Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-26

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ADJUTANr GENERALS OFFICE,
General Orders, No. la.
l. The regiments Of regular artillery excep
the mounted batteries Of each, will be distributed
as follows:
THIRD UNITED STATES ARTILLERY.
Fort Sullivan, Bastport, 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
Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode Island, three
companies.
partmeut 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.
rem. The headquarters OF the regiment will be
forthwith Transferred to Fort Warren
FIRST 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 Ave dismounted companies now in the De-
partmeut OF Washington, one company IN the De-
partment Of Virginia, and one 10 the Middle De-
partment will Immediately be put en- ruide for
New York city, to report to Major General
Hooker, commanding the Department OF tho
East, who will assign them to Forts Trumbnll,
Schuyler. Hamilton, Richmond, and Sandy Hook.
The hsadIusters Of the regiment will be trans
ferred to Ro~t Hamilton.
FOURTH USITRD STATES ARTILLERY.
Fort Delaware, Delaware, two companies.
Fort MeHenry, Baltimore, Maryland, two com
panies.
Fort Washington, Maryland, headquarters and
one company.
Fort Foote, MARYLAND. one company.
City OF Washington, d. c., four companies.
Companies X, In the Department Of Washing.
ton, and L, In the Department Of Virginia, viii ID
sent without delay to Fort Delaware. Companies
], in the Department Of Georgia and NJ, In the
Department Of Tennessee. will be Immediately
put en- roue, without horses or batteries, for Fort
hcHsnry, Baltimore, Md.
FIFTH UNITED STATES ARTILLERY.
Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Virginia, head :
quarters, and four companies.
Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida, two compa.
MES
Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida, four
companies
The eadquarters, 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
Twill Immediately be put en- route for Fort
Monroe, Virginia The remaining four disnouuted
companies, now In Washington, will be sent
without delay, under command Of Brevet Briga.
der 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 en- route, without delay, for Fort Taylor
Key West
The Cd United States artillery has been as
signed to the Division Of the Pacific
ii. The ID United States cavalry will be imme-
diately put en- route to report to Major General
Sherman, commanding Division Of the Mssi-.
sippi, for assignment. The 9Th United State.
cavalry, without horses or equipments, will be
IN OIL To T,r
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, hoadquarter,
and two companies.
Fort Niagara, New York, one company.
Madison Barracks, Sackett's HaTbOr, New
York, two companies.
Fort Ontario, oswego, New York, one com ..
pany.
Rouse's Point New York, two companies.
Special orders have been already given for the
movement Of this regiment.
". The Sd regiment Pennsylvania heavy ar.
tllery, at Fort Monroe, Va. aud the l6lst regi-
ment New York volunteers, at Port Jefferson,
FLORIDA, will be mustered ont Of service as soon
as relieved by the 5th U. S. artillery.
V. All volunteer cavalry east Of the Missls-
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 garrisoned by cOlored troop
The requisite number Of regiments having been
selected for this purpose by department coin.
manders, all other coored troops will be mus
tered out Of service as fast as they can be d.
pensed with. Department commanders will rr-
port to the Adjutant General, by telegraph the
number Of colored troops required, but not al
ready in their commands, or tho surplus NUM- sr
not required, to carry out this order, that ptric.
ulAr Instructions may be given accordingly for
the transfer or muster-Out Of regiments
By command OF Lieut.. Gen. Grant
E D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adiutant General.