Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-21
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ADJUTANr GENERAL OFFicE, !
YaUg AS 7 snr " IWAsuIrdforI Oct 2, 1868. v
Gsnsral Orders, No, IA, ..,.. ......s.
LhAL rlss rss iments o. regular artillery, except
the mounted batteries Of each, will be distributed
as follows:
THIRD UNITED STATES ARrILLRRr, ,...
Fort Sullivan, Eastport, Maine, one company.
Fort Prsble, Portland, Maine, one company.
Fort Consultation, Portsmouth, New Hamp-
Fort warren, Boston, Massachusetts,, head.
quarters, and three companies
Fort Independence, Boston, Massachusetts, one
sSS5rs Edams, Newport, Rhode Island, three
companies. Hs.'E'n
The six dismUupted companies now in the De.
pAtment 81 Washington Will be sent, without
delay, to report to Major General Hooker, com.
manding Department Of the East, for assignment
TO Forts Sullivan, Preble, Constitution, and War
rem Inc headquarters o. the regiment will be
forthwith transferred to Fort Warren
lGsbsss INST TIMED srArHs ARrfLIBRY
Fort Trumbull, New London, Connecticut, one
Fort Schuyler, New York three companies.
Fort Lafayette, New York harbOr, one com
pany.
Fort Hamilton, New York harbor, two com.
panies. 'aHl..' TO-
Fort Richmond and Batteries Hudson and Nor
ton, New York harbor, two companies.
Sandy Hook, New Jersey, one company.
The hye dismsunted companies now In the De-
partment Of Washington, one company In the De.
partmept Of Virginia, and one In the Middle De-
partmenf Will Immediately be nut en- route for
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.
rue headquarters Of the regiment will be trans
ferred to Fort Hamilton.
FOURTH UNITED STATES ARrILLERY.
Fort Delaware, Delaware, two companies.
fert hoHsnry, Baltimore, Maryland, two com
Fort wAhIugton, Maryland, eadquarters, 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 win be
sent without delay to Fort Delaware Companies
l IN the Department Of Georgia, and M, IN the
put route, without horses or batteries for Fort
McHenry, Baltimore, Nd.
PIPTH 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, four
The headquarters, one company in the Depart
ment Of Virginia, one In the Middle Depart ment,
one In the Department Of the East and one OF the
tor, win Immediately be pat en- route for Fort
Monroe, Virginia. The remaining four dismounted
eompanies, now In Washington, will be sent,
without delay, under command Of Brevet Briga.
der General b II. Hill, Lieutenant Colonel 9th
artillery, to garrison Fort Jefferson, TOrtugas
The two companies Of the regiment in the De.
Partments OF Tennessee and South Carolina will
be put, en- route, without delay, for Fort Taylor,
The I'd United States artillery has been as.
siEfod 20 the Division Of the Pacific.
III. The ID United States cavalry will be imme-
dlately put en- route TO report to Major General
sherman, commanding Division Of the Missis.
sippir for, assignment. The 9Th United States
esysiry, without horses or equipments, will be
cent via New York to New Orleans, to report for
orders to Major General Sheridan, commanding
hsDiyisiou Of the Gulf
H. The 4th regiment United States infantry
has been assigned TO posts as follows:
Fort Brady, sault St. Marie, Michigan, two
companies.
Fort Wayne, Detroit, Michigan, headquarters
aud two mpanies.
Fort Niagara New York, one company.
Madison Barrack ks, saekett's HarbOr, New
York two companies
Fort Ontario, oswego, New York, one com
pany.
RouSs's Point, New York, two companies.
Special orders have been already given for the
movement Of this regiment.
~. The Sd regiment Pennsylvania heavy ar
tillery, at Fort Monroe, Va. and the I6lst regi-
ment New York volunteers, at Fort Jefferson,
Florida, will be mustered out Of service us soon
asreiieyed BY the 5th U. S. artillery.
v. All volunteer cavalry east Of the Missis-
service.
VI. All sea coast forts south Of Fort Monroe,
Virginia, except Forts Taylor aud Jefferson,
FLORIDA, will be garrisoned by colored troops
The requisite number OF regiments having been
selected for this purpose by department com.
manders, all other eolored troops will be mus
tered out OF service as fast as they can be dis
pensed With. Department commanders will re-
port TO the Adjutant General, by telegraph, the
number Of colored troops required, hut not al
ready in their commands, or the surplus number
not required, to carry out this order, chat pardc-
ulnr instructions may be given accordingly for
the transfer or muster out Of regiments.
By command Of Lieut. Gen. Grant;
z. d. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adj utnnt General