Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-20
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WAN DEPARTMENT,

ST. WAN DEPARTMENT
ADJuTANr GBNERAL's OFFfcB, }
wksHIsuros, Oct 0, lsao.
=, l. The regiments Of regulsr artillery, except
.ne mounted batteries Of each, will be distributed
THIRD UNITED STATES ARrtLLERr.
Fort Sullivan, Eastport, Maine, one company.
Fort Preble, Portland, Maine, one company.
Port Constitution, Portsmouth, New Hamp-
Fora warren, Boston, Massachusetts, head.
quarters, and three companies.
Fort independence, Boston, Massachusetts, one
Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode island, three
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 assig
to Forts Sullivan, Preble, Constitution, and War
ren, The headquarters Of the regiment will be
forthwith transferred to Fort Warren
fiRsr UNITED STATES ARTILLERY.
Fort Trumbull, New London, Connecticut, one
Fort Schuyler, New York, three companies.
Fort Lafayette, New York harbor, one COM
For. 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 I've 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 fol
New York city, to report to Major General
Hooker, commanding the Department Of the
East, who will assign them to FoIs Trumbull,
Schuyler, Hamilton, Richmond, anksandy Hook.
The headquarters Of the regiment will be trans
ferred 10 Fort HamiltOp.
FOURTH uSifED STATES ARTILLERY.
Fort DelawarS, Delaware, two companies.
Fort MoHehry, Baltimore, Maryland, two com
Port 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, will be
sent without delay to Fort Delaware. Companies
1, In the Department Of Georgia, and N, In the
Department Of Tennessee, will be Immediately
put sn o,te,without horses or batteries for Fort
mcHenry, Baltimore, Md
FIFrH UNITED STATES ARrILLERr
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 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 viii Immediately be put en- route for Fort
Monroe, Virginia. Tue remaining four dismounted
companies, now In Washington, will be sent
without delay, under command Of Brevet Briga-
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 I'd United States cavalry will be imme-
diately put en- route to report to Major General
sherman, commanding Division Of the Missis-
stppi, for assignment. Tho eth United States
cavalry, without horses or equipments, will be
orders to Major General Sheridan, commanding
the Division Of the Gulf
Ill. 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, headq IL rtcrs
and two companies.
For Niagara, New York, one company
Madison Barracks, sackett's Harbor, 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 Loayy ar
tillery, at Fort Monroe, Va. and the IBlst regi-
ment New York volunteers, at Fort JoGer son,
Florida, will be mustered out Of service a. soon
as relieved by the 9th U, S. artillery.
v. AL volunteer cavalry east Of the Mssis-
sippi river will be forthwith mustered ou' Of
service.
vi: All sea coast forts south Of Fort Monroe,
Virginia, except Forts Taylor and Jefferson
Florida, will be garriSoned by colored troops
The requisite number Of regiments having been
selected for this purpose by department Com.
mander", all other colored troops win be mus
tered out OF service as fast rs 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 partie
ular Instructions may be given accordingly for
the transfer or muster out Of regiments.
By command Of Lieut.. Gen Grant;
Z. d. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adiutant General