Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-30
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
Changing the Location Of Troops-Recent
Ordara-Rids for GurnIi.s

managing the Location or Troops-Recent
Orders-Bids for Supplies.
The past week has been busy one at mil
itarg headquarters. The change of troops
from and into the department as well as
making arrangements to put nine companies
in the field under Generol Lewis Merrill,
Seventh United States cavalry, have required
some fine figuring. The movements that
have already been ordered, that Of three
companies of the Seventh infantry from
Fort Smelling to the Bad Lands, Fort
Buford and Fort Stevenson, and
that of the First United States infantry
from Yankton to Texas, have already been
mentioned. The Sixth infantry, Col. VIM.
B. Hogan commanding, Will move next,
their destination being the White River Ute
country in Colorado, to relieve the battalion
of the Seventh infantry on duty there at
present.
The Twenty fifth United States infantry
(colored) is expected from Texas and will be
distributed from Fort Randall to stations.
All these movements in fact and IN future
have engaged the attention of the depart
ment commander during the week, and the
quartermasters, Gen. Tompkins and Col.
Lee, have been busy making arrangements
to meet the transportation wants of these
several commands.
In addition, much time has been consumed
in designating suitable companies to accom-
pany Col. Merrill on his expedition to the
Bad Lands and along the Northern Pacific
railroad extension to the Yellowstone river.
The command will consist of nine COM
panies, infantry and cavalry, and be Quilted
for summer campaign of three months, at
least. The companies have, with the ex-
ception OF one or two, been selected for this
service, and ordered on the march. The full
order, however, has not yet been prepared
for publication.
MILITARY NOTES.
Major ID. FL. Brotherton, of the Seventh
United States infantry, will be assig ned to
the command of Fort Stevenson.
Lieut.. j. G. Ayres, ordnance department,
has been ordered from Fort Lincoln to tenn
porary duty in this city.
Capt. D. d. Wheeler, a. Q. NJ, has been
ordered to Fort Lincoln to report to Col.
Lewis Morrill,, commanding "Bad Lands
Expedition"
Major B. j. D. Irwin, surgeon y. S. army,
has been ordered from Fort Meade to Fort
Smelling as post surgeon.
Acting assistant surgeon, Frederick L. Lo-
REM, has been ordered to duty at Fort
Meade.
A board of officers, consisting of Lieut.
Col. Glover Perrin, surgeon q. S. army;
Capt. r. P. Hughes, Third infantry. A. D.
c.; and D. d. Wheeler, A. @. NJ,
assembled IN this city on
the 26th inst, and examined Theodore Nc
Clellan, formerly a sergeant of company A,
Sixth infantry, for appointment as super
ihtendent of a national cemetery.
Acting Assistant T. Lloyd has been
ordered to accompany the First q. S. infant
~ to Texas.
Lieut.. G. B. Hinton, Eighteenth infantry,
has been granted twenty days leave of alb
sence from Fort Logan, M. T.
A leave of absence for one month, on &C
count OF sickness, has been granted Capt.
W. A. Elderkin, A. G. s., Yankton, D. T.
During Capt. Elderkin's absence Capt E. B.
Grimes will assume his duties.
First Lieut.. James 81. Baldwin, Eighteenth
infantry, has been granted leave of absence
for one month.
Acting Assistant Surveyor Thomas Fl.
Peasants has been ordered to duty at Fort
Lincoln, D. 7.
First Lieut.. NJ. P. Maus, First infantry.
has been granted an extension Of his leave
of absence for fourteen days.
A general court martial commenced at
Fort Smelling on the 9th inst. Major
Brotherton, president and First Lieut.. John
Van Orsdale. Seventh infantry, judge advo-
cate.
A court martial is ordered to convene on
the 1st prox., at Fort Yates; Capt. VIM. M.
Van Horne, Seventeenth infantry, president,
and Second Lieutenant w. A. Noun, Sew
enteenth infantry, judge advocate.