Show army intelligence the following assignments of medical officers have hare been directed by the war department surgeon J J B wright no now on duty at baon balon rouge barracks la to proceed to fort leavenworth for duty at that post surgeon M mills now on duty at a 1 fort leavenworth leavenworth to proceed to salt sal 1 lake city utah surgeon J simpson now awaiting orders will proceed to fort hamilton for temporary tempo iary duty at that post assistant surgeon J IL if bailey now on duty at fort hamilton will proceed to J jefferson efferson barracks mo assistant surgeon L H holden to duty at baton rouge habrack bai lacks la captain IV L cabel Quart ermas department is directed to report i for duty at fort arbuckle Arb ucile leave of absence for six six months has been granted to dragoons and stewart 1st ast cavalry ca alry I 1 the following field officers have been detailed for the recruiting service for the ensuing ensuing two years from the of june next major T 11 holmes eighth infantry to relieve major A cady at fort columbus N Y major G burbank first infantry to relie relieve V e col R G C buchanan fourth infantry at newport barracks ky major L P graham second dragoons to relieve G B crittenden mounted rifles at carlisle barracks pa the above officers on being relieved are directed to report leport at the headquarters of the army lieutenant F T bryan topographical engineers has been charged with the duty of examining exa examining minin g a si site te for a pro 1 posed bridge over the big black river on the military road between fort leavenworth ven worth and fort riley the war department has issued orders directing a thorough and careful to be made by the topographical engineers of the country between the iaan san antonio and el faso pa 0 o road and the rio grande and pec pecos os rivers rivers this expedition will start fr from im san antonio texas and will be escorted by two companies of infantry and a mounted force camels will be used for the transportation of provision ac in in place of w wagons afons the military posts known as camp walbach and platte bridge have been abandoned and the troops withdrawn to fort laramie nebraska the san antonio texas herald states that capt lee U S A in command at fort quitman a ne new post established recently by order of gen twiggs near where the road from san antonio touches the rio grande has nearly completed the erection of good and comfortable quarters for the troops this is is the roost most important military post on the whole line from san antonio to california califern Cali forn i a it being beim located at a place where the indians in f n their stealing excursions cur cross the rio grande in going to and returning from mexico capt cullum U S military eng engineers in has been assigned to the charge of the completion of fort schuyler nad and construction of the new works opposite to 0 it at willetts point L I 1 L designed io to close to an enemy the sound or east ern entrance to new york harbor his present duties embrace the charge of the construction of the fortifications for the defence of new bedford mass of fort adams newport R I 1 and of forts trumbull and griswold new london conn the completion of lighthouse operations at charleston S C and continuing the direction of the important and successful improvement of haffits Maff its channel leading into that harbor |