New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-18
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HpoRs. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSISSIPPI
IN TIE FELL. MAycHEsTTR Va. May TO- lstS. g.
SPECIAL FIELD ORDERS NO 62--lhc in'u0n VI '"'
Army northward win be resumed as follows; III,
L The left wing, Major. Gen. H. W. Siocuni; W..
cross the james River ON the Pontoon oiiuee au e
Shrough Richmond TO Hanover Worreoton
by roads through the let of Chidsbur! AT Il
junction, Centervile and Fairfax Courthouse 10
camp NEAR near 1Spt wing Mai Cen O. O. Howard will
follow at leisure passing through Richmond to Hanover
Court House. and thence by roads 10 me e' OF those
prescribed for the left wing Substantially by Bowling
;rsen Fredericksburg Stafford Court House and DUN
fries to a camp near Alexandria
Ill The Chief Qnartermaster, Gen. Easton aud
Chief Commissary Gen. Bcckwith, WILL on completing
supplies at this point hasten to Alexandria, aud
make suitable preparation Tor the Iecspu,Gpn ION
Commanding General of each wing will send
a staff officer to Alexandria in advance TO select
a suitable camp for their armies--the right wing
Manassas road and the left wing about the same dis
Ianoe from town and TO the north of that road.
". The General-n-Chief viii accompany the lei,
wing far Hanover Courthouse and thence traNei
with the right wing. The troops must be marched e
slowly. not to exceed fifteen miles day. unless by the
special order of Corps Commander.
By order Of MajorGen. WIN. I. SHERMAN
i. NJ DAYTON. A. \. G.
GEN. HOWARD.
The following is the order assigning Cen.
WAR DEPARTMENT, ApJUTANr GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON. May 10 1865
GENERAL ORDERS no. 9-oRDER ORGANIZING b.
REAU OF REFUGEEs, fREEDNEN AND ADAM
DONED LANDS.
First: BY direction OF the President MaIor-Gcn. o.
o. Howard is assigned to duty in the War Department
as Commissioner of the Bureau OF Refugees. Freed
men and Abandoned Lands under the act OF
Congress entitled "Act to establish bureau
for the relief Of Freedmen and Refugees" TO
perform the duties and exercise all the rights,
authority and jurisdiction vested by the act of Congress
in such Commissioner. Gen. Howard will enter at
once upon the duties of Commissioner specified in said
act.
Second; The QuarternasterGe neral viii without de.
lay assign and furnish suitable quarters aud apartments
Taird The Adjuaut General will assign to the said
Bureau the number of competent clerks authorized by
BY order Of the President of the United States.
L. ID. TOWNSEND, Asst AdjutantGeneIal
TAXES ON SAVINGS BANKS.
There is Committee of prominent gentle
men here from Connecticut to ntercede with tie Com
missioner of Internal Revenue for modification of his
decision In respect to the upon the capital o savings
banks.
GEN. SHERMAN.
Gen. Sherman, under a sense Of injustice done
him by the publications of the Secretary of War; wrote
letter from Raleigh explanatory Of bis negotiations
with Johnston, which be requested might be given the
came Publicity the secretarys structures. II is
noteworthy fact that SheIman letter has thus fax been
suppressed
GEN. HALLECK.
When Gen. Halleck learned that Gen. How
ard was intending to march the right wing of Sher.
mans army through Richmand, he telegraphed How
ard that he should not permit it, and his guards would
be instructed to forbid their passage Of the pontoons
This was in retaliation OF Shermans refusal to allow
Halleck TO review. Howard fsnked Gen. Halleck by
removing his guards and substituting his own.
PERSONAL.
Gen. Phil. Sheridan, Major-Gen. Custer and
Gen Barlow are at Wizards.
A CASUALTY.
On Thursday Lieut.. George Fl. Woods of Co.
c. Goth Maine accidentally shot through the lower
part Of the abdomen and MORALLY wounded, at DUN
ties Va, while on the march from Richmond.
FIRST BULLETIN.
The following is Gen. Howa-d's first official
bulletin:
fAEEDAI'' BUREAU "S SagT istss + C.
CIRCULAR LETTRR-In accordance with General
Orders Of the War Department. No 81, l enter
OF Refugees. Freedmen. and Abandoned Lands.
The bureau contemplated in the order. viii be located
at the OF and NiDeeenh-sts. All commission
es however appointed who have the charge Of freed
men, requested TO make report soon as paagcc
Of the character and extent Of their work. Ia cog
missioners superintendent In Virginia, South Car
Ina and Louisiana requested TO report direct
to the amount of land they may have under super
vision for the The department commanders in the
insurrectonary states VIII do me favor By transmit
ting copy Of the different orders issued by themselves
or by their district commanders relating TO
the government and employment OF freedmen.
While it shall be my object to secure rs much uuormi-
ty possible In the matter Of employment and instruc
ton OF freedmen earnestly solicit cooperation from
all officers and agents whose position duty renders 1t
possible for them 10 aid The Negro should under
sland kat he is really free, but account able 10
scork should he harbor the thought that Tho GorerH|s"TW
support him in idIenew.
o. 0: HowARn. Major Gen,
3 - Commissioner offreeduien's Bureau
THE VETERAN CORPS.
General Orders No. Is, just promulgated from
the War Department show that since June. 1864, ll6
officers Of the Veteran Reserve Corps have resigned
have been dismissed since August, 1853, have been
discharged since March, 1864 and have died. Eleven
appointments have been revoked since July 1904 lo7
have been Cancelled since August, 1864; ~ officers
declined appointments and one vacated his position
IN REVIEW.
Gen. Meade remarked yesterday, in reply to
questions as to general review that the officers and
men were impatient to get home, and didn't want to
be kept from their families for the purpose OF afording
amusement to crowd Of lockers and that no ouch
review would take place. 1t is now proposed that all
the troops be marched through Pcnnsylvana-ave.
This proposition receives general favor.
OUR INDIAN POLICY.
A movement of considerable magnitude, at