The national Republican., 1867-12-17
OFFICIAL.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
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CHksLnsios, s. C., December 9, 1851 :
General Orders, No. las.
THn following arrangement Of the troops In
this District will be carried into effect with as
little delay as possibloi
Posf Of Morganfo,cn, N. C.-Companies A and J,
bth Cavalry, Major and Brevet Colonel W. b.
Royal, commanding. The command to embrace
the Counties Of Cherokee, Clay, Macon, Jack
son, Haywood, Transylvania, Buncombe, Madi-
son, Yancey, Mitchell, Mcdowell, Rutherford,
Polk, Cleveland, Burk, wautauga, Caldwell,
Catawba, Lincoln, CASTOR, Alexander, Wilkes,
Ashe, Henderson, and Allegheny.
Pof Of Raleigh, N. C.-HeAdquarters, and Com
panies A, d, Il, and +, sth Infantryj Colonel ].
v. Bomford, sth Infantry, commanding. The
command to embrace the Counties Of Warren,
Franklin, Wake, Johnston, Harnett, Cumber-
land, Robeson, Richmond, Moore, Chatham,
Orange, Granville, Caswell, Alamance, Person,
Rockingham, Guilford, Randolph, Montgomery,
Anson, Union, Stanley, Cabarrus, Meckleneurg,
Iredell, Rowan, Davie, Davidson, Surry, Stokes,
Forsythe, and Yadkin.
Post Of Goidsboro', N. C.-Headquarters, and
Companies A, o, Z, q, II, and X, 4oth Infantry !
Colonel and Brevet Major General N. A. Miles,
commanding. The command to embrace the
Counties Of Halifax, Northampton, Nash, Will
son, Wayne, Samson, Duplin, Lenoir, onslow,
Jones, Carteret, Craven, Pitt, Beaufort, Hyde
Martin, BERTHE, Hertford, Washington, Tyrrel
Chowan, Perquimans, Gates, Pasquotank, Cam
den, Currituck, Greene, and Edgecombe.
Poa Of Wilmington, N. C.-Company d, sth In
fantryj Captain and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
r. T. Frank, commanding. The command to
embrace the Counties OF New Hanover, Bruns-
wick, Bladen, and Columbus
Fort Macon, N. C-Companics and ], 4oth In
fantryi Captain and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Charles d. daskill, 10th Infantry, commanding.
Post Of Laurensuils, S. C.-Companies @ and
sth Infantry Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet
Colonel J. II. Edie, commanding. The command
to embrace the District Of Piekens, Greenville,
Anderson, Lsurens, and Spartanburg.
Post Of Aiken, S. C.-Companies il and l, 6th
Csvalryj Captain and Brevet Major L. Walker,
9th Cavalry, commanding. The command to en-
brace the Districts Of Abbeville, Edgeaeld, Barn
well, and the main land Of Beaufort District
Post Of Columbia, S. C.-Light Battery E, sd Ar
tillery, Headquarters and Companies d and II,
5th Artillery, and Companies Q, II, and X, sth
Infantryi Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General
II. s. Burton, commanding. The command to
embrace the Districts Of York, Chester, Fairfield,
Richland, Lexington, Lancaster, Orangeburg,
Kershaw, Sumter, Union, Newberry, and Clar-
endon.
Post Of fChdrieston, S. C.-Post Band, Companies
A, b, q, II, /, and X, 9th Infantry, and Companies
d and 7, 10th Infantryj Lieutenant Colonel and
Brevet Brigadier General H. b. Clitz, command
Ing. The command to embrace the District Of
Chesterfield, Darlington, Marlboro, Marion,
Horny, Williamsburg, Georgetown, Charleston,
Colleton, Berkeley, and the sea islands Of Beau
fort District.
The Major of the sth Infantry will take post at
Raleigh, N. C.j the Major of the 10th at Colds
boro.' N. O., and the junior Major OF the 9th at
Charleston, s. O.
The Medical Director will designate the med
ical officers for the different stations, and will
report for discha argc any contract surgeons whose
services may be dispensed with.
The proper stat departments will at once take
the necessary measures for the movements herein
directed to be made, for the supply of the troops
at the stations indicated, and for the care and
disposition Of the public property at the stations
directed to be abandoned.
For the purpose Of mounting dctachmcnts at
the infantry stations, the Chief Quartermaster
will furnish twenty-five horses for the Post of
Raleigh, N. c.; twenty for the Post OF Godsboro',
N. c.; twenty for the Post Of Laurensville, s. c.,
and fifteen for the Post OF Columbia, S. q. These
horses will be selected from those heretofore
furnished under the authority Of Circular No. l.,
of September Is, 1890, Headquarters Department
of the South, and the remainder will at once be
sent to the points designated by the Chief Quar-
termsster, to be disposed Of as directed by the
War Department General Orders, No. IS, Of Sep
tember q, 1867.
In addition to the duties with which they are
charged by existing orders q ommanding ON.
GERS OF Posts are designated as Sub-Assistant
Commissions the Bureau Of Refugees, Freed.
men, and Abandoned Lands, for the Districts
embraced within the territorial limits OF their
commands and win exercise all the functions
OF officers Of that Bureau, except SO far as re-
. lates to the administration and control Of the
funds or property Of the Bureau; and they are
authorized to employ officers and enlisted meI
of their commands upon this duty, so far as such
-. employment may be consistent with the interests
and efficiency of the service. All officers ant
o agents Of the Bureau, who may be on duty within
the territorial limits of any post will report t
Its commander and will be governed by his In
structions In all that relates to the protection
D Of persons and property under the laws OF tn,
United States, the regulations OF the Bureau ant
q the orders OF the District Commander. In al
that relates to the details OF administration the,
will report, as heretofore, to the Assistant Com
. missioner for the State in which they arc sta
TONED. The Assistant Commissioners for tn,
:, States OF North and South Carolina, respect
> lively, will furnish the Commissioners of Post
!. with the names and stations OF the officers an
;. agents OF the Bureau on duty within the limit
o OF their respective commands, and with n state
a ment of any special duties they may have becl
a charged with in relation to the protection o
. person and property. They will Also, by con
/. ference or correspondence with the Post Com
manders, determine what officers or agents OF tn
/. Bureau can be relieved or discharged, and rcpor
Of the same to District Headquarters.
Post Commanders will keep themselves cor
o. stantly and fully informed OF the condition Of tn
country within the limits OF their commands
!. and to this end will put themselves In commun
~ cation with the Sheriffs, Chief OF Police, an
"a other peace officers of the Counties or Districts
~ ~ and will require from them such reports as ma
:, be necessary. In the execution OF the duty con
mitted to the military authority by the laws @
the United States, commanding officers will &C
as far as possible by and through the civil al
thorities, and will give them moral support an
10 physical aid whenever 1t may be necessary, I
the proper and full execution q the dute
or imposed upon them by lawj but this will not b
10 construed as authorizing arrests to be made O
O. guards to be furnished by the military author
O. ties when the means under the control of tn
70 civil authorities arc adequate. Whenever an
DO civil officer magistrate court negects or 7,
" fuses to perform any official act properly rt
O. quired OF such officer or tribunal, whereby du
70 and rlghtful security to person or property
q denied, the case Will be reported by the Po,
Commander to these Headquarters, with all tn
y facts and evidence required for proper compri
- hension and action. When the civil authOritiC
fall tI al,. a