The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-05-09
General Order No. 77r-FOr Redue-
Ing the Expenditures or eur
~ Military Department. 10 g1o1o

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-heyi1 9di ~ wAsz1scfos, April, 9s, 1868.
Slq Order if,st, That the chiefs of re
'fspectived bureaus of their .departlnen
Hproceefimmediately to reduce the, ey
? fpenseslo tleif respective department.
5lto what isn absolutely 5. necessary, il
view of stheJ Immediate reduction o
} forces in the field and In garrison, AM
taspeedy termination Of hostilities, an,
thai they seVerally make out statement
dof the reduction they deem practicable
y I'd d,ITfat IF a general dischage Q
ISjaAp ocean transports not required to
4 bring home troops in Yensote depart
meits /; all riyer and inland stranSport
alton will be discharged, except that
required for the necessaey Supplies t
the troops on the field. 'Phfchase 8
horses, mtiles, Wagons and other land
lranstoitations will be stopped, alsc
purchase of forage, except what is re,
4 quised for Immediate consumption: al
purchase for i'aasoad construction and
transportation VIII also Ee stopped. I"
4 Third, That the Conifnissary Gener-
\ al of Subsistence discontinue psrchases
of supplies in his Department. except
Of such as may, with what is on haad
be required for the fotcelih the fieletIto
the list OF Juno next 81 e. d,:,o
9nFburh, ,ldThat the Chief of Ordnance
stop all purchases of arms and aihhAu-
nition aud materials therefore, eandifre-
duce the manufacture of sarms and
ordnance stores i'm Government arsen-
ais as rapidly as can be donoiiwithout
injury to the seryile. IT jh
!, FfM, That the, Chief of )Engiueers
stop all the work in all the field tortifica.
tons and other works except those for
which specific approbations have Been
made BY commanders for completion,
ot that may be required for the proper
protection of works in progress. go'2n
Sirt@, That all soldiers in hospitals
who require no. further medical treat
ment be honorably discharged from
service with immediate payment; all
officers and enlisted men who have been
prisoners of war and are now on fnr-
loughs or in parole camps and alpte-
cruits in Rendezvous, except those for
the regular army, will likewise be hon
orably discharged, Officers whose duty
it is under regulations Of the, service o
make out rolls and other final papers
cohhected with discharges, except those
for the regular army, viii likewise Be
honorably discharged officers whose
duty it IS under regulations of service
to make out rolls and other final papers
connected with the discharge and pay
ment of soldiers, are directed to make
them out without delay, so that this
order may be carried into effect inme-
diately, ,,' ro b
Ssventh, The Adjutant Geueral Of
the army will cause Immediate return
to be made by all commanders in the
6f f9h hspp sprEssHp99s Ssss and posts
to their Immediate reduction. , -.1'
% Eight, All Quartermasters of Sub.
sistcnce, Engineers and Provost Mar
shals Of departments, will reduce the,
number of their clerks and employees
to that absolutely required for closing
the business of their respective depart
ments, and viii without delay report
to the Secretsry of War the number
required of each GLASS origrade. The
Surgeon General will make similariIrel
ductions of surgeons, nurses and Iat-'
tendants in his bureau. = ri..u SfWI
y GMnth, The Chiefs of respective biz
feans will immediately cause proper
retafns to be made out of, the public
property in theft charge, and the.states
mcnt of properly in each that may be
sold upon advertisement and publican
Iiop without gpredjndiee to'fhe ssryioes
; : ,IeRth, The gcommandersodf off prisons
will have rolls made out, of the iiaines.
residence, time and place ofyeaptupg'
and occupationIof all prisonersnof war
who Will take the oath ofnallegiance to-
us, and that such az are disposed to-
become good and loyal citizens Of the
United States, and.who are proper oh.
ects, of executive clemency,y may be-
released upon, terms that the President
shall deem fit and consistent with the
public safety. By,order of the aSccS
petary of War; yEod suszce.f OH 81
6o,ltoo,ds -o.g w. A. NICHOLS
80. Assistant Adiutant Gerieral. ~