The New York herald., 1870-02-09


Assignments OF Of.Icers OF the General staff
Under Instructions from the President OF the United
States the following assignments made or Officers
| OF the general staff
ADJuTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT..
Lieutenant Colonel AMI Brevet Brgadier Genera
}. q. helton to be relieved from duty Ia Lhe AdJu
tant Generals Office, and 10 be ordered To report :.
the General commanding the Division or the Pacific
the completion OF the special orders under which
ne Is now acting; Lieutenant Colonel and BIevet
brigauier General Robert Williams, relieved FROM
duty IN the Adjutant Gererap ONCE April
!, and then report for duty to the General
commanding The Department Or Virginia; Major ana
Ereyct Major General William u. Wnlppie, relieved
on arrival OF brevet Brigaoier General Kelton at
headquarters Of tue Division OF the Pacific, anu TO
repors III person for duty In the Aduan. GenefaPs
ONCE NJ Washington; Major ana Breyet Brigadier
Samuel Breck, relieved from duty IN the Adlutant
| Generals onice ana repor. on or before July TO
the General commanding the Department OF Missouri
for aaty; Major ana Bfeyet Lieutenant Colonel
George X Leet TO report in person without Delay to
the General commanding the Department OF the
Cumberland for duty; Major and Brevet Lieutenant
Colonel James T. Martin to be relieved on arrival
ters Department Ol the CUMBERLAND and report In
person Tor duty In the AdJutanI Generals oGlce at
Washington.
BUREAU OF MILITARY JUSTICE
Major Thomas T. Burr, Judge Advocate, relieved
nom duty IN bureau April !, ana then to report IN
person TO The General commanding the Department
OF the East; MAJOR II. p. Curtls. Judge Advocate re-
ieved from duty In bureau April l, and then report
In person 10 the General commanding the Depart
ment OF the Platte; Major d. g. swami Judge Advo-
CAFE, report person April General COM
manding Inc Department ol tue Missouri.
QUARrERdASrER GE NERALS DEPARTMENT.
Colonel aud Brevet Major General Robert Allen,
Assistant Quartermaster General, reiied from duty
la person for duty IN The Quartermaster Generals
olhce; Lieutenant Colonel and Brevet brig-
adler General G a. ;; Miller. Deputy quar-,
Ftn slnitary District and repOrE III person. the
General Commanding the Department OF me Lakes
for duty in Detroit; Lieutenant Colonel and revet
BrlIlllCr General j. e.. MCiSJr2U. Department Quar-
termaster General. relieved from outy IN Washing
ton by April and TO report for daty to the General
Commanding the DIVISION or the south.
iieateaanL Colonel and Brevet Major General f.
o. Tyler, Deputy Qusftermaster Genera relieved
from duty IN the DIVISION or The Missouri by April
l. and then TO report IN person for duty TO the Gen
era Commanding tie Division Of the Pacific TO
relieve Breyet Major General Allen.
Lieutenant CoionCi anu Erevet DrlPadier General
J. A. Ekin, Deputy Quarscrnaster General, 10 be
relieved from duty III tue QnarSermaster Generals
Office April ], and then TO report In person to the
General Commanding the Fnrh Military District Tor
MAJOR ana grevet Brigader General Vredwcll
Moore 9Rarternaster 10 report IN person TO the
General Comlnandng the department OF the East
for assignment TO post.
quartcrmaster, relieved from duty IN the Depart
ment OF The Lakes by April 1. then to report III per
son To The Quaiternaster General for duty.
MAJOR and BIevet Brrgadier General A. J. Perry,
qlai termister, relieved ron duty IN the Quarter
master generals once, Aprl ], and then to report
In person To the General Commanding the De pert-
ment OF Platte Tor duty; MAJOR ana Brevet Brga
der General J. j. Dana, quarternaster relieved
from duty IN the Quartermaslcr Generals once on
before July /, and then 10 report to the General
Commanding the department OF the Lakes for
signment MAYOR and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel M.
J. Luddlngton quartermaster, relieved from duty In
the Department of Missouri temporarily by Captain
q. w. Bradley April and then TO report IN person
Quarterinaster General for duty; Captain and
Breyet Brigader General William Myers, relieved
from duty in the Department. OF the Lakes by April
l. and then 10 report In person to the Quartermaster
General for duty: Captain Daniel g. Thomas, mil
tary storekeeper, to pe relieved from duty In Wash
iDgton before July !, ana then report to
General Commanding the Department OF the DacO-
tab for assignment.
SUR fsTENcE DEPARTMENT.
. Colonel ana Brevet Brigadier General G. L. Kill
burn, Assistant Commissary General or Subsistence.
transferred from New York to Philadelphia, the
headquarters oil the Military Division OF the Atlantic
to be renewed as Chief ComHilssary OF the Depart
ment OF the East by Major and Brevet Brigadier
General w. W. Brrns, Commssary OF Subsistence
who Will accordingly report 10 the Departments
Commander without delay; Major and Erevet
Colonel beeknIan Duoarry. Commssary OF sub
sistence relieved from duty III the COmmissary
Generals oalce on arrival OF Brevet MAJOR Nc
Cure and then report in person to the Cen
eral Commanding the Department. OF Miss0url
for assignment; Major and Brevet Brlgadier Gene.
raj George Bell Commlssary of subsistence to
break up the Subsistence depot IN Washington on
cr before July 1. and then report in person TO the
General commanding the Department OF Virginia
Tor assignment; Captain and Brevet Major William
III. Nasn, Commssary OF Subsistence, to Dreak up
the Subsistence department at Cincinnati OHIO, on
before April 80 and then report IN person TO the
General commanding the Department. OF Missouri,
to relieve Captain and Brevet Major Charles
g1syst ao aonre ee m reporf m Hem n
person Tor duty to the COmmlssary General OF Sub
slstence at Washington: Brevet Brigadier General
f. g. Bcckweth, major second artillery Will be re-
heved from duty IN the 0aice or the C0mn!ssary
General on or before July !, and proceed TO JOIN MS
regiment
Lieutenant Colonel and brevet Colonel Charles
Sutherland, Assistant Medical Purveyor, relieved
from duty In Washington on or before July and
viii then proceed TO New Orleans to take charge OF
the medical purveying depot there
surgeon B. Morris, brevet colonel, to be relieved
from duty as attending surgeon In Washington
April and Will report TO the General commanding
the Department OF Daco,ah for assignment
Surgeon q. e. Gray, breyet lieutenant colonel to be
relieved from duty IN the Department or Dacotah ana
to report April TO relieve Surgeon Norris, the at
tending surgeon IN washington.
Assistant surgeon j. 5. Billings brevet lieutenant
colonel, 10 be relieved from duty In the surgeon
Generals oflce on or before July l. and then 60 re-
port In person to the General commanding The De-
partmeut or the Platte Tor assRnmeut.
PAY DEPARTMENT..
Major and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel J. Il. NJ Pot
ter be relieved from DUTY IN the city CT Washing
ton and report to the General commanding the De-
parfment OF the Missouri for duty In New Mexico
MAJOR Justus SteinberRer TO be relieved from
duty 10 the Department Of East April l. and then
report In person TO the General commanding the De-
partment Of Dacotah for duty. MAJOR William =.
before June 10, and then repair
without delay TO Washington to relieve Brevet
Lieutenant Colonel Potter. Major J. L. Hodge,
July l. ana then report for duty to the General COM
manding the department or louisiana Major V. Q.
Hanna, relieved from duty IN the Department OF
Dacota alter the arrival OF Major Steinberg
as practicable, and then report In person TO the
General commanding the Department OF the Lakes
Tor duty. Major Brantz Mayer relieved from duty In
the Department Cf the East May l, and then TO
report IN person to the General commandin the G.
partment OF Columbia for duty. The oiflce or pay
master In Baltimore to be hereinafter discontinued;
Major f. IL. Brooke relieved from duty In the Pay
master master Generals ONCE on or before July ana then
report In person to the General commanding the
Department OF Missouri for duty. Major ].
H. Mears relieved from duty In the De-
partment Of Columbia as soon as practicable after
arrival OF Major Mayer and then report In person to
tne General commanding the Department OF the
Cumberland for dIty.
CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
Brleaoler and Brevet Major General A. A. Hum
pnreys, Chiei oI Engineers is assigned az member
OF the Lighthouse Board In place or Brlpaoier and
Brevet MAJOR General Dcaned retired, to take effect