The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-10-11

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GISIA-RosTER OF THE TROoPs.-Subjoined
will be found complete and accurate
roster of the troops serving in the First
Military District, (State Of Virginia.
Brevet Major General Schofeld COM
manding, to the Goth Of September, 1867 ::
Staff Officers. .-Brevet Colonel S. f.
Chalfin, u. S. A., assistant adjutant-gene-
raj; Brevet Colonel William NJ. Wherry,
captain Z. S. A., secretary Lieutenants
J. L. Rathbone, 18th l.. 5. infantry, and
William Ennis, 4th L. S. artillery, aides
de-camp; Breyet Colonel James Simons,
surgeon L. S. A., medical Director Ma
ior J. F. Skunk, chief ordnance officer !;
Brevet Colonel Ii. B. Burnham, major T..
S. A., iudge-advocate Brevet Lieuten-
| ant-Colonel J. NJ. Moore, chief quarter
master; Major T. Il. Stanton, paymaster
l.. S. A., paymaster Bvevet Lieutenant
Colonel George Gibson, Jr., captain 1lth
| L. S. infantry, acting assistant Inspector
general; Brevet Major J. NJ. Goodhue,
llth L. S. infantry, commissarv of mus
ters; Brevet Major Caleb r. Layton, act
ing assistant Judge advocate Brcvet Ma
jor ". A. Elderkin, captain and commits
sary of subsistence, I. S. A., chief COM
mSSary OF subsistence.
DISTRIBUTION or TROOPS.
Sub District Of RiClmond.-Brevet Ma
ior- General r. S. Granger, L. S. A., leu
tenant colonel lth infantry, commanding.
Headquarters, Richmond.
Companies A, B, G, D, L, T, G, I, and
X, llth U. S. infantry, are stationed at
Richmond, under the command of Gene
n y =. Ia nd
of Brevet Major d. NJ. Vance, l. S. ~,
captain llth infantry.
Co. III, 29th infantry, is stationed at
Libby Prison, under Brevet Captain James
Remington, L. S. A., lst lieutenant llth
infantry. Light battery +, 9Th artillery,
is under Brcyet Lieutenant Colonel I'll.
A. Dupont, captain 9TH U. S. artillery.
Co. F, 9Th cavalry, is commanded by Brc-
vet Major ". II. Brown, captain u. 5. 4.
.SW- District Of Fort Monroe.-Brcvet
Brigadcr- General William Hayes, L. s.
A., major 9TH artillery, commanding.
Headquarters, Fortress Monroe.
Companies i and c, 9TH artillery, and
4, 2lst infantry, are at Fort Monroe -Bre-
vet Brigadicr General Hays commanding.
Co. B, 2lst infantry, is at Norfolk, under
the command of Brevct Major IL. 4.
Smith, captain U. S. A. Cos. l. and +,
2lst infantry, are at Camp Hamilton, under
Brcyct Major Ii. K. Putnam, captain i. ).
A. Co. D, 10Th infantry, is at Yorktown,
First Lieutenant +. Olcott commanding.
S,b. District Of Pcta3bWy. = Brevct
Major General George Stoncman, colonel
2lst infantry, commanding. Headquarters,
Prospect Station, Prince Edward county,
| Va.
Companies I and X, 2lst infantry, are at
Petersburg, under Brcvct Major General
S. S. Carol, lieutenant colonel L. 5. a.
Co. D, at Farmvilc, under Second Lieu
tenant 4. X. Egglcston.
Sub District Of LWschbry. - Brcvct
Major General 0. 3. Wilcox, colonel 22th
infantry, commanding. Headquarters,
Lynchburg.
Companies A, C, +, and 7, Goth infantry,
are ut headquarters. Co. c is at Marion,
Smyth county, under First Lieutenant
Jacob Wagner, L. s. \.
W-DiStrict Of winchester. = Brcvct
Lieutenant Colonel W. S. Franklin, Cap
tain 2lst infantry, commanding. lead
quarters, Winchester, Va. Company IL,
2lst infantry, at headquarters.
T..
Lieutenant Colonel James Johnson, United
States volunteers, MAJOR veteran reserve
corps, commanding. Headquarters at
Fredericksburg. Companies G and G,
2lst infantry, at headquarters.
.Suj- District Of I!erandyiu.-Maio ,Io-
scph Stewart, 18th artillery, commanding.
Headquarters at Alexandria. Companies
G and II, ith artillery, are at hcadquar-
tcrs, under Brcyct Lieutenant Colonel
Francis Beach, captain L. S. A., are at
Fort Whipplc. Company is at Battery
Rodgers, under Brcvct Captain j. Is.
HaZcton, first lieutenant ith artillery.
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