| Show military orders headquarters READ QUARTERs department or NEW MEXICO fort defiance december GENERAL ORDERS no 11 1 I the colonel commanding the 1 artro ment ent announces NY with ith pleasure to I 1 the he troops that by an agreement this lay day entered into between colonel james L collins superintendent of indian Indi AlT affairs airs and certain chiefs and head men of the nation the war with the Nava joes is brought to a close to lieutenant colonel D S miles ad infantry the commander of the expedition tion are due the thanks of the department part ment commander for his activity in prose prosecuting cutin I 1 the war and his strenuous exertion in bring bringing ging it to a successful close he is relieved from duty with the troops and will take post at albuquerque quer que II 11 to the officers and troops collectively who have served in this campaign dinue much h praise is due for the energy and perseverance exhibited by them under trying and adverse circumstances major or E backus commanding the ad column dumn major T holmes commanding ath infantry battalion and major C F ruff commanding mounted rifles have each rendered good service and are entitled to many thanks III on account of the scarcity of forage the mounted troops will mo move 1 in in advance maj ruff with capt el lionts company A mounted rifles and companies K and B etli infantry lieutenants willard and cooko cooke commanding in 71 is assigned to fort stanton IV major T H holmes esth infantry with company I 1 same regiment lieutenant lazelle commanding will proceed to fort bliss texas V captains lendsay and morris mounted rifles with their C companies H aad d G are assigned to fort ampi union dion VI companies F and C mounted tulles rifles commanded by brevet captain calta in i granger and lieutenant hoi holland land wi will 1 on tuesday the instant escort the department commander colonel bonneville n e vil 1 e lieutenant lieutenant colonel miles ad infantry n f a t r y an and d colonel collins superintendent lerade at of indian affairs to albuquerque quer que these companies will then proceed to fort craig when captain granger will report for duty to major lieutenant howland will proc proceed eed to fort fillmore stopping at fort horn to collect his company comp any property properly 1 VII the detachment of company 1 I ad infantry now at fort craighill Craig will will join the headquarters of said col company at las lunas vill VIII captain schroeder with his company D ad infantry and lieutenant cogswell with company E esth infantry will proceed with don jose valdez aldez his is spies and guides to santa F fe e don valdez will turn in his arms and equipments and with his spies and guides will be discharged from the service of the united states the utah and indian spies and guides will accompany capt to santa fe turn in their arms and equipments and being discharged will return to their own country capt schroeder will return to his company D to cantonment burgwin capt duncan with his company EL ny E mounted rifles is is assigned aligned to cantonment ment burgevin Bur burg givin in don blas bias lucero lucei 0 with his us spies pies and guides will proceed to albuquerque turn in in hit his arms and equipments to major D 11 II rucker hue er assistant quartermaster and will vill be discharged from the service service of the united states state the thanks of the department commander are due to don joso jose marla maria valdez arid and don blas bias luccaro their spies and guides as well as the utah india indians its serving ing as spies and guides for their zeal arid and activity activity darid during the period of hostilities IX brevet captain hatch with company I 1 Aloun mounted ted rifles will proceed to fort craig and report to major bimm son for duty X As heretofore indicated major electus backus ad infantry is is aisig assigned tied to the command of fort defiance and is is charged with the execution of this order ile he may detain a portion of the foot troops until the arrival arm al of the next tram train of which vi inch lie he can avail himself of transportation to albuquerque ile he will receive receive special instructions in in reference to the execution of the agreement made with the navajo india indians us this day di XI captain van assistant quartermaster quarter master will turn over to each company commander as far as practicable the same mules saddles and pack equipments as were turned in in by them to the quartermaster department these animals aud and are aie designed to go with each company to its post major backus will indicate to each detachment the day of its departure and the amount of cantonment B burgwin rg i civill will join his company at albuquerque aler u er u XII lieutenant M L davis third infantry on bein liebing relieved at terice tence to be carried hence I 1 XIII lieutenant colonel grayson I 1 chief of the subsistence department has amply provided under adverse cir circumstances cum cumi ances stances for every want ani of the troops the medical department under surgeon sloan has bas been admi administered in in a minner m inner equally satisfactory s the untiring and successful efforts of major rucker to supply this army in in the field is is worthy of all praise lie he was mot most ably and efficiently supported by his chief major donaldson who nho from a his bis headquarters at santa fe administered to the wants of his extensive depart ment in in a most sad satisfactory factory manner i I 1 XIV captain trev ills company F captain sykes company K captain wards ward IS company L E commanded by lieutenant shipley and brevet colonel chandlers chandless Chand lers company I 1 third infantry infanta tr commanded by lieutenant whistler i aler have been most actively employ P loyed ed on escort duty in in the country I 1 take much pleasure in m acknowledging the arduous services they h have ave rendered XV assistant surgeon T Gb ghiselin iselin medical department will return with major cuffs ruffs command to fort stanton B L E bonneville col third infantry commanding we clip the following follow ing items from one olour of our late california exchanges by the overland mail we have the southern vineyard of los angeles to march alarca from which we derive the following intelligence THE utan UTAH TRADE since february 1st ast including those that will leave today to day da there has left left los angeles one hundred and fifty wagons loaded with goods for utah these gooda good belong to merchants en engaged a bedin in trade there the gross v alue of th the e goods here mu st be about 6 bor 10 1 o rafi THE i CENTRAL NAGOS ROAD S A bishop will leave this ev evemy ng march ast 1st for the colorado hirer i and abd the central route wagon road mr air bisbo bishop P has a party of about forty ln men n t to 0 be engaged in in work w ork on the road ile he takes bakes a train irain of pack mules and twelve pamels re he will cross the river nv er at the mail n a it route crousin crossing 9 and work east until lie he meets meet S lieu lieutenant tenant beale s party movements OF orti U S ab by orders from headquarters of this military district the march of the dragoons now at fort tejon for the mojave e villages la es has been indefinitely postponed and major allen alien A Q at ordered to san francisco the difficulty of communication muni cation and 0 of f simultaneous arrival on the field of action between the dragoons and main bod body y las has caused this chang change th ange e |
