Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-10
TIE MILITARY MEN.
The Orders Issued From the Headquarters
Of Dakota During the Past Week.

The Orders Issued From the Headquarters
OF Dakota During the Past Week
During the past week two special orders were
issued from Gen. Terrys headquarters, under
date of the End inst. Special orders no. "a
provides as follows
l. The subsistence department will furnish
communication of rations for three days-from
August Sd to August 4th, 1879, both inclusive
to Sergeant Edward Clyde, Company IF, !"
Seventh cavalry, and Private James Hardman
Company &C." Seventeenth infantry, return
ing to their station at Fort Totten, from de-
tached service.
2. Colonel John Gibbon, Seventh infantry,
acting inspector general, will proceed, via
Breckenridge, to inspect Fort Sisseton.
Upon completion # this duty, Colonel Glib
bon will return to his station in this city.
3. Captain PsF. Harvey assistant surgeon,
medical department., is relieved flom duty at
Fort Buford, and will report in person to the
commanding officer at Fort Randall. to relieve
First Lieutenant L. w. Champion, assistant
surgeon, medical department.
&. Upon being relieved from duty at Fort
landau, First Lieutenant l.. w. CHAMPION,
assistant surgeon, medical department., will
proceed to Fort Buford, D. T.. and report to
the commanding officer, for duty at that post.
s On the 9Th inst, special orders No. SIS was is
sued as fellows:
l.. Second Lieutenants Alfred E.. johnson.
Seventh infantry, and A. M. Fuller, Second cav
airy, will report in person to the commanding
officer at Fort Smelling, for duty with the de-
tachment of recruits for the Eleventh infantry.
now at that post.
2. The commanding officer at Fort Suell;no
will forward the detachments Of recruits of the
Eleventh infantry, at that post, to their re-
spective destinations at Fort Custer and head
quarters Eleventh infantry, Fort Bennett.
The Fort Custer detachment will be forward
ed under charge of Second Lieutenants ". II.
Wheeler, Eleventh infantry, Alfred B. johnson.
Seventh infantry, and A. NJ. Fuller, Second
cavalry.
The Fort Bennett detachment will be for
warded under charge of First Lieutenant G. A.
Booth, and Second Lieutenant T.. D. Greene.
Seventh infantry.
With the Fort Custer detachment will be sent
forward any enlisted men now at Fort Smelling.
destined for posts from Fort Stevenson to Fort
Custer, both inclusive, for proper distribution
by the commanding officer Of the detachment.
With the Fort Bennett detachment will be
sent forward any enlisted men now at Fort
Smelling, destined for posts between Fort
Abraham Lincoln and Fort Sully, both inclu-
sive, for proper distribution by the command
ing officer of the detachment
The Fort Lincoln men will be turned over at
Bismarck to an officer to be sent there by the
receive them.
Upon the arrival at Fort Buford Of the Fort
Custer detachment I'd Lieutenant A. B. John
son, Seventh infantry, will1be relieved from
further duty with it, and will then proceed
to join his company at camp on the Mussel-
shell. On the arrival of the detachment at
Fort Custer, it will be turned over to the
commanding officer of the post; and I'd Lieu
tenant Wheeler Eleventh infantry, and Fuller,
Second calvary, will then proceed to Join their
respective companies.
Upon the arrival of the Fort Bennett detach-
ment at Fort Bennett, it will be turned over to
such officer as may be designated bv the COM
handing officer Eleventh infantry to receive it,
and Lieutenants Booth and Greene, Seventh
infantry, will then return to their station at
Fort Smelling.
8. Leave of absence for one month, with
permission to apply, through division head
quarters, for an extension of two months. is
hereby granted Major William Arthur, pay de-
partment, Helena, M. To-
Upon the expiration of this leave of absence,
Major Arthur viii report in person at these
headquarters. $3.50 g
4. Paragraph 8, special orders, No. 50, cur
rent series, from these headquarters is amended
to read:
The verbal Instructions of the department
commander, of June 26, 1879, for Major VIM
Arthur, pay department, to repair, on compile
ZION OF certain payments to this city from
Fort Shaw, Mt, and for his clerk to proceed
with him as far as Fort Buford, D. T., is here
by placed on record in the official series of
special orders of this department for the cur
rent year.
The above are official over the signature of
Gen. Ruggles, adjutant general.
GENERAL ORDERS.
During the week two important general or
ders were issued by General Terry: On the
LIST inst, General orders No. 10 provided as
follows:
l. The Middle and Southern Departments
of this department will cease to exist from
this date.
The records of these districts will be sent to
these headquarters
2. General orders No. Is, pf 1878, from these
headquarters, is amended by inserting the
words, "or found guilty and sentenced. to a
forfeiture of pay only Immediately after the
words. g and acquitted.'
And on the 7th inst, general orders No. II,
provided as follows:
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Woods, deputy
paymaster general United States army, having
reported to the commanding general, in ODE
dience to paragraph IL, special orders IA, cur
rent series, from the headquarters Of the
army. is announced as chief paymaster of this
department