The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-24
ARMY BULLETIN.

ArpuGsraD.
William Stewart. con Of Major Stewart OF the Fourth
United States artillery has The recommendations OF
the President and General Grant, been appointed q
second lieutenant In the Third artillery.
Captain n schnnsr, for number Of years ia charge
Of The commssAry depot st the Monument square, In
Washington, has been appointed lieutenant In the
Eleventh United stases infantry.
The following general orders have been recently Issued
by Bssvet Major Gensrai j. n scho6sd, comma ndins
the Department Il the Potomac 0cneral Orders. No.
II that the counties Of Southampton Isle oil
Wight, Nansemond, Norfolk and Princess Anne, ara
added 70 the district OF Fortress Monroe Brevet Br,ga-
der General H ., Burton. United States Army, com
nanding.
General Orders No. Is announce the following officers
composing the stan Of the general commanding the
department -Brevet Colonel y. r. Chalnn, Major and
Assistant Adiutant General Brevet Brigadier General
A. r Blunt Colonel and Qusrtermaster OF volunteers,
Chief Qusrcrmsstcr Brsve Colonel George Bell Major
and Commissary Of Subsistence United Siates army,
James Simmons Surgeon United states army, Medical
Director Brevet Lieutenant Colonel George Gibson Jr
Captain Eleventh United States infantry Acting Assist
layton Captain Eleventh United states infantry Acting
Judge Advocate Brovet Major Edward Parry, Captain
Twentieth United States Infantry First Isutensnt J. L.
Rathbone, Twelfth Uuted States infantry. Aide-ds.
Camp: First Lientonaut William Ennis Fourth United
states artillery. Aide-de.Camp.
General Orders No. announce that Colonel o. b
Wilcox, Twentieth United States infantry. having re-
ported 10 the general commanding the department., hal
been assigned TO command the district Of Lynchburg
comprise tho counties Of Bath, Rockbsdge, Amherst
Of Virginia which lies west OF the above named counties
and the southern hall Of West Virginia. headquarters
Lynchburg, Va
General Orders No 10 announce that the bcadquartsn
Of the Twenty ninth United States Infantry trans
ferred from Norfolk to Lyncbburg, Va
Brevet Major General George Stonemsn has beer
assigned 10 command the district OF Petersburg, to com
prise that part Of Virginia which lies west Of the James
river embraced In the districts of LyncburI
and Fort Monroe, Headquarters 1t Petersburg, Va
General Orders No IL. direct that all horses ant
mules belonging the United states In the hands
or private citizens be at returned 10 the nearss
Officer OF the army 10 the Freedmcns Bureau
Olcan Of the bureau directed 10 receive and tab
u the animals and 70 report their number and CA
dition 70 headquarters.
REcRurrIsG DgrAwrngsr ov rms EAss.
Major General ButerAsd, Superintendent General n
crutng Service In th city, has ordered Brevc Captan
j. A. Snyder First Lieutenant Third infantry, 70 cen
duct recruits tho Sevensenth ipfautry al Galveston
Texas Having performed this dnty, Captain brytcr
will return TO this station fosthwith.
Captain r. Phlstersr Eighteenth Infantry having 70
ported on the Gath November 1900 ID placed on dty q
these headquarters.
Brsve Major Genera, 8 T. Carroll United States Army
rscruning ONCE New Haven. Conn, has besn eantsi
leave OF absence for seven days
MAJOR Lowell he's been ordered 70 relieve Captain faf-
rand In charge Of ths readszous u watsrsown, y J.