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Important General iOrdcr--Csusoiidatio Of
Itcgimenis-iseasstion OF Field and sfaa
Officers.
WASHINGTON. MMch io 1860.
The following General Order has been Issued by
the War Department. 4-
esssniE ogpER-so. Ie.
WASHINGTON. March TO- 1862
In compliance With section two or an act OF Con.
gress, entitled Gan act making appropriations FOR
s suppo & 70 Of the army for the year ending June 80
1882 tte infantry Of the army viii be consolidated
INTO twenty-five regiments as follows:--Ihe Forty
tnird regiment Will be consolidated with the First,
the sixteenth regiment with the Second, half OF
the Iniriy-seVenth regiment with the Third,
the Thlrtieth regiment with the Fourth. half
Fifth, the Fortysecond regiment with the Sixth,
the rnlrty-sXth regiment with the Seventh. the
Thirty third regiment with the Eighth, the Twenty
regiment with the Tenth, the Twenty-f0urth regi-
ment with the Twenty ninth, and will thereafter be
with the Fourteenth the Thirty fifth regiment with
the Fllteen the Eleventh regiment with the Thirty
fourth and thereafter Will be designated az the Six
teenth; the Forty..ourth regiment with the Seven
teenth, the Twenty-fifth regiment with the Eigh-
teenth, the Twenty-eighth regiment with the Nine
teenth, the Thirtysecond regiment with the Twenty
first, the Thirty-frst regiment with the Twenty
second, the Thirty-eghth regiment with the Forty
rst, and thereafter 1t Will be designated the Twenty
and thereafter 1t will be designated the Twenty hfth
SSc0sd.--Tno field 0fflcers OF the twenty-five regi-
nounced ID General Orders from the headquarters OF
the army.
7aird-The senior company offlcers OF each grade
M and a % acn amy Mv b inc 10
OF the consolidated regiment. The sipernumerary OIL
GERS Will be ordered to their homes to await further
orders, ,andsupernumerary n0n-c0InmlssiOned officers
will be honorably discharged unless they elect 70 re-
main In oftice on lower grade.
F0urth.The places OF all officers Of the first twen-
ty-iive regiments who are absent from their regi-
ments ION detached service, leave of absence or
otherwise, more than thirty days. Will he regarded
% Fuah.A All Vacancies les that may hereafter occur in
the twenty-five infantry regiments will be filled by
assignment Of the senior officers OF the same
grade from the list OF officers awaiting orders.
Sirth.-NO new enlistmentS Will be made until the
number OF men Is reduced to the maximum number
authorized BY law TOT n VI regen nus Des re-
nve authorized regiments accordngto existing regu-
latiOns. Z - ~
serve regiments are authorized TO grant honorable
discharges, on their application. to any OF the en-
listed men OF their regiments who are unit Tor SER
vice. j. M. SCHOFIELD, Secretary Of War.
BY command OF General SHERMAN.
The following additional order has been promul-
gated from Army Headquarters
GENERAL ORDERs-No. H.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, \
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE
WASHINGTON. March l5, 1859.
REORGANIZATION OF THE INFANTRY OF THE ARMY.
First.-To accomplish the consolidation OF the In
raj Orders No I6 OF the 10th inst and at the same
time make the transfers demanded by the necessi-
ties Of the service as economically as possible, the
President OF the United States directs that move
ments and consultations be made according to the
following drecti0nS-
/. the regiments will be consolidated, company
by company, SO that every company will have pres
ent for duty one captain, ono first lieutenant,
second lieutenant and not to exceed SIX sergeants,
eight corporals, two musicians, two artlncers, one
WAGNER and 100 prlvates.
:. The regimental commanders will select their
regimental staf officers from the regimental star or
from the officers OF either regiment left out by the
consolidation.
5. The company officers will be assigned, as di-
rected in general orders No. TO- from the senior ori
regiments consolidated; but should any of
the officers 80 assigned prefer to await
orders, the senior officers OF the same grade de-
string service with their regiments may be substi-
tuted for them. The officers in excess, including
neld officers, not herein or otherwise assigned VIII
lie ordered by the department commanders TO their
homes, and viii report their address monthly,
according to the regulations as awaiting orders.
a. All enlisted men unit for active service will
be discharged on surgeons certificate OF disability
6. The compan les VIII be distributed TO posts by
the department. commander AZ last as consolidated.
G. FIRST infantry, TO be composed OF the First and
Forty third regiments; the First infantry, now In
tile Department OF Louisiana, Will proceed by boat to
Cincinnati and by ra, to Detroit, and VIII be c0nso
i'd ated with the Forty-third regiment, Veteran Re-
serves for service In the department OF the Lakes
The field officers Will be Robert Y. Buchanan colonel,
Pincknpy Lugenbeel, Lieutenant colonel; Martin ID.
!. Second infantry, to be composed OF the Second
and sixteenth regiments. The Second infantry,
now az Louisville KY, Will proceed to headquarters
Department OF the South, at Atlanta, Ga, and Will
be consolidated with the sixteenth regiment for SER
vice in that department The field officers will De
Samuel W. Crawford, colonel; Thomas z. English,
lieutenant colonel; Peter T. Swaine, major.
drn II iSs " NJ rermen " Tns Thrd IN
fantry now in the Department OF the Missouri, will
be consolidated with onehaI Of the Thirty seventh
In mat department. The department commander
will after the consolidation. report hrs action and
apply for enough officers and enlisted men to M the
viii be George w. Getty, colonel; John X. Brooke,
lieutenant colonel; Richard l. Dodge, major
and Th,rtieth reaments The Fourth and Thirtietn
regiments, now In the Department OF the Platte,
will be consolidated for service In the same depart
ment. The field ofilcers VIII be Franklin +. Flint,
colonel; Joseph II. Potter, lieutenant colonel;
William Nc. Il. Dye, MAJOR.
10. Fifth infantry. to be composed Of the Filth
and half OF the Thirty seventh regiments. The Fifth
infantry in the Department OF Missouri, Will be
consolidated with onehalf OF the Thirty-seyenth In
that department. The department commander win
report mis- action after the consolidation, and apply
for officers and men requisite to ni the regiment to
The ma ximum. The field officers will be Nelson A.
Miles, colonel: Alexander s. Webb, lieutenant colo
mel; Hugh b. Fleming, major.
ii. sixth infantry, TO be composed OF the sixth
ana Forty second regiments The sixth infantry viii
remain IN the department OF the Missouri. The Forty
second regiment Veteran Reserves now In the De-
parttuent OF the East will be consolidated into bat
tallch OF three or more full companies and be sent
under the direction OF its. MAJOR, T. r. Rodenbough.
70 Fort Leavenworth. Kansas. where 1t Will be con-
soidated with the sixth infantry. The field oicers
viii be william b. Haxen, colonel; Daniel Huston,
lieutenant colonel; james P. Roy, major.
IL. seventh infantry, ~ be composed Of the Sew
enth and ThIrty-sixth regiments. The Seventh In
fantry, now IN Florida, Will proceed, under com
mand OF It's Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert, to Omaha,
Nebraska and there will be consolidated with the
Thirty sixth for service In the Department OF the
Platte The field oflicers will be John GibDon, colo
mel: Charles q. Gilbert, lieutenant colonel; VIM. II.
Lewis Major.
Is. Eighth infantry. TO be composed of the Eighth
and Thirty third regiments. The Eighth aud Thirty
third regiments, now In the Department OF the
South viii be consolidated for service in the same de-
partment The neld officers Will be James v. Bonn
ford colonel John h Edc, lieutenant colonel; John
ID. wilkins, MAJOR.
"a. Ninth infantry, TO be composed Of the Ninth
and Twenty seventh regiments. The Ninth infantry,
now In the Department OF California, VIII proceed
by the Pacific Railroad to the Department OF the
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