The Opelousas courier., 1898-09-10
Gen. Tunnard Assumes Command.

HEADQUARTERS La, DIV. Z. c. W.
NEwsORLEANs, La, August 10. 1893.
General Order No, i.
The Major General, IN assuming com
mand of the Louisiana Division, U, &.
", takes this method of returning to
| the representatives of the several
| Camps, his sense of high appreciation
of the honor unanimously conferred
upon him. The efficiency unity prospect
ity and uphuilding of the organization
materially depend OH the zeal and en-
thusiam of the members. Its steady III
| crease and so!idjty Of purpose rest npon
the activity and hearty corporation OF
every member OF the staffin the several
Camps.
1t is hoped and expected that every
veteran who has an honorable record,
who cherishes the immortal memories
of the past, who loves the cause for
which he battled, who desires to per-
petuate its truthful history, will enroll
his name in some Camp AS IN active
member and IA willing %c0-laboIer in a
glorious work and duty.
The following members have been
selected as department and staff officers
for the ensuing year:
WITH RANK OF COLONEL:
Adjutant General and Chief Of Staff,
j. Y, Gilmore.
WITH RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL:
Assistant Adjutant General, Thos. Il.
O'Brien; Assistant Inspector General,
A. Sambola; Quartermaster General,
David Fable; Chief of Artillery, George
S. Petit, all of New Orleans; Inspector
General, Albert Estopinal, st. Bernard;
COmmissary General, H.. L. Vinson;
Surgeon General, DR.. j. j. Scott, Slreve-
port; assistant Surgeon General, DR.. w.
Il. Watkins, New Orleans; Assistant
Commissary General, G.. T.. TricheI;
Chief Of Ordinance, Henry Nj. Hyams,
Natcbitoches; Judge Advocate General,
F. p. Stubs, Monroe; Assistant Quar-
termaster General, Will. Miller, Acadia;
Chaplain General, DR.. b. NJ. Palmer,
New Orleans; Assistant Chaplain Gene
raj, Rev. T. X. Faunt Leroy, OpeIousas,
Paymaster General, A. l.. Monet, Jean
erette; Assistant Paymaster General,
J.. NJ. Sharp, Mer Rouge.
AIDS WIT RANK OF MAJOR:
j. L. Bond, Ruston; James NJ. Martin,
Shreveport; T. G.. Pegue, A. f. Jack
son, Manstield; S. M. Thomas. Il. j.
Tindeli, Benton; Fl. A. Barnes, MindeD;
Conrad Debaillon, Lafayette; John M.
Taylor. Crowley; A. b. Booth, Ii. IL.
Ward, G.. A. Lananx, I. j. Butler, New
Orleans; Geo. ii, P%ackwood, Clinton;
r. Prosper Landry, DonaldsonvilIe; H.
Dugas, Paipconrtville; L. Perot,
Campte; j. M. DeSauesure, Amite City;
w. S. Peck, Sicily Island; Timothy
Oakley, Timoihea; 0. A. Bullion, Hope
Villa; A. Baum, Lakeland; w. w.
Wilmington, Alexandria; John S. Sum-
merlin. Rayville; w. d. Gooch, Able
vile; G. A. Buford. Chatahonla.
Further appointments, as accepted,
will be promulgated in u future order.
In c%oncludino the i%nitiatory order, the
commander begs leave to express his
sense Of appreciation, expressed by the
distinguished veterans OF Louisiana in
accepting q grand, q most solemn duty
on the part of those whom the "Great
Commander" saw fit to spare through
the vicissitudes, trials and dangers of a
bloody and fierce war to complete the
true history Of that str nggle and vindi-
cate the imperishable vitality of a great,
q noble and an immortal principle
BY command of
WILL II. TUENARD,
Major General Louisiana Division, u.
G. v,
Official: j. Y. GILMORE,
Adjutant General and Chief of Staff.