The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-19

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~ ""'' WILLIAM q. MITCHELL,
Assistant Acknowledgement.
orrlcgEs or the STAFF.
fseneral Orders, No. al
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS,
EQUIPMENT AT YORKTOWN, VA,
October l6, 1881.
,ollowing officers ere announced IS
laS .V On the staff OF the Msior-General
On oeS Sinr 81 this camp during the days
ee 'e,'C cntennial celebration. They win
o W ss.,od ana respected accordingly: Cap
1,hn :. Wharton, Nineteenth imam
t''N "a First Lieutenant q. 5. l.. Ward,
w s',r.sseonA infantry, sides-de-camp
III, lieutenant Thomas III. Barber, First
IN acting aid-de- amp; Brevet Lieu
,I.'", ,lonel w. Brooke Rawle, yolun-
49, sii-de-,amp.
,c.neral S.aT: Major William G.. Mitchell,
,",',,.-ni-gene..l; Major Richard Arnold,
s-9,.,.;or-rcneral; Major Asa Bird Gard
uf ,nAgc-aGvocate; Licutenant~ColonelA \.
I'i psrrT. chief qualtcrmaster.
. M Snecial stan Duty: Lieutensnt-ColO-
w p. Craighill, chief engineer officer;
I ,s.',.,snt. olonel Charles G.. Savtelle,
lLa.-,ernasior: Major II. G. Corbin, assist
ga y, .s'Siutani-ccncral; Captain L. c. For
IN essistant quartcrl9Astcr Captain J.
!, S,ngcr. FIRST artillery, ordinance officer
III chief of artillery; First Lieutenant
Tagcne Griiiia. Corps OF Engineers, assist
nj engineer officer; First Lieutenant ii.
Hubbcll. Jr., First artillery, special
5riy: First Lieutenant +. VI. Cobb, Sec
Sod artillery, acting assistant commissary
~ subsistence; Second Lieutenant W. c.
PsT,rty. Firs, artillery, special duty.
By command OF Maior-Gencral Hancock.
WILLIAM 6. MITCHELL,
Assistant Adiutsnt-General.
SAyn. ORDERS.
Cap,ain Mead has issued the following
order in regard TO the naval participation
IN the general celebration
fGencrai Orders, No. a.
I'SrTED SIATEs STEAMER NANDAIIA,)
OFF YORKTOWN, VA.
October II, 1851.
The possible noH-arriyal OF the Powha-
tan 1ecessi.atcs few changes in the gene
hi orders heretofore published.
The following changes arc made Ia the
details Of The stall: Adiutgni-Generh,
Lieutenant Perkins, OF the Nandalia; Med
lesl Officer. PASSED. Assistant-Surgeon Grl-
walt. az tie Eearsarge. The Portsmouth
viii furnish four companies, which will
Constitute the Fourth battalion. The Tren-
tan will furnish three companies, which,
With one company from the Yantie, will
Constitute the Third battalion. The Frank
ED's steam launch, and not the Yantic's
team launch. will tow the boats OF the
Fourth battalion. The Yantic's steam
hnnch will assist in landing the
marines. The steam launches OF the
Franklin and KcarSargc will report
alongside tie Saratoga at s \. VI.
n the Goth 70 tow the artillery boats to
he pavilion wharf. When this has been
done the kcarsarge's launch will return to
The ship, leaving the Franklin's launch
10 tow the boats back to the Saratoga. The
men engaged in landing and parking tho
artillery will return as soon rs possible. y
detail OF men and an officer from the Sara
ioga will remain to guard the pieces and
police the ground where the formstion is
10 be. A camp color win be planted on the
extreme right, where the Marines are to
form. RICHARD w. MEADE,
Captain United States Navy, Command
mg.
TIE NAVAL BRIGADE.
The following order i'm regard to the re-
view has been issued 10y Captain Meade:
iScnerSl order, No. 81
UNITED STATES STEAMER YANDALIA,
Or YORKTOWN. VA, October II, 1881.
The landing OF the naval brigade will
take place on the 10Th. The disembarka-
ton OF the men will be- made at the wharf
bear the grand pavilion this side OF the
Moore House instead OF ut the naval wharf.
A. the water is somewhat shallow, The bat
tl0ns will land in succession by signal
given by the brigade commander. The
artillery battalion (Saratoga) viii land
il. pieces at the wharf at ! y. VI.
Of the 10Th, and put them under
guard on the plateau at the top
o. the road opposite 10 the grand pavilion.
In the general Decentralization the Marine
battalion and its band viii land first, to be
beloved by the battalions in the following
order: Pioneers massed, Third battalion,
First battalion, Sc ;ond battalion, Fourth
battalion. trumpeters, artillery battalion.
A. each battalion lands is commander viii
R.rch il in column OF fOurs by the road to
iae top OF the hill and form it in line on
he plateau, the marines on the extreme
rght facing the southwest. and the battar
Hons in the order given above from right
% lett, the artillery on the lett. When
81 the battslions have reached the plateau
he adiufant's call will be sounded and
he formation will be on the marine bat
hlion. When the brigade Is formed and
Presented to Its commanding officer by the
Acknowledgement il will be marched to the
position assigned by AajOr-General Han
cock. There will probably be review in
line OF masses and march past. The bri-
gaae will Do recmDarkcd in the same order
Marine battalion first, artillery last. The
Portsmouth will furnish three companies,
which, with one company from the 1antlc,
viii constitute the Fourth battalion. The
Kearsarge will have one additional company
rei1y rs 4 reserve. not, however, to be
hBded unless specially ordered the day
before. Zach squadron OF boats will carry
TIE distinctive faS Of its battalion.
RICHARD W. MEADE,
Captain United states Navy, Commanding
Naval brigade.
Programme for To-Day.
AT 500 4. NJ. there will DC open-air con-
cris by military bands at the monument
sle and at the military camp.
The assembly will DC called 10 order at
IL A. VI. by Hon. John w. Johnston, chair
nan oi the Yorktown Centennial Commits
sion.
Overture, "Le Caid," Ambrose Thomas,
BY ihe Marine band, conducted by PROBES
sof }. Philip Sousa.
Prayer by the Right Rev. Bishop Harris,
., ihe Methodist Episcopal Church OF New
York.
Centennial Hymn" Words by Charles
foindextor; music by j. T.. Schneider, rem
eeied the chorus OF three hundred voices
under Professor c. j.. Siegel, accompanied
y he Marine band.
Address BY the President Of the United
Si4ies.
:. Responses by representatives OF our
french and Gcfman guests.
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