the necessity
for greater care and cleanliness of all their animals and
other Of transportation. TIE animals should be
regularly and carefully groomed and The stables and co
ra.s thorough policed Besides regular and sufficient
ed az least week.
Harness should be kept clean. and oiled often
CESAR TO keep the leather soft and pliabe aud Thea
not in iushould be hung up and protected from the
weather Wagons should be kept painted and the covers
neatly and plainly marked with the designating badge Of
the command 20 which they are attached.
The monthly estimates for supplies Of QuaTtermasteEs
Stores Clothing Camp and Garrison Equipage should be
carefully prepared and made 20 anticipate al the
for the entire month Special estimates for ordi
nary supplies except in where the command has
been increased orof unavoidable Osses will not be con.
sidered at this office. One copy Of the Regmenta Es.i
mate and estimates for separate attachments will in all
cases be forwarded with the consolidated estimate OF B
gades and Divisions.
In addition TO the usual reports tr- monthly report
will be made by Quartermasers Of Divisions and indie
pendent commands reporting direct to this Office giving
the number of Army Wagons, Spring Wagons, Amb1
ances Horses and Mules of lead and wheel harness
also the number of enlisted employed the number Of
enlisted employed the number Of civilian employees
how employed, and the rate OF pay.
Any increase or decrease the strength OF the repe
tive commands will be promptly reported TO this Office.
Ia transmitting the monthly report OF means OF trans.
portatlon &C., Form SO the strength of each command
the number Of officers and present Tor duty will Be
based upon the last trmo1thy report in the Assistant
Adjutant Generals office which Il rendered the last
day Of each month. Officers will have the report care
fully made Up and transmitted 10 this office pUnctusEy
the rst Cay of the month following that 70 which the re-
port relates.
Tie weekly report of wagons end enlisted men hereto
fore rendered will be discontinued from this date
H. b. BLOOD,
Capt. and Chief @ b. 18th Array Cops.