The New York herald., 1870-12-17

Important Order from the Army Headquar-
ters-Transers and Assignments by
Order of the President.

ters-Irans ers ana AsslgnmenU Oy
Order Of the President
WASHINGTON Dec TO- 1870
The following order was promulgated to-day IRON
the headquarters OF the army
First-By the direction OF the secretary OF War the
principal depot and the station OF the superintendent
0i the cavalry service Will be transferred To the st.
Louis Arsenal, Missouri. Carlisle Barracks viii
ception Of parties OF recruits from the
rendezvous dependent on this DEPOT, whence
OF irom afy upwards TO the pr ncipal depot, under
the superlntenient's Instructions. One captain,
three aeutenants four ssrgean!&s & four M corporals,
the Carlisle depot All The records ana property
properly belonging 70 the prlncIpal depot, and ali
to the ST. Louis Arsenal This order Is 10 lake effect
January l. 1871. Ihe rendezvous dependent on the
Carlisle sub-depOt Will be, until Otherwise drec ed,
at Boston, New York city. Philadelphia and Harris.
burg. The rendezvous dependent on tue ST. Louis
depot VIII, until further orders. be at PittsDurg st.
LOUIS, Chicago, Cincinnati and Cleveland.
Second-lhs Eastern Superintendency for infantry
service VIII remain as at present-the station OF the
superintendent at New Yor. ciy the principal depot
at Governors Island, N. T., and the rendezvous,
until otherwise ordered, at Boston, providence New
YORK city, Brooklyn, Rochester, Bulaio, rAladel-
1llrd-By direction OF the Secretary OF War tho
Central SupoQntendency will be discontinued The
depot ut NEWPORT Barracks. KY. WAL be given up.
Tue depot and office OF the superintendent viii be
transferred TO the 81. Louis Arsenal. lhe public
6Is
Louis rrom Newport Barracks will be ieit In charge
oil the ordnance sergeant, aud Such small detacn.
ents o the parry as e s
otherwise disposed This order Is " 70 INTO eiect
Foassh-The Western superintendeDcy will be re-
established, with irS station OF superintendent and
It's principal depot ut ST. LOUIS II VIII embrace the
following states:-Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio. In-
diana. Michigan Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Mime.
sofa, West virginia, Missouri and KANSAS For The
present the rendezvous WIN be Kept az Louisville,
Chicago, milwaukee,, davenport, Mauson KeoAu1,
Wheeling ana ST. Louis.
the 81. Louis Arsenal VIII be assigned for the use Of
the cavalry service, and the remainder OF the quar-
ters Tor the use OF the infantry service. Each super
ntenden Will conduct tue aaars OF his depot, inde-
pendent OF the other, as II AZ separate posks. All
the recruiting properly lately let AZ Fort Leaven-
worth anu ST. Louis pertaining TO the depots WAL We
transferred 10 the ot. LOUIS Arsenal.
s,IM-Ihe supeiintendeacy and dcpots on the
Pacidc coast Will be discontinued. The command
Ing general or iue DIVISION oil the laciuc VIII detail
0cers lroln regtnenls of Ms command 10 recruit at
q few places mere reasonable success may be ex-
pected and cause Tue recruits as enlisted to be
signed and transported direct 10 regiments by tie
sinplest and most expeditions plan. 1he division
COMMANDER Will Instruct the oncer Of the AdJ u,ang
Generals Depal tnent Oh duty at his headG Gua
to make estimates 1or the requiled funds, ana 10
distribute them to tne several rec. uiting OiceIs,
taking their receipts for their amount. lhc usual
recruiting returns and reports required from
perintcndent viii also be made up IN the Office OF
the DIVISION conlniander ana IorWafued 10 the Ad-
JutahJ General Of tie Array.
Seeentt-Tae colonel OF each colored regiment
will detail one captain one lieutenant to recruit
specially ior the regiment, unaer the existing ar
rangcmenLs. Nashville, Memphis and taducaA VIII
be tie stations for tAls purpose All officers On the
general recruiting service VIII continue TO enlist
coored recruits 1sr their respective arms as at pre-
sen.
Eighth-The several supcrintcndents will give
orders ior discontinuing all renaezyous not men-
toned In this order.
Nnatlt-Paragraphs 07s and 979, "Revised Regula-
hens,n in relation 70 the examination OF recruits
Win view TO their rejection after their arrival ut
tneir regiments or posts, are, by direction oil the
secretary oi War, suspended.
1enth-Paragraph y47 Revised Regulations" In
relauon TO LABOR and work by recruits, VIII be
strictly enforced at the several recruiting de3o.s
II eUe,ttt- Recruiting officers are expected 10 give
close personal attention 10 their duties and 10 ad-
here 10 the regulations governing them. The pro.
hiDtuon 10 enllsl minors and men OF doubtful moral
habits VIII be iorcibly presented by supcrintendenlS
to ali oliicers concerned.
TUeJth-The following Is the detail for re-
cruiting service 1or the next two years:-Regi
mental officers Will be selected by tneir colonciS
accorung TO the usual rules and viii he ordered TO
report without delay to their several Superlntend
ents-Coionei JEFFERSON q. Davis, OF the Twenty
third Infantry to relieve Colonel Reeve as soon as
practicable In charge Of the Eastern SUPPLEMENTARY
Of infantry service Lieutenant Colonel X. S. Gran
ger OF the Sixteenth infantry, to relieve Leuten-
ant Colonel Vessels and to assume Charge OF the
Western Superintendeacy as soon as practicable;
Colonel Edward HATCH OF the Ninth cavalry, TO re-
Ileve Lieutenant Colonel Grover superintendent of
the cavalry service as soon as practicable. Captain
4. V. SUMNER OF the First cavalry is detailed TO the
barracks. The details from rea1mens to report to the
superintendent or Cavalry service at st. Louis ar.
senal, without delay First cavalry. two iirst lieu
tenants; Second cavalry two first leuienants; Third
cavalry, TWO first neutenants; Fourth cavalry one
captain and one first lieutenant; Fifth cavalry two
first leUtenants; Sixth cavalry, one captain AMI one
first lieutenant Seventh cavairy, two first lieu
tenants; Eighth cavalry one captain and one first
lieutenant: one captain and three lieutenanis for
duty at the ST. Louis depot; one captain ald three
euienants at Carlisle depot; and the remainder to
be assigned to rendezvous. Details from regiments
to report to the superintendent at New York: First
infantry one first lieutenant; Second infantry, one
first eutenant Fourth iniantry, one first lieutenant;
Eighth infantry, first lieutenant; Ninth infantry,
first lieutenant; Tenth infantry, captain and
one first lieutenant; Eleventh iniantry, one
captain and one first lieutenant; Twentieth IN
fantry, one first lieutenant; TWentysecond in
fanrry, captain ana one first lieutenant;
three iieutenants for duty Fort columbus depot
in addition to the field officers In command; the
remainder for assignment to rendezvous. Details
from regiments to report to the superintendent Of
Infantry service at 81 Louis arsenal Third inantry
two first lieutenans; Fifth infantry, two first
lieutenants; sixth infantry, one first lieutenant;
Seventh infantry, one captain and one first lieu
tenant; Thirteenth infantry, one captain and one
first lieutenant; Fourteenth infantry, one first
lieutenant; Fifteenth lniantry one captain and one
tenant; seventeenth infantry one frst lieutenant;
Eighteenth infantry, one first lieutenant; Nine
teenth infantry one captain and one first lieuten-
the depot; the remainder to be assigned rendez-
vous. BY command Of GENERAL SHERMAN.
The following General Orders were issued this af-
GENERAL oRDERs-No. 100.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE, J
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, 1870
by direction Of the President, the following trans
fers and assignments OF commissioned officers are
made to ill vacancies to the present date:-
19unsferS.-Colonels-Ro q. Buchanan First
Infantry to list OF supernnmeraries; Joseph j. ReY
nods, Twenty.ffth infantry, to cavalry Alvan O.
Gillem, Eleventh infantry, to cavalry; and Ronald
Mack snzie. Iweniy-fourth infantry, TO cavalry.
Lieutenant Colonels-John r. Eddie, Eighth inian-
try. to supernumeres; Roncqu ID. Ayras, Nineteenth
infantry, to artillery; and Charles J.. Whiting Sixth
cavalry, to supernumerares MaJors-John Z. Yard,
Tenth cavalry and George Ii. Gordon, Fourth cav
airy, to supernumeraries. Captains-Henry c. Bank
head, Filth infantry, to cavalry; Royal F. Frans,
Eighth infantry, to artillery; Gay v. Henery,
Twelfth artillery, to cavalry; Frank B. Ham.
ilton, Fourteenth infantry, to artillery; and
Wylys Lyman, Twenty-nith infantry, to cavalry.
First Meutenants-George II. Barton, Twenty first
infantry, to the artillery James NJ. Marshall, Twenty
second Infantry to the artillery; Alexander W. Hor-
man, Tenth infantry to the artillery; Charles Morris,
Filth infantry, to the artillery, and Frank w. Hess,
Eleventh infantry. to the artillery.
1SStq1qlenLS- Cayalry-COlouela Joseph L Rey.