Daily globe., 1879-06-08
MILITARY ORDERS.
What t no Department of Dakota Ordered
Last Week.

Gen. Terry, commanding the department Of
Dakota, issued the following special orders
during the past week:
Under date of the And inst, special orders
50 provide ss follows:e
First Upon the application Of the chief en-
gineer officer of the department, Private James
tE. Wilson, general service detachment, 10 here
by. appointed lance sergeant, to date from the
lot instant.
Second d-Lance Sc, ,geant James E. Wilson,
general service, and Frst-class Private Thomas
Culligan, Company "A,'' battalion of engi.
neers, will proceed to Fort Custer and make the
survey of the military reservation at that post,
under the direction of the chief engineer officer
of the department. Upon the completion of
Culligan will return 8 to their station in this
city. The quartermaster's department will
furnish the necessary transportation, and the
subsistence department communication of ra-
tions, in advance, for Private Culligan for this
journey, it being impracticable to carry subsis-
tence in kind.
Third Captain r. II. Ofley, First Lieut..
D. F. Callinan, and Second Lieut.. Louis Will
helmi, first ainfantry, are hereby detailed as
members of the general court martial institu-
ted by paragraph 6. special orders No. IS, cur
rent series, from these headquarters.
Fourth-The telegraphic instructions Of the
| 9th ultimo, from these headquarters, directing
| Fort Shaw, proceed to Fort Ellis and there take
station, are hereby placed on record in the cur
| rent series of special ORDERS from these head.
| quarters.
Fifth-The telegraphic instructions of the 9th
ultimo, from these headquarters, directing that
sent to occupy summer camp in the vicinity
| of Henry's lake, are hereby placed on record
in the current series of special orders from
these headquarters.
Sixth-The telegraphic instructions of thu
9th ultimo, directing Major Guido Ilges
seventh infantry, and Company "G'' Brown
ings,) and d." (Comba's,l seventh infantry
to march to Fort Shaw. and that they proceed
thence with Company "a" (Coolidge's) ane
81" (Rawn's, seventh infantry, to the mouth
of the Muscleshell, and there establish sum
mer camp, are hereby placed on record in tn,
current series of special orders from thes'
headquarters. Major Ilges, and the companies
dropped from the returns of the posts at which
they have recently been stationed, and will b.
reported as separate command and camp, re
porting to the commanding officer, district o
Montana.
Seventh Acting Assistant Surgeon r. NJ
Whitefoot. medical department., is assigned t.
duty as medical officer at the summer camp q
the mouth Of the Muscleshell. and will repor
in person to Major Guido 1lges, seventh in
fantry.
Eighth-First Lieutenant G.. G. Doane
second cavalry, having reported at these head
quarters, and relinquished the unexpired poi
tion of the leave of absence, granted him b
paragraph 8, special orlers No. 237, of 1875
from the headquarters of the army, will pre-
ceed to join his company at Fort Assinniboine
On the 4th inst. special order No. SO was is
, sued as follows:
First-The leave of absence, for seven days
: granted Capt. P. F. Harvey, medical depart
, ment, from headquarters Fort Buford, D. T.
is hereby extended seven days.
} Second-Leave of absence for twenty day
is hereby granted Post Chaplain Geo. Robin
son, Fort Buford, D. T.
Third-The horses that have already beer a,
cepted, or that may be accepted before the st
inst, for cavalry service, by the board of Of
fcers appointed by paragraph 2, special orde'
No. 3d. current series, from these headquarter
will be sent to the quartermaster' IS departmer
to Fort Lincoln for assignment to the Sevent
regiment of cavalry.
: Fourth-A'boasd Of survey to consist {
Major G. J. Sprague, pay department. an
Capt R. P. Hughes, Third infantry, A. D.
will assemble in this city at il o'clock A. M. Q
Monday, the 9th day of June, 1879, or as SOC
!, thereafter as practicable, to fix the respons
bility for the discrepancies alleged to exist b
tween the invoices and receipts for clothin
9 camp and garrison equipage and quarterma
! ter's stores, transferred by Capt. ]. w. Scull,
quartermaster's department., to First Lieu
4 Alexander Wishart, Twentieth infantry, at Fc
Rice, D. T., July 81, 1877.
9 The above are copies on file at departmel
: headquarters over the official signature of Ge
Ruggles, adjutant general.