, 1873-04-14
Location Of Posts, Strength Of Garri-
sons, and Names Of
Officers.
sprlng E1pc1itions---The Yellowstone
Culumns..-A Spcck Of War III
tho Loup Valley, Mob.

sAlAo0A1t5 At%afot
THE pErAnTs1EST'oF THE PLATTE.
This department itolis tho key to tho great
Northwest It e,nbrncc. 1t, Its torritory, Iowa.
Nebraska, and tito Territories Of Wyoming and
Utah. THO department In commanded by Con.
E. o. C. Ord, al officer Of great ability
and experience, who, during tho War Of
tho Rebellion, was one Of Con. drdht's
most distinguished fighting Generals.
Con. Ord makes his headquarters at Omaha. and
bus for staff officers, Col. II. e. Litchhold, Maj.
Hugh e. Brown, Maj. plncilus Ord, Aidos-de-
Camp; Con. George D. nugglos, Adjutant Con
e:al; Mai. II. D. But7,hatn, Judge Advocnto !;
Con. Alox. J. porry, Chief Quarormautor; Con.
]. ". BarrIgor, Chief Comnliaaary; Gen. Joseph
9. Brown, Chief Surgeon; Capt, William A..
Jonoa, Engineer; Liout. Unl1on bryant, Ord
nauco Ol1icer; md Col. Simeon Smith, Chief
raymaster; with Colg. Torrcll a,,d Stanton as
Assistant Paymastors.
Tic principal post Tor "fors," as they nro
called in tho Wost) in Gen. Ords department il
OMAHA BARRACKS,
situated about miles northwest Of Omaha City.
Il ia commanded by Con. John II. King; and il
garrisonad with four companies Of tho Eighth
United States Infantry, four companies of tho
linth Unitod States Infantry, and two companies
Of the Second Unitod statos Cavalry.
Tho oiilcora serving at this post arc Capt. e,
!. spnuldiug, Company no." Second United
atates Cavalry with Thomas J. Gregg and John
II. Coal for Lieutouants Capt. John Mix, Com
reay "M," Second United States .Cnyalry, with
James T. Peale md Frank z. Nyo for Llouton-
anita; Capt. Edwin W. II. Read Company &C."
Eighth Unitod Staten Infnntry, with Daniel
Wolls for Lieutenant; Capt. Charlos Porter,
Company "D," Eighth United States Infantry,
with a. W. CorlfBa and John O'Connoil for Lieu~
tenantB; Capt. James ]. Van Horn, Company
"F," Eighth United stnsos Infantry, with Eg-
bort 3. Savage and Edward Lynch for Lieuton~
ants; Capt. Henry N. Lazello, Com
pany AL" Eighth United states
Infantry, with Cyrus Earnest and
p. Henry Ray for Iieutonants; Capt. William
Fl. Jordan, Company Al Ninth United Staten
Infantry, with George Il. Griffith and Janifor
smal1wood for Lieutonanss; Capt. John D. Do
vim, Company "D," Ninth United Statos Infan-
r., with Morris 9. Foot and William H. Miller as
Lieutcnan.s; Capt. Samuel Muuaon, Company
&C." Ninth United States Infantry, with Thad-
deus H, Capron aud Hayden DeLang for Lou-
tonants; Capt. Edwin Pollock, Company "E,"
Ninth United States Infantry, with James Rcgan
and ". T. NorriH for Lioutennnta. Besides these
officers, Con. King has for slair-ofllcors, hlat.
Alfred Morton, Quartormaatcr, and Lieut.. Leon-
ard Hay, Adjutant. Surgeon John T. Randolph,
Assistant Surgeon Q. L. HOFFMAN, and Chaplain
A. Wright, arc on duty at Omaha Barracks.
Travelling west by tho Union Pacific Railroad,
We como to Mcplleraon Station, mud miles
sonth Of this point on tho south bnnk Of the
Platte River, mud near tho junction Of tho North
and South platton, stands =
Fort MCPHERSON,
unmcd in honor Of tho gallant James D. Nc
;hersou, WHO was killed during tho War Of the
Rebellion. This post is commanded by Gen.
Joseph J. Reynolds, and il garriaonod by four
companies Of tho Third United States Cavalry.
Tho officers On duty at Mcpherson arc: Capt.
Charles Minohold, Company "B," Third United
statos Cavalry, with Joseph Lawson
md James r. Simpson for Lieuten-
unts; Capt. james Curtis, Company ~" Third
United States Cavalry, with Albert D. King
and Edgar q. stcevar for Lieutenanta; Capt.
Alexander Moore. Company r." Third United
States Cavalry, with A. u. 3. Smoad and John
Russell, Company TX" Third United statoa
tvu for Lieutenanta. den. Reynolds has for
stan officers, Lieut.. John A. Johnson, Adiutant
hnd Lieut.: John G. Thompson, Quartermastor.
Asaiatant-surgcon King, Assistaut-Surgeon L..
3. Teesen, and Col. John Dubois, arc also on
Fourteen miles west Of Mcpherson. and On
tuo limo Of the Union Pacific load, in
SN nonru ~ 1r s7Tr -
The fo,t ia no,ood fter thc torn and utonds
lust On tho edge Of tho Village. Thie little most
Il cor';snnnj r. Gonnenv Il Hr y tFI,ird I1nfted
s,atns S'sxnirv' ~ Gontp Ayaon Ri;1l. f. ihn cnm-
mnn1nr of1,ccr arsii arni ho ms fnr of;cera' Trat
IJaut Auc,stua q. PAM md Hecn,d Iieut.
Frcflerick Rchwntka. Thoso ofIicora pnrform
Lotl % comnanv md staff duty. Dr. % A. Z. Flint is is
tho snrgeon Of lie poat. -
Passing wcBt on the Union Pacific Road 1923
milca from Nortl Plntto. wo come to Sidncy. a
town Of $50 inlabitants, which is lust about Zoo
aouls less tl1nn North hlatto co1taius.-n fact
which ought to have boon stated In the proper
plnee above.
s1psEr pAunAcxs
stands closo by the town, and iu garrisouod ty
ono company ct the Third United States Cavalry,
and ono company Of tho Ninth United Statos IL
fantry. Con. II. l. II. Dudley | commands ] tie post.
Tho ofilcoss gu duty aro Cant. William Hawiuy
Company a." Third Unitod statoa Cavalry, WHO
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