The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-22
ARMY BULLETIN.
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ORDERED.


Brcvct Brgadier General T. J. Rodman is directed 70
visit West Point foundry, Cold Spring, N. r.: South
Boston foundry Boston, Mass, and Richmond Furnace,
constructor Of ordnance.
CHANGE RECRUITING DEPOT.
The recruiting depot at Governors Island has been
moved to Harts Island, Brgadier General j. B. McIn-
tosh, United States Army, commanding.
BOARD OF EXAMINATION.
board Of officers consisting OF Brevet Major General
Daniel Butcrled, colonel Fifth infantry Brcvet Brga
der General j. H. Potter lieutenant colonel Thirtieth
infantry; Brevet Colonel r. n Idiugton, assistant in
specor general United States Army convened at Jeer
barracks NO., on the 11th inst, who made thor
ough examination OF that post with Wow Of reporting
the feasibility Of establishing general recruiting depot
thoreat
Subject TO the approval OF the War Department Major
General Hancock has ordered thnShs post being estab
shcd at Camp Fletcher Department. OF the Missouri be
designated "a Fort Hayf IN comm moraton Of the name
States Volunteers killed at the battle Of the Wilderness
CHANGE IN TIE UNIFORM.
change in tho uniform Of tho army Ii contemplated
For the hat and cap Of the infantry In place Of the
slightly bugIe, the following Is proposed Six feahered
and barbed arrows embroidered in gold crossing at the
point where the feathers blades jon arranged three
on each side each barb slightly separated and elevated
above the other the lowest barb each side fourth
Of an inch from the plane the corps number be
The design for enlisted to be cut out OF block brass
CoRRECroN m THR TABLE OF
oaa ss N nSpsnSs
class Tor SIT read SIS pay per mouth; and for saos
- niixnac N rns snisrxrsr oy MINORS
Agrceaby to orders Of General Grant tho attention OF
officers recruiting service Is directed 70 tho following
paragraph Of Regulations for tho Recruiting Service.
which is still IN force:03 No person under the age OF
twenty years is 70 be enlisted enlisted without
the written consent of his parent guardian or master
The recruiting officers must be very particular In asc n
tanning the true age Of tho recruit Hereafter In
OF every recruit rejected discharged accoant OF
minority, whose enlistment has been made 10 volat on
OF the above paragraph and without the approval Of
proper hority recommendation will be made that the
expenses incurred by the government for such enlist
WITNESSES BEFoRE COURTS MARITAL.
Ocers enlisted men receiving q summons 10 attend
outside Of the limits Of tho department which they
may be serving, WILL prior 10 departure In obedience
thereto forward the same through the proper channels TO
the commanding General OF tho department, In order
that the orders may be issued enable them
TO obey the same In cases Of extreme urgency and at
remote posts where the public interests would be liable
to suffer by delay, post commanders may authorize i'm.
mediate departure In obedience to the summons making
special report Of tho facts TO tho department
be himself summoned, his action win conform
foregoing II is strictly cnjoncd upon Judge advocates
Of courts martial who may find necessary TO Subpoena
witnesses 10 send the subpmuas whenever IL Is possible
through the proper military channels
CHARGE AGAINST ENLISTED MEN,
General Orders No. 81 OF The Department OF the Ten
neesee, Major General Thomas commanding calls.the
attention Of officers throughout the Department tho
careless in which charges preferred
enlisted men In that command In too many instances
the charges appear 10 have been made out by
mssioned officers, company clerks taken to the
pany commanders, and by them bndly signed without
the least examination The result Of this is that the
OF unimportant witnesses given, while those
whose testimony would lead to conviction are omitted
This carelessness consumes the valuable time of
General Courts Martial and entails heavy expenses
upon the government In uselossly transporting men
witnesses who nothing Whatever OF the cases
In which they expected 70 testify. In many cases
trivial charges which ought 70 be disposed Of by Field
Occr Court under the act Of Congress approved Juy
IT. 1882 chapter 20l. section referred TO general
NATAL and here again the government Is called
upon TO transport prisoners and witnesses at great
pensc 10 distant point which might be avoided II
the commissioned officers would perform their duty by
examining each thoroughly before preferring
charges and referring department headquarters only
such should not be tried under the law above
quoted II there Geld ocer present with the regi-
ment then garrison courts martial must be resortcd 10
for the adjudication of petty offences tsee Hollis Digest
page l02 and 9th Article Of WARY