Company K, Fourth Artillery, Fort Point, Cal., being a change of station from Alcatraz Island. Company H, Fourth Artillery, Angel Island, being a change of station from Alcatraz Island. Battery B arrived at station August 24, 1878, and Companies H and K September 16, 1878. Company A, Fourth Artillery, was relieved from duty in the Department of the Columbia, and assigned to duty in the Department of California, with station at Fort Point, Cal. Company arrived September 16, 1878. Companies C and H, Eighth Infantry, arrived at the Presidio of San Francisco on September 16, 1878, and left for their stations, namely, Camp McDermit and Benicia Barracks. Company C arrived and took station at Camp McDermit, Nev., on September 23, 1878. Company H arrived and took station at Benicia Barracks on September 16, 1878. Company D, Eighth Infantry, arrived and took station at Camp Bidwell, Cal., on September 7, 1878. Company I, Eigth Infantry, left Camp McDermit, Nev., September 16, 1878, and arrived at and took station at San Diego Barracks, Cal., September 25, 1878. Companies B, C, D, F, and K, Twelfth Infantry, arrived at Angel Island, Cal., on August 28, 1878, and left on September 7, 1878, for their stations in the Department of Arizona. Company I, Twelfth Infantry, arrived at the Presidio of San Francisco in September, 1878, and left for its station in the Department of Arizona on September 12, 1878. Company A, Eighth Infantry, was directed, on August 16, 1878, to take station at Benicia Barracks, Cal., arriving there September 28, 1878. Company C, First Cavalry, left Camp McDermitt, Nev., October 4, 1878, en route to its station at Camp Bidwell, Cal. Company E, Fourth Artillery, arrived and took station at Angel Island, Cal., on October 2, 1878, being a change of station from Presidio of San Francisco, Cal. Company F, Fourth Artillery, arrived and took station at Point San José, Cal., on October 2, 1878. Companies B and K, Eighth Infantry, arrived and took station at Benicia Barracks, on September 25, 1878. Company B, Eighth Infantry, left Benicia Barracks, Cal., on October 2, 1878, as a guard at Fort Yuma, Cal., to be relieved by one of the other companies of the Eighth Infantry at Benicia Barracks, after having performed a tour of duty. Company I, First Calvary, is still absent in the field, but will, on its arrival in the Department of California, be stationed at Camp Halleck, Nevada. Company D, First Cavalry, has been transferred from the Department of California to the Department of the Columbia, and will be stationed at Fort Walla Walla, Wash. The companies of the Eighth Infantry, which arrived in the Department of California under the provisions of General Orders No. 3, Headquarters of the Army, AdjutantGeneral's Office, of February 6, 1878, but which did not participate in the Bannock expedition, namely, Companies E and G, have been assigned to stations as follows: Company E, Eighth Infantry, was directed, on August 16, 1878, to take station at Camp Gaston, Cal. Company arrived at that post on August 28, 1878. Company G, Eighth Infantry, was directed on August 16, 1878, to take station at Camp Halleck, Nev. Company arrived at that post on August 18, 1878. The companies of the Twelfth Infantry in the Department, which did not participate in the Bannock expedition, were relieved from duty as follows, to comply with the requirements of General Orders No. 3, Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant-General's Office, of February 6, 1878, providing for the interchange of the Eighth and Twelfth Regiments of Infantry: Company E, Twelfth Infantry, left Camp Gaston, Cal., on September 5, 1878, en route to its station in the Department of Arizona. Company G, Twelfth Infantry, left Camp Bidwell, Cal., on September 7, 1878, en route to its station in the Department of Arizona. Company H, Twelfth Infantry, left Camp Halleck, Nev., on August 23, 1878, en route to its station in the Department of Arizona. Company D, Fourth Artillery, has been transferred from the Department of the Columbia to the Department of California, with station at the Presidio of San Francisco, Cal. Company arrived at that post September 25, 1878. After Company I, First Cavalry-still absent (in camp at Cold Springs, on Kelton stage-road) will have arrived in the department, there will be in the department: Companies C and I, First Cavalry; Companies A, C, D, E, F, H, K, and L, and Battery B, Fourth Artillery; Companies A, B, C, D, E, G, H, and K, Eighth Infantry; nineteen companies in all, with the headquarters, staffs and bands of the Fourth Artillery and Eighth Infantry; stations shown in the accompanying roster of troops. 8 B.-Distribution of troops serving in the Military Division of the Pacific, Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell, commanding, October, 1878. MILITARY DIVISION OF THE PACIFIC AND DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA. Maj. Gen. IRVIN MCDOWELL, commanding. Headquarters at Presidio of San Francisco, Cal. Personal staff. Capt. Birney B. Keeler, Eighteenth Infantry, aide-de-camp, and acting judge-advoCapt. John H. Coster, Eighth Cavalry, aide-de-camp. cate. Staff of the division and department. Lieut. Col. John C. Kelton, assistant adjutant-general. Maj. Elisha H. Ludington, assistant inspector-general. (Absent sick on persona! certificate since December 29, 1876.) Lieut. Col. Samuel B. Holabird, deputy quartermaster-general, chief quartermaster. Lieut. Col. William W. Burns, assistant commissary-general of subsistence, chief commissary of subsistence. Lieut. Col. Charles C. Keeney, surgeon United States Army, medical director. Officers stationed in San Francisco, Cal., not reported on division or department staff. Lient. Col. George E. Cooper, assistant medical purveyor. Act. Asst. Surg. James W. Keeney, attending surgeon, San Francisco, Cal. Lieut. Col. Barton S. Alexander, Corps of Engineers, senior engineer, Pacific Coast. Lieut. Col. Robert S. Williamson, Corps of Engineers, twelfth light-house district. Maj. George H. Mendell, Corps of Engineers, harbor fortifications. First Lieut. Albert H. Payson, Corps of Engineers. Officers of staff corps on Pacific Coast not otherwise reported on this roster. Maj. George L. Gillespie, Corps of Engineers, river defenses and improvements, Portland, Oreg. Maj. William A. Marye, Ordnance Department, assistant to commanding officer, acting assistant quartermaster and acting commissary of subsistence, Benicia Arsenal. Capt. William H. Rexford, Ordnance Department, in charge of ordnance depot at Fort Yuma, Cal. DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA. Posts. Alcatraz Island, Cal.... Benicia Arsenal, Cal... Camp McDermitt, Nev. Fort Point, Cal. Commanding officers. Maj. A. P. Howe, Fourth Artillery... Maj. Henry R. Mizner, Eighth Inf. Capt. Angustus W. Corliss, Eighth Capt. John Egan, Fourth Artillery.. Troops. Companies C and L. Fourth Artillery. Companies A and K. Fourth Artillery. DEPARTMENT OF THE COLUMBIA. Brig. Gen. Oliver O. Howard, brevet major general commanding. Headquarters at Fort Vancouver, Wash. Personal staff. First Lieut. Joseph A. Sladen, Fourteenth Infantry, aide-de-camp. Department staff. Maj. Azor H. Nickerson, assistant adjutant-general. Maj. Edwin C. Mason, Twenty-first Infantry, acting assistant inspector-general. Maj. Charles G. Sawtelle, quartermaster, chief quartermaster. Capt. William H. Bell, commissary of subsistence, chief commissary of subsistence. Surgeon Elisha I. Bailey, medical director. Maj. Joseph H. Eaton, paymaster, chief paymaster. Maj. Lawrence S. Babbitt, ordnance department, ordnance officer. Posts. Commanding officers. Troops. Camp Harney, Oreg.... Capt. Melville C. Cochran, Second Inf Companies A and E. First Cavalry; Com pany F, Second Infantry, and Company Company M, Fourth Artillery. Companies B and *E, Twenty-first In- Headquarters and Companies D, G, and Vancouver Arse'l, Wash Capt. J. A. Kress, Ordnance Dept.... Detachment of Ordnance. Company E, Twenty-first Infantry, temporarily at Umatilla Agency. DEPARTMENT OF ARIZONA. Col. O. B. WILLCOX, Twelfth Infantry, brevet major-general, commanding. quarters at Prescott Barracks, Ariz. Head Personal staff. First Lieut. Harry L. Haskell, Twelfth Infantry, aide-de-camp. Second Lieut. Timothy A. Toney, Sixth Cavalry, aide-de-camp and engineer officer. Department staff. Maj. James P. Martin, assistant adjutant-general. Maj. James Biddle, Sixth Cavalry, acting assistant inspector-general. Maj. George H. Weeks, quartermaster, chief quartermaster and depot quartermaster, Whipple Depot, Ariz. Capt. Charles P. Eagan, commissary of subsistence, chief commissary of subsist ence. Surgeon James C. McKee, medical director. Maj. Rodney Smith, paymaster, chief paymaster. Not otherwise reported on this roster. First Lieut. Charles A. Booth, First Infantry, acting signal-officer, stationed at San Diego, Cal. Post. Commanding officers. Troops. Camp Apache, Ariz... Capt. John L. Viven, Twelfth Infantry. Companies D and E. Sixth Cavalry; Companies C and D. Twelfth Infantry, and Company A, Indian Scouts. Companies A and L, Sixth Cavalry. Company G, Sixth Cavalry, and Company I, Twelfth Infantry. Companies B and M, Sixth Cavalry, and Company D, Indian Scouts. Headquarters and band, Sixth Cavalry. Company I, Sixth Cavalry, and Company G, Twelfth Infantry. Company F, Eighth Infantry. Companies H and K, Sixth Cavalry, Companies B and K, Twelfth Infan- Headquarters and Companies A and *On the head of White River, forty miles south of Camp Bowie. OFFICERS OF STAFF DEPARTMENTS, SERVING IN THE DIVISION, NOT OTHERWISE REPORTED ON THIS ROSTER. Quartermaster's Department. Maj. William Myers, depot quartermaster, San Francisco, Cal. (Twelve months' leave since August 20, 1878.) Maj. George B. Dandy, depot quartermaster, Portland, Oreg. Capt. George W. Bradley, assistant quartermaster, and in charge of clothing depot, and acting depot quartermaster, San Francisco, Cal. Capt. Gilbert C. Smith, assistant quartermaster, Camp Grant, Ariz. Capt. James H. Lord, depot quartermaster, Yuma Depot, Ariz. Capt. William P. Martin, military storekeeper, Camp Lowell, Ariz. Subsistence Department. Capt. Samuel T. Cushing, purchasing and depot commissary of subsistence, San Francisco, Cal. D. Kendig. D. Chase Angel Island, Cal. Presidio of San Francisco, Cal Three months' leave since October 2, 1878. Camp Bidwell, Cal.. Absent sick since Oct. 9, 1875. Absent sick since Oct. 9, 1875, at Santa Cruz, Cal. |