Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-13
OFFICIAL.
CIRCULAR.
OFFICE CHIEF QUARTERMAsrER
26rH Army CORPs, ARMY OF THE JAMEs,

RICHMOND, Va, April LIST, l5oo.)
In addition to instructions embraced in Circular Orders
issued by the Chief QuarerEaser Army oil the James
the wing given for the information OF All ocefs
Of the Quarermasers Department serving with the 10Th
Army Corps:
All officers Of the Quartermasters Department should
exercise rigid supervisory control the Affairs OF the
department in their respective commands and should
make daily inspections TO ascertain the exact CONDITION
Of their supplies and the manner in which the duties per.
tanning TO the department are performed.
Attention particularly called 70 the following para
graph from General Orders No. 81 current series, from
the Lieutenant General commanding the armies OF the
United States:
10Th The unit of organization for the supply trains
Of subsistence ordnance and forage, will be By Division
Division Qusrtermasters will be responsible for them
Brigade Quartermasers will be responsible for the Brt-
gafe baggage trains Regimenta Qusrtermasters viii be
responsible for Regimental property and baggage
"Quarermasers viii attend in person 70 the drawing
Of necessary supplies at depots and will habituslly &C.
company their trains on Marches
Except upon the eve Of move. the supply trains
should be kept unoaded and the supplies properly stored
where they will be easy Of access and can be readily
reloaded should the exigences so require This viii en-
able the Qusrtermaster TO distribute the work OF has
transportation equally among his trains The practice
of keeping portion Of the trains constantly loaded and
in park idle thereby throwing all the work upon other
portions, is wrong and will not he permitted
Attention OF Quartermasters called 70 the necessity
for greater care and cleanliness of all their animals and
other means Of transportation Thc animals shorld be
regularly and carefully and the stables ard co.
rails thoroughly poced. Besides regular and sufficient
| ed at least once week.
Harness shOud be kept Clean and oiled as often as ne
cessary to keep the leather soft and plisb and when
not in ishoud be hung and protected from the
weather Wagons should be kept painted and tie covers
neatly and plainly marked with the designating badge of
the command to which they are attached.
The monthly estimates for supplies Of Quartermasters
Stores Clothing Camp and Garrison Equipage should be
carefully prepared and made as to anticipate all the
wants for the entire month Special estimates for ordi
nary supplies except in where the command has
been increased OF unavoidable losses, will not be
sidered at this office One copy of the Regimenta Esi
ate and estimates for separate attachments will In ali
cases be forwarded with the consolidated estimate Of B
gades and Divisions.
In addition TO the usual reports tr-monthly report
will be made by Quarermasen of Divisions and indie
pendent comm snds reporting direct to this office giving
the number of Army Wagons Spring Wagons, Ambu
lances Horses and Mules sets Of lead and wheel harness
also the number OF enlisted employed the number Of
enlisted employed the number OF civilian employees
how employed, and the rate OF pay.
ANY increase decrease in the strength Of the rspec
tive commands will be promptly reported to this ONCE.
In transmitting the monthly report OF means OF trans.
portstion &C. Form &C. the strength Of each command
he number of officers and men present for duty will be
based upon the last trmonthly report in the Assistant
Adjutsnt Generals Office which il rendered on the last
day of esch month. Officers will have the report care
fully made up and Transmitted to this ONCE punctuay on
the first day OF the month following that TO which the
port relates
The weekly report Of wagons ard enlisted men, hereto.
fore rendered, WA lie discontinued FROM this date.
I II. b. BLOOD,
| Cant and Chief Q. NJ. 18th Army Corps.