Daily globe., 1879-05-18
MILITARY MATTERS.

The Orders Recently Issued from the
Headquarters of the Department of Da-
kota-A Court Martial Ordered and
Various Details Made.
The following are copies of all the orders
issued from headquarters department of Da-
kota during the last ten days:
SPECIAL ORDERS.
No. 46.-The commanding officer of Fort
Smelling will send the recruits of the Eleventh
infantry, now at that lost for Fort Custer, to
Fort Keogh under charge of Second lieutenant
B. A. Byrne, Sixth infantry. Upon arrival at
Fort Keogh Lieutenant Byrne wall turn the de-
tachment over to such officer as may be desig-
mated to receive it, and will then proceed to
join his station at Fort Buford. The COM
mandine officer of Fort Custer will send an
officer, with transportation, to Fort Keogh to
receive the detachment and to conduct it to its
post.
The detachment # recruits Second cavalry,
now at Fort Smelling, with the officers and en-
listed men on duty with it, will proceed t''
Fort Keogb, and there be turned over by the
Second cavalry, who will repair to that post to
receive it. The commanding officer Second
cavalry will then assign the recruits to compa-
nies send them to their respective stations,
and direct the officers and enlisted men on
duty with the detachment to join their respec.
tive companies.
First Lieutenant G. r.. Hall and Second Lieu.
tenant G.. F. Roe, Second cavalry, will repor:
in person to the commanding officer Fort Smell
ling, for duty with detachment Of recruits.
now at that post, for the Second reg iment OF
cavalry.
No. 47-Leave of absence for one month
with permission to apply at division headquar.
granted Capt. Stephen Baker, Sixth infantry,
(FOrt Abraham Lincoln ID. T.)
The telegraphic instructions from these head
quarters of the 5th instant directing Acting
AssistAn Surgeon II. P. Birmingham to pro-
ceed from Bismarck, D. T., to this city, and re-
port to the medical director of the department,
are hereby placed on record in the current Sc
ries of special orders from these headquarters.
Acting Assistant Surgeon II. P. Birmingham
will report to Capt. Thomas B. Devices, Second
cavalry, for duty with detachment of recruits
Second cavalry, now at Fort Smelling, MINI.
Major Marcus A. Reno, Seventh cavalry, hav.
ing reported in person at these headquarters or
the 9th instant, is assigned to duty at Fort
Meade, and will proceed to take station at thai
post.
In accordance with instructions from the
lieutenant general commanding the division
Lieut.. Col. Charles H. Tompkins, quarter
| masters department, chief quartermaster Of
| the Department of Dakota, will transfer to Col
Rufus ingalls,, quarter masters department.
chief quarter master of the military division O.
| the Missouri, $45,005.S8 on account of appro
priation for regular supplies for the curren
| fiscal year.
First Lieut.. G. Il. Greene, Seventeenth in
fantry, having reported to the commanding
general, in obedience to instructions from th
headquarters of the army, will repair to For
Pembina, and report for duty with his com
pany.
No. asa general court-martial is hereb,
appointed to meet at Fort Keogh, NJ. T., at /
o'clock, A. NJ, on Wednesday, the fourth ia,
of June, 1879, soon thereafter practi
cable, for the trial Of such persons as may b
brought before it by authority from these head