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ID .,I WAS DEPARTMENT,

80 WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJurArr GENERALS OPYICE, y
r. q. wAsHiSeros, OCT 0, 1855.
General orders, No. IA. ...' D. .'..
l. The regiments OF regular artillery, except
the mounted batteries Of each, will be distributed
as follows: - ''Ai .'t. ~ 70
rHIRp UNITED STATES ARritLERY.
Fort Sullivan, Passport Maine, one company.
Fort Preble, Portland, Maine, ono company.
Fort Constitution. Portsmouth,, New Hamp-
Foft Warren, Boston, Massachusetts, head
quarters, and three companies.
Port 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
mauding 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-
partment Of Washington, one company In the De-
partmeut Of yrgihia, and one in the Middle De-
New York city, to report to Major General
| Hooker, commanding the Department OF the
East. who WIFI assign them TO Ports Trumbuil,
Schuyler, Hamilton, Richmond, aud Sandy Hook
The headquarters Of the regiment will be trans
ferred to Fort Hamilton. Pc. IL. ..
4 YorRrH UNITED srATRs ARTiLLxRr.
Fort Delaware, Delaware, two corpanies
Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland, two com
Poffwsshington, Maryland, headquarters, and
one company,
Fort Foots, 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 b'
sent without delay TO Fort Delaware, Companies
department Of Tsnnsssee, viii be- Immediately
put en- route without horses or batteries, for For
MoHenry, Baltimore, Md,
PIFTH UEITKD srATEs ARriLLERr.
Fort Monroe, Old Point Comfort, Virginia, head
quarters, and four companies.
Port Taylor, Key West, Florida, two cOmpa
MES.
Fort Jefferson. Dry Tortusas, Florida, fOu
The head quarters, one company In the Depart
ment OF Virginia, one In the Middle Department
one In the Department Of the East, and one OF Thu
companies now In the Department OF Washing
ton, will immediately be put en- route for For
1 Monroe, Virginia. The remaining four dismountet
/ companies, now In Washington, viii pc sent
without delay, under command Of Breyet Briga
artillery, to garrison Fort Jsferson, Tortugas
The two companies Of the regiment In the De
partments OF Tennessee aud South Carolina vii
be put en- route without delay, for Fort Taylor
The I'd United States artillery has been as
signed to the Division Of the Pacific.
II. The ID United States cavalry VIM be imme
sherman, commanding Division Of The Mssis
sippi, for assignment The 9Th United State
cavalry, without horses or equipments. Will b
sent via New York to New Orleans, to report 70
orders TO Major General Sheridan, cOmmandin
, III. The 9TH regiment United States infantr
has been assigned to posts as follows:
X Fort Brady, sauit 81, Marie, Michigan, tw
: companies.
Fort Wayne, Detroit, Michigan, headquarter
N and two companies,
" Fort Niagara, New York. ono company.
Madison Barracks, saekett's HArbor, Ne'
York, two companies.
Fort Ontario, oswego, New York, one CON
pany.
Rou.e,S Point, New York, two companies. i,
Special orders have been already given for III
movement Of this regiment.
~. The Sd regiment Psnnsylyapia heavy Al
N tillery, at Fort Monroe, Va. and the l6lst reg
III ment New York volunteers, at Fort Jefferson
4. Florida, will be mustered ont Of service rs SOC
as relieved by the 9Th U. 8. artillery.
", All volunteer cavalry east Of the Missi'
IS sippi river will be forthwith mustered out
service.
Of vi. All sea coast forts south Of Fort Monro
/; Virginia, except Forts Taylor and Jederso
Florida, will be garrisoned by oolored troop
In The requisite number Of regiments having bee
ct selected for this purpose BY department con
to mandsrs, all other colored troops will be mu
Oa tered out OF service ~ fast rs they can be di
~ pensed with. Department commanders will n
port to the Adj utant General, by telegraph, Il
dc number OF colored troops required, but not 4
It's ready In their commands, or the surplus numb
he not required to carry out this order, that par
ular Instructions may be given accordingly I
nd the transfer or muster -out Of regiments,
es BY command OF Lieut.. Gen. Grant;
10, B. D. TOWNSEND,