The New York herald., 1869-03-01
ARMY MTELL.GEsCE.

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Important Orders from Army Headauarters-
A General Transfer Of Troops.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %, 1859.
The following is q full copy Of General Order No.
9, recently issued the PRONUNCIATION Of which has
occasioned great interest in army circles:-
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY.
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE, Feb. 1S, 1869. !
GENERAL ORDER NO. Q.
The following changes and transfers will be made
In the army as soon as the necessary arrangements
can be made and proper transportation provided.
North VIII be moved as soon as navigation opens:-
FIRST REGIMENT OF CAVALRY.
/. The Commanding General OF the Division q the
Pacific will make such change In the stations OF the
companies Of this regiment and at such times a.
in his Judgment the health Of those serving In
Southern latitude and the good Of the service may
demand.
REGIMENTS OF ARTILLERY.
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70 the Commanding General Of the Department OF
the Missouri. who win select suitable post at
shall De stationed in order to carry out
effectively the system Of instruction In light artillery
to command the post and the four batteries:-First
Battery A. Third artillery Light Battery q. Battery
Quartermaster's Department TO be sold, and viii
take its battery to Fort Leavenw0rth. The Quarter
artillery from Detroit to Fort Leavenworth for this
battery, and purchase such new horses as may be
necessary to make Ken up It's complement Pc Battery A.
nance ocers at Benicia and its horses to the quar-
termaster to be sold and Will proceed via the Isthus
partment Will supply new battery and the Quarter
masters Department new horses for this battery at
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following batteries Will be dism0unted, and until
further orders there win be but one mounted battery
to each regiment Of artery:-Battery First artil-
lery, to turn over its battery to the commanding
oficer az Brownsville Texas and its horses 70 the
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Battery N Second artillery TO turn over its horses
to the Quartermaster's Department, to be sold,
turn turn them in at the BeniCia Arsenal. Battery =,
nance oscer Il Augusta Arsenal Ca and It's % horses M
10 the Quartermaster's Department, to be s0ld and
Souh arry 70 retain charge Of It's bat
terry and turn over its horses TO the Quartermasters
Department, by which they win be carefully In
mainder transported to Fort Leavenworth to be
turned over to Battery x, First ARTILLERY. Battery
nance ofcer at baton Rouge Arsenal and its horses
to the Quartermaster's Department. to be s0ld and
then proceed 70 take post at Fort Adams, New
REGIMENTS OF INFANTRY.
4 First regiment to proceed 70 Fort Leavenworth
and report to the Commanding General, Department
OF the Missouri, for assignment to stations.
s. The following regiments, except such enlisted
before January 1870 win proceed to the posts set
opposite them respectively. on their arrival there
they will relieve the regiment stationed tnereat
The enlisted men, except surplus non-commlssoned
officers and musicians, OF the regiments relieved
viii be transferred to the regiments relieving them.
BY the Thirteent infantry In Montana territory the
seventh regiment TO proceed to the posts occupied
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pied by the Fifteenth infantry in Texas; the Six
teente regiment to proceed to the posts occupied by
the Twenty fourth regiment to proceed to the posts
occupied by the Nineteenth infantry In Texas; the
pied by the twenty sixth infantry IN Texas the
Thirty fourth regiment to proceed to the posts occu
pied BY the Twenty second infantry In Dacotah:
and surplus men Of the following regiments not
transferred will proceed without delay to the posts
general Recruiting Service, through whom they Will
receive further orders:-To Newport barracks, Ken
fS To sor Ns yar and
harbor, the Fifteenth, seventeenth and Twenty-sixth
\. The ofrcers and men Of the following regiments
will be interchanged company BY company. The
enlisted men win remain at the posts they now oc-
Ss not to eaVe post Or Without one se
their new regiments; The ded and stan oncers VIII
be interchanged IN like manner:-The Ninth reQI-
ment with the Twelfth, the Fourteenth regiment
with the Twenty.nrst, the Twentieth regiment with
the the Thyh regiment with rse she
.. The six companies OF the Sixth regiment. serv-
ing IN South Carolina, will join the remainder OF the
regiment In the Department OF the Missouri for
assignment as the commanding general OF the de-
partment may direct
0. the Forfy-fourth regiment. Eight companies
to proceed to the First Military District and relieve
the Eleventh regiment.
whose stations are herein changed Will be organized
In detachments collected at such points as the de-
partment commanders OF departments may desg-
nate, and a. many commissioned officers as are
necessary will be left In charge OF them until other
Deparfment commanders will give all the neccs-
sary instructions for carrying out the details OF this
order, and will Immediately furnish this 0ice with
the Quartermasters Department will furnish the
necessary transportation.
BY command OF GENERAL GRANT.
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