Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-16

WAR DEPARTMENT, ]
ADJuTAEf GENERALS OPRICB,
WAaufHaToH Oct q. la6S


wAsHiroroS, Oct. 0, 1855.
General Orders, No. IA. =
l. The regiments OF regular artillery, except
tho mounted batteries Of each, will be distributed
as follows; f.N .E1..
THIRD UNITED STATES ARrILLBRY.
Fort Sullivan, PASSPORT, 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, Boston, Massachusetts, one
Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode Island, three
The six dismouuted companies now In the De.
partment Of Washington will be sent, without
delay, TO report 10 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
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, Now Jersey, one company.
| The five dsmounted companies now In the De-
partmeut Of Washington, one company In the De-
partment Of Virginia, and one In the Middle De-
| pAftment Will 1mmedlhtely Dc put en- TOWe lot
New York city, to report to Major General
Hooker, commanding the Department OF the
East, who will assign them TO Forts Trumbull,
Schuyler, Hamilton, Richmond, and Sandy Hook.
The headquarters Of the regiment will be trans
ferred 10 Fort Hamilton.
| FOURTH UNITED STATES ARTtLLERY.
| Fort Delaware, Delaware, two companies.
Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland, two com
Fort Washington, Maryland, headquarters, and
one company.
Fort Foote, Maryland, one company.
City Of washin gton, D. c., four companies.
Companies X, in the Department Of Washing
ton, and L, In the Department Of Virginia, will b,
sent without delay to Fort Delaware CompanieI
!, in the Department OF Georgia, and M, In thu
put route, without horses or batteries, for For
McHenry, 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, fou
companies.
The adquarters, one company in the Depart
. ment Of Virginia, one in the Middle Department
one In the Department Of the East, and one Of tn
companies now In the Department Of Washing
r ton, win Immediately be put en- route for fol
a companies, now In Washington, will be sen
without delay, under command Of Brevet Briga
der General b. II. Hill, Lieutenant Colonel bt
u
, The two companies Of the regiment In the Dc
partments Of Tennessee and South Carolina wi
, be put en- route, without delay, for Fort Taylo
I Key West.
signed TO the Division Of the Pacific.
H. The ID United States cavalry will be immt
diately put en- route to report to Major Generi
j Sherman, commanding Division Of the Missii
4 sippi, for assignment. The 9Th United Stat,
h cavalry, without horses or equipments, will
. sent via New York to New Orleans, to report Il
u orders to Major General Sheridan, commando
II the Division OF the Gulf.
d Ill. The 4th regiment United States infantr
has been assigned to posts as follows:
. Fort Brady, sault St. Marie, Michigan, tv
Q companies.
TT Fort Wayne, Detroit, Michigan, headquarte
!, Fort Niagara, New York, one company
- Madison Barracks, sackett's Harbor, Ne
. York, two companies.
n Fort Ontario, oswego, New York, one con
Rouse's Point, New York, two companies.
IA Special orders have been already given for Il
~ movement Of this regiment.
& ~. The Sd regiment Pennsylyania heavy a
j. tillery, at Fort Monroe, Va. and the l6lst reg
p. ment New York volunteers, at Fort Jeferso
Florida, will be mustered out Of service as so
W as relieved by the 9Th U. 8. artillery.
re V. All volunteer cavalry east Of the Miss
A. sippi river will be forthwith mustered out
nm service.
or Virginia, except Forts Taylor and Jeferst
on Florida, will be garrisoned by colored troo
nd The requisite number Of regiments having be
:. selected for this purpose by department CO..
'' manders, all other colored troops will be mt
tered out Of service as fast as they can be d
" pensed with. Department commanders will
r. port to the Adjutaut General, by telegraph,
Al number Of colored troops required, but not
~ ready in their commands, or the surplus numl
d. not required, to carry out this ORDER that part
he ular instructions may be given accordingly
H. the transfer or muster out Of regiments.
By command Of Lieut.. Gen. Grant:
i's Z. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant AdIutant General